<p>MIDNjelf,</p>
<p>Send me a private message or email to my account here. My companymate attended college for 2 years and was part of an NROTC unit while at college. I am sure he won't mind answering some of your questions.</p>
<p>First off, let me say this is an excellent forum. I applied to USNA last year, attended USNASS the summer prior to that, and turned my appointment down for NROTC. This forum helped with a lot of stress! Thank you!</p>
<p>ROTC has been a blast. I love it. The problem is I'm not too keen on the academic part of my life. The school I am attending, while well-known for engineering (Drexel University), is not USNA! I regret not going to the Academy and I'm thinking of transferring.</p>
<p>My questions is: do any of you know anything about appointments available for current NROTC MIDN? I know there are some slots available, but how many? I have a 3.0 GPA at my school with engineering courses, good PFA scores, and great evals from my squad leader ---should that be good enough to get me into USNA?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>midnjelf-
Would you mind expanding your thoughts on "I'm not too keen on the academic part of my life". I don't understand how USNA would change that unless you offer more insight.
Best of Luck!</p>
<p>I'm also in your position. Talk to your freshman advisor in the unit. He'll work with the CO to get you an NROTC nomination. 20 appointments are given from this category every year.</p>
<p>My BGO told me i'm his only 5%er, and have been for two years. Despite his highest reccommendation, he said a letter from your unit CO (ours is a Captain) will carry significantly more weight than any kind of rec. he could write. The reasoning is that the CO has more contact with you and is able to better see how you perform in school and in the unit.</p>
<p>Come to think about it, it's really not just academics. But on the academic side, I am not challenged. Classes are easy and I honestly have no motivation to try hard. I have no interest in any of my classes. I enjoy my naval science classes at the Unit, as it's great to be taught by a military officer. It's so much more structured and professional. I walk into some civilian classes to find professors that are late, don't care, and don't invest time into the class. At USNA, there are tons of more interesting classes as well -- weapons, navigation, leadership, etc. </p>
<p>In terms of everything else, I think there are more opportunities for me at USNA and my heart is truly there. I like how they emphasize leadership much more than ROTC does and I'd simply rather have a full-blown military life as opposed to wearing the uniform only once a week.</p>
<p>Before I talk to my advisor and CO, I'd like to get a feel for how I compete. My GPA is 3.0, I'm a squad leader next term (fall term of sophomore year), my PFA scores are good, and I'm an officer on a committee for the Unit. I also hold a job outside of ROTC and take Jiu Jitsu. I'm not on any athletic teams in college because I simply don't have time (ROTC time conflicts). I've been through the whole application process for USNA and succeeded so I guess the question is more what should my GPA be. Also, does anyone know if they look at senior year HS grades?</p>
<p>Thanks for all your help. It is truly appreciated!</p>
<p>Hey buddy,
If you are on scholarship, I know you are out of luck. Because if you think about it, the military is not going to pay more money halfway through college to do, in their minds, the same thing.
If you are not on scholarship, while I'm not positive and do not want to lead you astray, I have not heard anything as to why you could not.
Good luck.
Regards,
Sirmikeix</p>
<p>MIDNjelf,
Regarding sirmikeix's comments above: fortunately, not true. NROTC scholarship recepients can and have received appointments to USNA. Including those who originally turned down an appointment. This is, of course, not a guarentee -- you'll still have to make your case. But it does prove that there is no strict rule that prohibits it from happening.</p>
<p>sirmikeix,
My CO in the unit told me they usually send atleast one person from the unit to USNA each year, and nearly all of them have been on scholarship. If anything, the Navy is going to view you as a sound investment who is dedicated to the service. My BGO said they'd be more inclined to accept NROTC mids with good recs from the unit staff.</p>
<p>Well, now I am very confused because I had two Marines Majors and one Marine Captain tell me otherwise. They weren't too affiliated with usna as they were rotc scholarship focused so I can see how they would not be as informed. This is great news, however, and not that I don't believe your statements, but could perhaps both of you(oiixxg and DMeix) provide where you got your information from? That would be great and thanks for the clarification because not only does it help the thread starter, but it also helps me out a lot as now I will no longer have to battle the dilemma of denying the scholarship just so I am eligible to reapply to usna if I do not receive an appointment this year! Thank you.
Regards,
Sirmikeix</p>
<p>MY son had a 4 yr. Army ROTC scholarship and was able to accept his appointment to USMMA. He had completed one year of college with that scholarship... With ARMY 4 yr. scholarships you are committed the 1st day of sophomore year....don't know if that helps...good luck</p>
<p>Thank you very much. That is great news to hear!
Regards.</p>
<p>This is all great information. Thank you so much. Anyone know what the average GPA is for a mid to transfer to USNA?</p>
<p>sirmikeix:
My info comes from my BGO, who was part of the unit staff at an NROTC unit on the east coast (not sure which school), and my CO and freshman advisor (A captain and Lt., respectively) of my NROTC unit here at UW.</p>