<p>I just wanted some advice and thoughts on my likeliness of getting into some of the schools I want. I am a junior right now in the summer going in to my senior year. I have a current 3.7 gpa. Next year AP Macroeconomics,Honors English, College class for history, but academic physics and math. I 2 teachers have already agreed to give me recommendations.I don't play any sports. I am in the red cross club and a current peer mentor in my school. I also have little over 120 hours of volunteer hours at a hospital. I got a 1490 on my SAT and still waiting or my ACT scores. I am a smart person but not great with standardized tests.
I want to apply for an ROTC scholarship for either Navy or Air Force and wanted to know my likeness of getting a scholarship.I want to go to college for either International Law or International Relations so only a few schools have degrees like this with ROTC options. Some of my top college picks are Maryland University, New York University, George Washington,Penn state, and a few others. I wanted to know if these were unrealistic goals? How can I improve my chances of getting into some o these colleges even with average SAT scores? If these are unrealistic college choices what are some colleges i can get into with international degrees? My chances of getting an ROTC scholarship?
I know I'm not a top 10% student but I would appreciate any feedback and answers anybody can give me.Thank you </p>
<p>I don’t know anything about ROTC, someone will come along.</p>
<p>But you can compare your scores with accepted students to see if you are really out of line, which will make admission more unlikely. Colleges usually publish the mid 50% range (meaning from the 25% range to the 75% range). That is in the Common Data Set (CDS) and you can find it in guidebooks and on sites like collegedata if you don’t want to google for each one. Yeah, I think your scores are the average, so will be too low for some of those schools. IR is offered at a lot of colleges, but I have actually not heard of a US college offering international law as an undergrad degree. </p>
<p>Do you mean the Univ of Maryland, which location College Park?</p>
<p>ROTC scholarships are HIGHLY competitive. Your scores are not. They also emphasize technical degrees (like engineering), not int’l relations. What is your home state and what can your family afford?</p>
<p>BrownParent: Yes I did Univ of Maryland and was thinking college park.
Erin’s Dad: I live in New Jersey and I cant afford a lot for college that’s why I was considering the military to pay for college.If you don’t believe I can get an ROTC scholarship do you think enlisting is a better option for me. </p>
<p>Maryland University, New York University, George Washington,Penn state</p>
<p>You need to look at a very different class of college. you are about 400-500 points away from being competitive at these schools.</p>
<p>The Navy and the Air Force really want only engineering and science majors. Some people can get scholarships from them for language and “regional expertise” type majors (which I know nothing about).</p>
<p>Joining the military is a really bad way to finance college. Unless you think that the military is kind of cool, then it is more likely to make you miserable than to be helpful. Still, for what is worth, the Air Force is much more like civilian life than any other service. Because of your Red Cross and hospital work, maybe you would fit well in one of the Air Force medical fields.</p>
<p>@Sjamal Using ROTC solely as a means for paying for college is a bad way to go…You have to serve 5 years as a commissioned officer in exchange for the scholarship, and if you aren’t dedicated to serving, that’s not smart. Same goes for enlisting. </p>
<p>I have no problem serving. I’m from a military family. Father was in Navy. Two uncles in Army, one uncle in Air Force. Cousins in varies other branches. I planned on serving between 8 to 12 years even after college anyways so I am dedicated. So I am kind of looking for a chance I can serve and still get a quality education.
I anyone has a college choice that fits more for me please recommend some to me.</p>
<p>Okay, then enlisting is not a bad idea. I think that you should go ahead and apply for ROTC scholarships, though. It is never a good idea to disqualify yourself from something you want.</p>
<p>If all other methods of financing college fail, then consider enlisting. If you are officer material, the military will find a way to make you one, and send you to college.</p>
<p>Apply to small colleges, which often are much more generous with financial aid than larger ones. Consider the following:</p>
<p>Ohio Wesleyan University
Muhlenberg College
Hiram College
College of Wooster
Ursinus College
College of The Atlantic
Wofford College</p>
<p>All are good colleges, but not difficult to get admitted.</p>