<p>I was wondering if any of you knew how difficult it is to get a full tuition scholarship with AFROTC. Statistics and things like that, I have done several searches and have not found previous threads on this topic and I thought as parents you would know this best.</p>
<p>From our experience, the top tier full tuition AFROTC scholarships are pretty difficult to come by. My son (who ultimately chose to attend West Point) was offered the 2nd tier scholarship, which still covers most college expenditures. Apparently, the highest tier awards are given to those entering engineering programs and our son was interested in a different degree field. In the case of AFROTC scholarships, the applicant fills out one application and the scholarships are awarded nationally to the applicants who then select an approved collegiate AFROTC program. </p>
<p>Army handles their ROTC scholarships a little differently, and frankly, at least last year, the full-tuition awards seemed easier to obtain. In this case, the AROTC application is filed once but shared between collegiate programs. The individual school AROTC program contacts the applicant with the offer. I believe you can indicate up to 10 schools you wish to be considered for on that application. Our son received full tuition (top tier) offers from 5 different schools. </p>
<p>I am not sure how Navy handles their offers, but I would expect their offers to be similar to Army. I probably have some statistics for offers with the AFROTC awards buried deep in a file, but could not find it right off the bat right now. I hope this at least semi-answers your questions!</p>
<p>Try to get in touch with a cc member named taffy. If I recall, he is in AFROTC at UIUC and can probably give you some first-hand information.</p>
<p>AFROTC does give a small % of full tuition scholarships to non-engineering majors. S1 had one of those. He was an International Studies major, though he ended up changing to Economics. However, if you are attending a state univ., the 2nd tier scholarships might still cover the tuition & fees. </p>
<p>I don’t know what % of applicants actually end up receiving scholarships, but a good student who is in good physical condition and has decent recs and extracurriculars can often get a 2nd or 3rd tier AFROTC scholarship. You don’t have to be at the top of your class to get one.</p>
<p>S2 has an Army ROTC scholarship. There was no restriction on his major or on his school. He’s attending a private university and is a non-technical major but has a full tuition & fees scholarship.</p>