<p>My son was awarded a NROTC scholarship to U of Washington. We know very little about the university except from the website and what my son has researched. From all accounts, it looks great. My husband and I are getting concerned about the fact that he has chosen a school over 2000 miles away from home. (I am sure this wasn't an accident! :)) We only have the advice of friends who attended as residents in Med School, don't know ANYONE in the ROTC, so we aren't sure what to expect. Any info on the ROTC program there and the college life would be appreciated! Thanks!</p>
<p>I’m a student at UW right now and one of my fraternity brothers is actually in NROTC. From what I can tell it is great program that also requires a lot of work. There have been many nights where he has had to wake up before I even go to bed to attend PT or the like. I will ask him about the overall quality of the program if you would like.</p>
<p>Regarding college life, I couldn’t be more happy that I chose the UW. Although do reign from somewhere within an hour and a half, all of my out of state friends seem to love it just as much.</p>
<p>I’m also from the Seattle area and have a lot of friends that attend U Washington and they all seem to like it a lot. Seattle is a great college town for those who like bigger cities and cultural events. The university itself is in the U-District, but there is plenty of public transportation to take you downtown or other places in the Puget Sound Region. I’m not very familiar with NROTC, but would bet that it is both challenging and rewarding. WA has a large navy presence, so there is a good chance he will be stationed there at one time or another.</p>
<p>Despite being 2000 miles away from your home, Seattle should be easy to get to. It’s served almost every major airline with multiple flights a day to each hub. Competition keeps fares pretty low. I’m 2000 miles away from Seattle for college and know that I can get back home pretty quickly in case of a family emergency. </p>
<p>I encourage you to check out the UW board on CC and when you visit Seattle, go over to the Wallingford neighborhood near campus and try a Dick’s Deluxe (double cheeseburger).</p>
<p>Thanks for the positive post about U of W. My son must have picked the 2 places that couldn’t be further from our house…U of W and USNA, but, he is a very independent person and determined to spread his wings. Trying a Dick’s Deluxe sounds like heaven right now. We currently live in a community where we have had 40 plus inches of snow this season and had four more today. :)</p>
<p>Seattle and the area West of the Cascades, rarely see appreciable snow (snow lasting more than a couple of days and excepting Olympic Mountains NP. ) Plenty of cooler, damp and drizzly weather. </p>
<p>Last week, DS and couple of grad students decided to go to Whistler/Vancouver BC. Half price rooms were in abundance, food cheap, and had a half day and a full day of solo ski lessons (100/day). </p>
<p>Congradulations on the NROTC, they are always tough to win. Don’t screw up freshman year.</p>
<p>I was in AFROTC at the University of Washington (many years ago), and knew several NROTC students. I’m sure some things haven’t changed, mainly that it is really nice to have a ready made social community in ROTC. Makes going to a large school easier when you instantly have a group of like minded kids that you are spending alot of time with. Every single friend of mine in college was in ROTC. Seattle is a great place to live, safe, nice people. I’m sure your son will have a fantastic time, so don’t worry!</p>
<p>Thanks to all on positive feedback about ROTC at U of W. LongPrime, give me more feedback on your comment: “Don’t screw up freshman year.” What should we be watching out for? Busdriver11, did you have someone assigned to you, like an officier? Thanks for anymore info either of you could provide.</p>
<p>If I remember in my college days (late 60’s, Oregon State U.), the NROTC floormates (nuclear engineering-or other engineering) had to meet certain academic standards to maintain their scholarship. Full scholarship was determined in the 2nd year. You’d need to verify if this is still true. </p>
<p>I would imagine that the school, recruiter, the service, and Nation wants to have competent and successful officers.</p>
<p>S1 just graduated/commissioned (NROTC) last year. He had to maintain a 2.5 gpa to keep the NROTC scholarship. The Unit tried to hold them to a higher standard by requiring mandatory study hall hours for any midshipmen who had less than a 3.0.</p>
<p>Don’t know how all units work but in S’s unit every midshipman was assigned to an officer who was his advisor.</p>