<p>Happy college hunting! I'd like to share a circumstance in hopes to receive some feedback to my pondering question :)</p>
<p>I did not initially apply to Yale SCEA or Regular Decision because I did not have any SAT subject tests and my ACT score was terrible [29]. They required SAT Subject Tests for my application and I had none to give, and I didn't feel confident to share my 29, understandably. [ SAT I - 620R 720W 800M (not sure if they'll consider w/out SAT II) ]</p>
<p>However, I applied for a Navy ROTC scholarship and placed Yale as my number one choice. I was awarded a 4 year Navy ROTC scholarship, which pays for full tuition for 4 years to any university that has a Navy detachment, which includes Yale. A few days after I received the scholarship, Yale admissions called me and asked me to apply, which was much past the regular decision (early March). </p>
<p>I'm wondering if this 4 year Navy ROTC scholarship would hold any weight when it comes to deciding, of if there is a separate quota for decisions based on this. </p>
<p>As a sidenote, I have an incredible long list of volunteer and ec activities in my application. The admissions guy said that the 29 on the ACT will not be the deciding factor of course; I'm hoping these additional ecs and volunteering will help. </p>
<p>If they asked you to apply after the RD deadline, that can only be a good sign. Not definite, but encouraging. They may need some more ROTC people for the program.</p>
<p>You got a 4 year NROTC scholarship, and can use it anywhere?
The Navy did not specify where you were expected to use it? </p>
<p>Really? If so, this is very rare… extremely rare. Are you sure they did not send you to a specific university? Double check on that. This is not normal. The Navy tells you what school you are going to, which is why you have to give them your priorities.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if what you are saying is that the Navy said it will send you to Yale… then that is different. In that situation, plus your 800 SAT math score, Yale obviously has decided that you are welcome. So apply.</p>
<p>In any event, forget about the ACT score. Don’t even send it to Yale. Your SAT is great, especially in math.</p>
<p>The question is whether Yale will accept his application without the ACT, because it requires SATII (for those relying on the SAT), which OP doesn’t have. He should ask Yale specifically what to do.</p>
<p>I received an NROTC scholarship too. Except it wasn’t a blank check like the op suggests. The application process asks you to list in order your top 5 schools, including at least 1 that has in-state tuition. My scholarship is for my #1 listed school. If I am not accepted or change my mind, I have the opportunity to try and transfer the scholarship to another school, provided they have room in the particular unit.</p>
<p>Exactly. I listed Yale as my first school on the list, and they will definitely send me there if accepted. I could not apply without submitting my ACT scores, which is why I couldn’t apply in the first place (I didn’t want to apply with a 29). But the admissions counselor said that they look at the whole person, so I said what the heck.</p>
<p>Yes, the Navy will send you where they want, but Yale will be okay. I also applied to Georgetown, and they said that they would most likely not send me there if I got accepted because they have some other Navy guys interested in majoring in a field they prefer for Georgetown (I specified medicine as my intended career). </p>
<p>Generally, the NROTC college assignments are made on a “first come first served” type of arrangement. In other words, if you apply early and are accepted early, then you are more likely to get your first choice. Each NROTC unit has a quota (upper limit, not lower limit), and once full, the Navy will not likely send you there.</p>
<p>Good Luck on Yale. Maybe Yale’s quota is not full, and they might prefer that it is. </p>
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