NROTC / Engineering

Colleges and Universities A-Z Union College - New York
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<p>My DS has placed Union on his list of 5 for his NROTC scholarship application. That being said I try not to get involved with what he is doing with the exception of hearing what he has to say. This forum is a wonderful let out / take in for a parent.</p>

<p>So.... In the last three years of high school my DS followed an engineering path study program, he would have completed his science load by taking one science class this year; however, he elected to increase his self inflectied pain. He took two science classes. Whatever, crazy kid!</p>

<p>His class load for the year was AP US History, honors pre-cal, honors physics, honors chem, Spanish 4, CAD, to give himself some breathing room he took jr. college English. He is kicking himself for not taking AP English.</p>

<p>Current GPA 3.84 top 20% of the class. Many ahead of him do not take honors or AP's and it is a smart class.</p>

<p>He is in two sports and by the time he exits HS he will have 7 letters. The school and community activities are full, competative to make it simple.</p>

<p>His current SAT and ACT (each only taken once at the start of the year) are low but he just re-took the SAT and will retake the ACT in June.</p>

<p>Current SAT: R - 540, M - 640, W - 630
Current ACT: C - 28, E - 31, M - 26</p>

<p>After taking the last SAT he compared what he felt as a result to the practice test he took and feels he may have scored the following: R - 600, M - 680, W - 700</p>

<p>He understands that Union does rely on the SAT & ACT; however, he is wondering what it will take to be accepted. We plan on a school visit & interview sometime over the summer.</p>

<p>Given some thought to what is written what else should he be thinking of to be competative?</p>

<p>Thank you in advance for your thoughts...</p>

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<p>According to what I see, I don’t think he needs to do anything other than to improve his SAT CR to probably 620-650 but I have a feeling that a 600 will be good.</p>

<p>And I hope that your DS isn’t an int’l student asking for more than 50% of aid!</p>

<p>EDIT: And yeah, make sure that his interview doesn’t go bad and his essays sound pretty good.</p>

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<p>He is all American, his colors run true… If awarded the NROTC scholarship he would not need any aid. I would much rather pay for anything “other than” and not owe a dime. </p>

<p>The SAT was the weaker of his testing. As noted he only has one set of test scores and ball parked the 2nd set of SAT. He is hoping for higher but holds caution. </p>

<p>He has been much better on the ACT practice test. The 31 in English from the first test puts him in a good spot. The recent math practice test is placing him in the 31 to 33 range for math. He got a 35 once (practice) but he does not want to include that in his planning. Very type “A”…</p>

<p>In the end there is no stopping his goal, he already plans on taking both test again n the Fall if he does not get or come close to what he wants. His confidance is high for the ACT but again he is also smart in saying he is ready for the opposite.</p>

<p>Union is in his plan “B” and labled as his No.5 school on the scholarship. He surprised us by wanting a large public school as his 1, 2, & 3, BU came in as his 4. What ever logic he uses is what it is. </p>

<p>His main drive is his “A” plan which is the Naval Academy. All has gone better that expected with that path. He was selected to the NASS program and will also be attending one of their sports camps. He has done a lot of work on this application process.</p>

<p>His plan “C” is his “if all else fails” plan. He has instate school and two other choices, all of which will be safety schools.</p>

<p>Knowing what this kid is like, I have a strong feeling the interview will go quite well. One of the things he asked me to do was review the questions he has for the interview. They were intresting, clever, and made really good talking points… I think he sould be a lawyer and not an engineer. I don’t have a say other than what I say in the forum…ahhhh my outlet!!</p>

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<p>My S did NROTC at a big state school. His SAT was cr-740 m-660. He decided if he was going to live the military life for the next 20 years, he’d like to experience reg. college life while he had the chance. It was great for him. Loved the big school atmosphere and the large active NROTC unit.</p>

<p>Going to a small private and having to do NROTC activities at another college can be inconvenient and would think the unit as a whole might not be as cohesive. If he’s listing Union as his 5th choice, it’s pretty unlikely that he would end up there.<br>
Since he listed three big state u’s (which have the most slots to fill) as his top three, he will prob. land in one of those units if he gets the scholarship.
Congrats on the Nass slot and Best of Luck to your S on his USNA and NROTC applications.</p>

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<p>Thank you PackMom… I liked the large school idea myself I think it will serve him much better. The 3 larger schools he picked will be easy for him to get into based off his current ACT. It will be nice if he drives his number up on both the SAT & ACT to make it that much better. He only took them once at the start of his Jr. year. He has been getting ready since taking them so we are hoping…</p>

<p>Good times… Hate to see him grow up but hey we have all been there.</p>

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<p>3units…another great thing about the big state school was that S1 got a couple of merit scholarships from the university(paid for room/board) in addition to the NROTC scholarship that paid for tutiton,fees,books. When added together, it was a fullride. Couldn’t beat that deal. The big state u. was his first choice so he was really happy with how it all turned out. He’s finishes up his first four year tour in June… has already signed on for another two year tour. He’s currently deployed to Bahrain.</p>