<p>SteslaS - the ROTC scholarship pays for your tuition (R&B too I think) while you’re in school, so you don’t have to. You can apply as a high school senior and know your scholarship status before you enter college. Scholarships are awarded for 4 years, or if you apply after you are a college student you can apply for 3 or 2 year scholarships.
Google rotc and you can read about the program on the Army’s website. If you have questions about applying or want info about rotc options start a thread here and I’m sure there are lots of people who are familiar with the program and can give you good guidance so you can make the best choice to meet your goals and interests. Here’s a forum on ROTC issues that might help you too [ROTC</a> - United States of America Service Academy Forums](<a href=“http://www.serviceacademyforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=27]ROTC”>http://www.serviceacademyforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=27)
Good luck with your college search!</p>
<p>Just to throw this in there, if you are fully qualified for West Point but get denied, you have an ROTC scholarship to a college of your choice (they grant you one). I was fully qualified for West Point for the class of 2013 and denied, and I’m now a contracted four year ROTC cadet at college. I never applied to the scholarship either.</p>
<p>Fully qualified means qualified academically, physically, and medically.
Correct?</p>
<p>Correct. Though I’m not sure how they grade ‘academically’. I would think you would get in if you were fully qualified in all of those. But definitely physically and medically.</p>
<p>Well its a bit old, but Ill revive it.</p>
<p>I got my offer last friday. I turned it down today. Good luck to those that want it.</p>
<p>Just curious, how come? You seemed to have wanted it, what changed your mind?</p>
<p>Read:
[USMA</a> Admissions: FAQs: For current soldiers](<a href=“http://admissions.usma.edu/faqs/faqs_soldiers.cfm]USMA”>http://admissions.usma.edu/faqs/faqs_soldiers.cfm)
Contact: Major Brian Easley (800) 822-USMA x5780, or (845) <a href=“mailto:938-5780brian.easley@usma.edu”>938-5780brian.easley@usma.edu</a>
Your propsects look good. Get in touch immediately if you have not already done so.
As “prior service” you do not require a Congressional Nomination nor DodMERB.</p>
<p>GM Robertson, I have already completed the process fully. I have received an actual offer to attend but have decided that it is in my personal best interest that I do not accept. I turned the offer down last month after a lot of hard work on my end. Major Easley went above and beyond for me. I regret that I had not known earlier; he would have been saved a significant amount of strife had I known.
majmattmason, the reasons why I have decided to change my mind stem from introspection on what I believe to be necessary for my personal development, including that outside the Army. I simply do not have the experience necessary to make a decision which affects the next 9 years of my life. Not in the manner that accepting the offer to USMA would have at least. </p>
<p>Good luck to you future Soldiers of America.</p>
<p>Fair enough. West Point isn’t right for everyone and it’s good that you gave it a long, hard look. Best of luck to you in your chosen path.</p>
<p>I realize that this is a pretty old thread by now, but just in case anyone has read it recently:
After ETSing Active Army, I went to a university near my hometown for 2 years. I have recently been accepted to Cornell for their Chemical Engineering program and will be attending Cornell free of charge by utilizing the Yellow Ribbon Program provision of the Post 9/11 GI Bill. Happy trails to all active personnel which strive towards attending West Point, just realize that it is not your only option. You may still salvage your academic record by pursuing a degree at an intermediate institution.</p>