RIT ROTC Scholarships Awarded to Army, Air Force, or Navy ROTC cadets awarded three- or four-year scholarships prior to enrollment. Up to the amount of a standard room and board plan, minus other financial aid and benefits. Contact the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.
ROTC scholarships pay some to all of tuition and fees. This is an RIT scholarship on top of that which would cover room and board, leaving you with books, spending money, transportation, computer, etc.
Yes, you are signing away some of your personal freedoms to do this. Lots of us in a position like yours have faced that same proposition. It’s a serious thing to do, BUT most cadets/midshipmen I knew would do it even without the scholarship if they could. If you arrive at that point of view and can pass the physical requirements, I bet your chances are very good.
Miami is going to be awfully expensive for an OOS student.
Try Troy U in AL, which needs a 31 ACT and 3.7 for tuition+room&board. A 28 gets tuition, and the cost of living in the south is manageable.
Lake Superior State (at the very end of the earth) might be a hidden bargain, but deucedly cold.
A point of view to consider is possibly accepting a modest undergraduate university, working very hard and getting good grades, then attempting to get an assistantship at the goal university for a graduate degree. This is big picture thinking, and I doubt I’d have had the patience for it coming out of high school.
^^I mentioned upstream he is eligible for 2/3rd tuition. I should have added, if he is engineering or CS (he hasn’t said) he would get more. This would be a good choice because he could pay for room/board with parent contribution plus loan.
Students who have a 30-31 ACT or 1330-1390 SAT (math and verbal scores only) and at least a 3.5 cumulative GPA will receive a tuition supplement to bring their University-level scholarship offer up to the value of tuition. In addition, they will receive $2,500 per year for four years.
Not to pick nits, but Miami (of Ohio) is public. We’re alums, and would love to see DD select it, but she’s not all that excited about it. Tuition is around 14k in state and close to 30 OOS. Room and board is a little high for the region at 12-13ish. Will really depend on merit aid, and I have a suspicion that other places do better. I guess we’ll find out
May I suggest U of Alabama?
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We’re really liking UA Huntsville. A 1330 SAT and a 3.5 are enough for full tuition. R&B is listed at 8500, which is pretty low, 10-13 seems to be about average.
Generally higher east of Ohio and north of VA, it seems.
UAH has ABET engineering with Boeing and Lockheed literally across the street, Marshall Space Flight Center and Redstone Arsenal a couple miles away. Summer internships are sometimes within walking distance of your residence.
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We visited in March of this year and candidly, I’d go there.
Great suggestion to look at other Catholjc colleges. Maybe St. Joe’s (Jesuit) or LaSalle (Christian Brothers) in Philadelphia? Both offer very good merit ( I think).
If you are thinking Catholic universities… We toured Loyola Chicago and liked it. Also take a look at St. Louis University. Both were among the most generous Catholic universities to my friends’ kids. You might also consider Villanova.
@Picapole I visited Villanova over spring break, but I’m thinking it’s in the same category as Fordham. Do you think I would be able to get substantial scholarships from Villanova?
@50N40W sorry for the mistake, yes everyone else, I saw the first correction and the 2nd and the 3rd, my bad.
yes UAH and UAB also have good awards. I understand UAH is more commuter, but seems to have good opportunities. UA seems more the full college experience. Not at all like his choices in the first post though. He did not indicate an engineering interest either, don’t know about that.
Always consider that you do your research. To make a long story short…and believe it or not… I’m currently in Army ROTC. Ive been in ROTC since my Freshmen year at my four year university. For the past two years, I’ve been passing my Physical Fitness Tests, meeting the height/weight standards, never failed a college course, or had to repeat a course, and I have absolutely no medical defects. My major is Electrical and Computer Engineering…and I will be approaching my senior year in Fall 2015. Despite all this, I have never been offered a scholarship…and I have not even been offered a contract. The purpose of this comment is basically to help future cadets avoid facing political scandals, or ultimately avoid being screwed over. Your university may be a good one…but the ROTC programs may not be!!
Have you heard of the Macaulay Honors Programs at CUNYs in New York City? Provided you have the right scores (and to me it seems like you do), they cover all of your tuition for your undergraduate years. I think some of them even give you free dorming.
I got a 31.25 on the June ACT. I would definitely need to retake right? Should I retake the ACT or SAT?