<p>I am very intersted in doing NROTC at either villanova or fordham university but I had some questions about the entire process and how it works as i am unfarmiliar with it..... is the application process to NROTC scholarships the same as reg college admissions applications? is it hard to get these scholarships and what requirements need to be met to be granted one? Can u try the NROTC program at a school for the first year and if u dont like it can u get out of it and not have to pay for the schooling you just recieved free, and with that, is the "trial year" only available during one's freshman year with 4 yr scholarships? and is it easier to get 2 or 3yr scholarships than 4 yr scholoarships...also, what are the service commitments for each scholarship and can the navy keep you longer in active duty that what the commitments are? sorry about all the questions but i really wanna do this, i have a passion to serve my country in some form and the acadamies didnt seem like the best route for me. basically i want to know everything about it, if someone would be so kind as to take the time and reply. thanks!</p>
<p>I can help you understand the process. It is a bit awkward and can be difficult to understand because if you are offered a scholarship it might be BEFORE you are admitted to that school. For example, you could be offered a full ride to Villanova by NROTC and then potentially not be accepted there -- but there is a process for managing these situations.</p>
<p>You apply for an NROTC scholarship completely separate from your admission applications to your selected schools. When you apply to NROTC you list the schools you hope to gain admittance to in order of preference. You can pick up to 5 schools from a list of schools that are affiliated with an NROTC program.</p>
<p>If you are selected for an NROTC scholarship it will be for a specific school. Each NROTC unit has a certain number of openings and you are competing with all of the other applicants to that unit. You can be notified that you have been selected for a scholarship to a specific school in the fall, but then still need to wait until spring to find out if you've been accepted at that school.</p>
<p>So if you listed Villanova as your number one choice and the Villanova unit selects you for a scholarship, you still need to get accepted independent of the NROTC process. So what do you do if April rolls around and Villanova says "no" but Fordham says "yes"? Your NROTC scholarship doesn't automatically transfer -- at that point you need to contact NROTC and request a transfer of your scholarship. If there are slots still open at Fordham you might get an immediate answer, but if their slots are all full you'll be put on a waitlist. Throughout the late spring and early summer as the other applicants make their final choices, some of those who are waitlisted for a scholarship opening will be offered a spot. This can go on right into June or July. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that some NROTC units have a very good relationship with the admissions offices of the school that they serve. For example, if you are offered a NROTC scholarhip to Villanova, but are put on the waitlist by the admissions office, contact the NROTC unit and tell them that Villanova is still your first choice school and ask if they can support your attempt to be selected from the waitlist for admission. No guarentees, of course, but it happens, and the unit can be very helpful.</p>
<p>oiixxg:</p>
<p>Good job explaining the process, though if one is offered an NROTC scholarship to school "A" but is not admitted and wants to transfer the scholarship to school "B" to which he/she has been admitted, yet the unit is full, the waitlist is controlled by CNET and determined by vacancies/money per unit.</p>
<p>thanks alot>> can someone explain the difference in 4, 3 and 2 yrs scholarships though and the NROTC program once your in school?</p>
<p>In order to be considered for a NROTC scholarship, are you required to commit to an engineering major?</p>
<p>No you can major in anything but sometimes preference is given to technical majors. Also, you will have to take a certain number of technical courses regardless of your major.
As far as the differences in scholarships; the four-year is given directly from h.s. while the others are given to people already enrolled in college. Many enroll in ROTC programs without scholarships in hopes of winning them. Check out the services' ROTC sites for greater detail. It is my impression that the Navy scholarships are the toughest to get followed by Air Force and Army.</p>
<p>Marine Option (NROTC) are by far the most difficult to be awarded.</p>
<p>The ROTC programs vary according to unit.</p>
<p>You're right. I'm a Marine Option NROTC - the Marine scholarships are given at a rate of 1/6 of the amount of Navy scholarships that are given.</p>
<p>FYI - at least with AROTC you can receive a 4-year or a 3-year ROTC scholarship out of high school. The three year won't start until your sophomore year but you will still have to be in ROTC your freshman year. But just knowing you'll have the 3 year scholarship can make a difference, everything being equal.</p>
<p>Thought I'd add something here to keep this thread alive. NROTC offers 4 year scholarships directly out of high school as well. Although 4 year scholarships are extremely competitive, especially the Marine Option. For instance, at Jamz' "plan B" school, only 2 were awarded for NROTC for incoming Freshmen. About 35 college freshmen were awarded the three year scholarships applying from the NROTC Unit there. Guess they want to see if you indeed are going to stay with it. I qualify that statement with a quote from a letter we'd received about it:
"It is not possible to predict what your scholarship selection opportunity will be when you finish your freshman year. However, this year, we anitcipate about one in three college program freshman will be offered a funded scholarship."
Also, in order to receive a commission as a naval officer upon graduation, midshipmen must be either on scholarship or in the advance standing college program by the beginning of their Junior year. So it might be prudent to know that you must be in one of the programs to be a commissioned officer and not just an enrolled participant in NROTC. There are other programs to becoming an officer as well. The Seaman to Admiral-21 (STA-21) and other enlisted to officer accession training programs.
Applying to the scholarship program has some of the same criteria the service academies do. You must meet the physical requirements and have teacher evaluations done in addition to the good grades & class rank. Its not too late to apply but if I were you, I'd begin the process today. Good luck! Research the program at:</p>
<p><a href="https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/%5B/url%5D">https://www.nrotc.navy.mil/</a></p>
<p>I heard that they are pulling all 2 and 3 year scholarships, is that just for this year or for good, or even true? I was really depending on one of those, not for the money but for the active duty commission on graduation. I also hear about the SSO program, but I really wanted to do NROTC and not do the reserve after graduation, but I also hear that you can request for active duty… what are the chances of actually getting active duty? Also, I didn’t get into Maine Maritime Academy this year because of some math grades so they told me to go to community college for a year, can you complete either NROTC or SSOP in 3 years? Another option is to apply at Massachusetts Maritime Academy, since I have a better standing on getting accepted, go there for a year, then transfer, but then I looked, they have Naval Science classes but not an official NROTC unit, can you still do NROTC even if you didn’t do it your first year but just took the classes for it? Also, what are the actual chances of getting a 4 year NROTC scholarship if I decided to go to community college first? and can you finish NROTC in 3 years and still get your active duty commission? Thank you.</p>
<p>I don’t know if that is true or not, but you don’t need a scholarship to commission, just need to achieve advanced standing. You can do NROTC for 2-3 years, it’s fine.</p>