<p>Looking like I'll do Navy Option the first year. I've been offered an instant scholarship from the Navy Option, guaranteeing me a scholarship. They want me to wait before I accept it as I'm also considering USNA. If I were to take their scholarship, they would "lose" it. </p>
<p>Marines have no such instant scholarship process. I was told they "can't speculate" on my chances. </p>
<p>Makes sense to me to take what is known and go from there.</p>
<p>The ISD Instant Scholarship Decision that NROTC offers was one reason my daughter applied only MCROTC....she didn't want to be obligated to take it on the spot and with her numbers she knew she'd get it. Her friend who also went to NASS and got an LOA - took the interview with NROTC and took the ISD - so she has basically already aced herself out of an Appointment. It turns out she wants to do legal studies - which USNA isn't geared for anyway - whereas our daughter has set her sights on USNA/Marines since she was a 12 year old. So her app went into the Marine Boards on Oct. 18 she found that out from talking to her Captain recruiter guy. We are shooting for the Appointment - but looking at her scores we expect she does have a good shot at a schlolarship offer with the Marines - but that's #2 choice for us.</p>
<p>Coincidence...that ROTC discussion is up at the top of USNA discussion threads today!</p>
<p>My son checked his NROTC status online this morning and he as been selected 4-yr Navy option at his first choice school. The balance of his EA application for the school goes out from his HS guidance this week.</p>
<p>Just waiting on USNA now (his first choice at this time).</p>
<p>peskemom:</p>
<p>I am in the NROTC Unit at the University of San Diego / San Diego State University. I entered the program this fall through the high school scholarship process. If you are looking for a NROTC Unit that has a lot of prior enlisted personnel, the University of San Diego is a great place to start as we have more prior enlisted members in our program through STA-21 and MECEP.</p>
<p>I am not too familiar with the exact scoring of the PRT test for Marine Options. I do know that all incoming freshman in the Marine program had to take the PRT and score a 270 or higher. Every single one didn't reach 270 (including a Midshipman who was a prior enlisted Marine) so they are required to attend remedial PT twice a week.</p>
<p>Let me know if you have any other questions regarding the NROTC program. I'd be more than happy to answer them for you.</p>
<p>When do we hear of a decision for Navy option?</p>
<p>EDIT: I ended up not taking the ISD because I wanted to have the Academy as an option</p>
<p>Good question Archie44. I know of one family in Oregon who heard about their NROTC in November. We heard about the MCROTC in mid-December. You might call your recruiter. Marines have 2 board selections: the early one in Nov. and the regular one in March. Maybe Navy does it the same way.</p>
<p>Interestingly, our daughter didn't interview for the NRotc ISD for the same reason you didn't!</p>
<p>What are your school choices?</p>
<p>She was given UCLA as her first choice, with the option to transfer to George Washington and USD if she requested it. But like you, USNA is where she's headed if all things continue on track.</p>
<p>My top 3 choices are Harvard, Duke, and UNC, but I might have to change it because I was deferred from Harvard.</p>
<p>I'm thinking of switching it to Notre Dame, Duke, and UNC, because Harvard doesn't fill up, while Notre Dame does.</p>
<p>Hey peskemom, what were your daughter's stats in high school?</p>
<p>What do you mean?
Her SAT's were 720 Math, 660 English, 700 Verbal. She has a class rank of 9/700. She has already taken and possed 5 AP tests, including AP Physics. </p>
<p>She is also very fit...and that makes a huge difference. At USNA's Summer Seminar last year she scored pretty high, maxing out on pull-ups, push-ups and sit-ups. This comes from her military training she's been doing for the past 5 years in Civil Air Patrol ( an Air Force Auxiliary). When she made her application to Marine ROTC, they required an additonal PT test. She loved that, told me it proved that the Marines were 'the toughest' and happily went down to the Marine Corps Recruit Depot to be tested. The final score, after she again maxed out on everything but running, was 271 out of 300. A score of 270 is required for their Marine LT's.. so the fact that this 16 year old girl could already score that high impressed the Marine officer testing/interviewing her that day.</p>
<p>Does this answer your question?</p>