I'm out of state and I'm applying now...in December

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Florida
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<p>Yeah, so...</p>

<p>I've always liked UF, the culture, the atmosphere/college town, pride, good academics, etc...
But I've always been scared of its steep out of state price tag and COa being $35k.</p>

<p>But, I decided to apply for NROTC and this would make UF possible financially. Getting a NROTC scholarship is not guaranteed, but I have been told that I have a pretty decent chance. I submitted my app already and I did not list UF as one of my top 5 schools because I thought the absolute deadline was 11/1. So all of this might not work out, even if I do get in, but it will help given the fact that UF is a public school, so tuition isn't $40k+, so hopefully transferring the scholarship will not be that hard (if I get a scholarship). </p>

<p>Now, I realize that my chances are not great to begin with as an OOS student, and applying late is going to hurt even more. </p>

<p>But I do have some sort of chance, right? </p>

<p>Here is a quick rundown of my stats:</p>

<p>4.2 W GPA, 3.8ish UW
1390/2110 SAT (790 USH SAT 2)
Worked 1/2 jobs throughout H.S., Eagle Scout, small role in Student Govt, Eucharistic Minister, grant writing, and a few other things. </p>

<p>So, I guess technically I am qualified, but OOS is such a crapshoot and applying in December certainly isn't going to help. </p>

<p>Worth spending the $30 to apply? I think so, not a whole lot lost if I do not get in.</p>

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<p>take the 30 dollars, go buy some toys, donate them to a church for an Xmas drive.</p>

<p>much better use of the $$</p>

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<p>Of course you should apply. Nothing ventured, nothing gained. It’s $30.</p>

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<p>This. There is nothing to lose except $30.</p>

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<p>LOL! OK, how about you do that, hun.</p>

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<p>to the person above me: I already gave UF my 30 dollars and was accepted, thanks.</p>

<p>To everybody else: Be serious. Sure, he has nothing to lose but 30 dollars… but he won’t get in. If u apply after November 1st and are in state you probably won’t get in. Lets be realistic.</p>

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<p>So pretty much, you applied take a less qualified, but more dedicated-to-service persons scholarship?</p>

<p>Hmm, that doesn’t seem right.</p>

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<p>Don’t judge me.</p>

<p>I think you did not interpret what I wrote correctly or I was not as clear as I should have been. </p>

<p>It has been my plan to apply for ROTC all along, and I mainly wanted to do NROTC. </p>

<p>However, I was under the impression that you needed to complete a fitness test in order to be considered for a scholarship. But I learned that this was not the case for NROTC, true for all of the other branches though. I wanted to wait to improve my score since I do not have any varsity letters, my fitness score had to be at least average, especially as a tier three major applicant. </p>

<p>So, I submitted my app a week after I heard that. Wish I was on the ball and had my facts straight in September, but that’s life. </p>

<p>I did not apply for NROTC with UF in mind, a couple weeks later I wondered about it and noticed the deadline had passed, but checked on here and realized it was still possible for me to apply. Hence this thread.</p>

<p>I don’t plan on applying to UF. App fee is cheap, but my chances are low and even if things work out with NROTC, I did not list UF on my top 5 list, I think I’d pick some other schools over UF and and a couple other reasons. </p>

<p>Thanks though for all of the input.</p>