<p>How hard are they to get?
What is the possibility that I get one with
A 4.0 GPA
6 AP classes taken
Top 15% of class
26 ACT
1780 SAT
2 varsity football seasons
2 varsity volleyball seasons
2 years as leader of youth and government delegation.</p>
<p>I want to be a political science major.
my top choices are George Washington, Virginia, Colorado, and UCD and UCSB
also Cal Poly and SDSU are my fall backs
and Georgetown and Stanford are my miracle schools</p>
<p>do I have a chance?
are political science majors easy to get accepted into?
I know my test scores are low :(</p>
<p>You should be alright. Getting the actual ROTC scholarship is relatively easy. BUT MAKE SURE THE APP IS IN EARLY. Essentially what will happen for you is this: you’ll apply early to wherever you want to go, you’ll apply as soon as you can for the application, and then wait. Cadet Command may or may not assign the scholarship to your top schools (they mostly do this because they want to make sure you get in). If you do get into your top school, then you can transfer your scholarship from the assigned to the one you actually want to attend. This can get tricky, however, if the schools are not in the same price range. In that case… pay for the school you want to go to for a year and you can get a 3-year. The key is: APPLY EARLY EVERYWHERE. The earlier you apply, the more generous they tend to be.</p>
<p>Also, a little morale booster: you need a minimum of a 17 on the ACT to get a scholarship… your scores aren’t perfect, but they sure as hell are better than that.</p>
<p>Rotc scholarships are very competitive. Remember that a 17 is minimum to apply many have much higher scores. The awards also are varied depending on the college. You should check out the seeviceacademyforums for more info</p>
<p>Do you have an Army ROTC scholarship? If not, I don’t believe you have much authority to be giving people advice on the process or saying that it’s “relatively easy.” While that may have been true before the “end of combat operations” in Iraq, that is definitely not the case now. The Army no longer hands out scholarships to anyone with over a 3.5 GPA who can pass a PT test. Stop giving advice you’re not qualified to give.</p>
<p>Sloryan13,</p>
<p>Your statistics (with the exception of your SAT score - you should re-take it) make you a competitive candidate. However, a good portion of your fate rests in the hands of the officer who interviews you. Just be humble, and be yourself, and you’ll do fine.</p>
<p>Also, get DoDMERB taken care of as soon as possible. Many applicants (including myself) were initially disqualified for some minor condition and had to get a waiver. Most things are waiverable. However, get started on this process now in order to allow time to apply for a waiver if that becomes necessary.</p>