Transferring to a school to join NROTC?

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<p>Hi,</p>

<p>I am currently in my second semester at McGill University but am hoping to transfer this fall. I have been thinking about my life a lot over the past year, and I would like to join the U.S. Navy as an officer. This puts me in a fairly unique position. You may ask why I decided to go to school in Canada in the first place. It mostly came down to excitement over the idea and the prospect of learning French. I like the school for the most part. I like the people. But it is not right for me and for what I want. I have been considering the navy for a couple of years, but it is only recently that I have decided that it is something that I really want to pursue. I did not grow up in a military family and I never really thought of it as an option growing up. I have the option of continuing here and then hoping that I will be accepted to OCS, but that is not a guarantee, and right now, I am not motivated enough to do well. I think that the lack of motivation stems mostly from my feeling of lack of direction. I am convinced that joining the Navy is what I want to do. Attending a school outside of the United States is illogical for this dream and costly.</p>

<p>My main question is about receiving a NROTC scholarship as a transfer. I expect to have to pay for 1-2 semesters inbetween leaving here and receiving a NROTC scholarship. I will have to transfer, join, and be a member for awhile. Most schools offer a two year scholarship, so that is what I am aiming for.</p>

<p>Is this a viable option? Are there any other options? The Naval Academy does not take transfers.</p>

<p>Just to give you an idea, right now I have 3.3, because I did not work very hard last term. I graduated high school with a 97 and a 1480/2260 SAT, so if I were applying as a Freshman, I would easily get the scholarship. I am just not sure now what the best way to approach it is. I am a South Carolina resident and am considering transferring to the University of South Carolina. But I wouldn't really need a NROTC scholarship to go there. It would be significantly cheaper than McGill. Georgia Tech would be the ideal school to go to, but it is quite expensive out of state, more than McGill. I need to readjust my attitude though, because right now USC just seems like such a disappointment after working so hard throughout high school. But joining the navy as an officer is what I want to do.</p>

<p>Thanks for any advice you can give me.</p>

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<p>Laissezfaire: you might want to go over to the service academy forums and post this as well. There is a dedicated forum there just for ROTC Cadets of all the services as well as for OCS and State Military and Maritime Colleges. There are a fair amount of posters over there who might have some insight into your question. A link to that site is here:[United</a> States of America Service Academy Forums - Powered by vBulletin](<a href=“http://www.serviceacademyforums.com/]United”>http://www.serviceacademyforums.com/)</p>

<p>Good luck</p>

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<p>laissez, I am not sure you have your head completely wrapped around NROTC scholarships. While your high school grades were indeed good, your college scores are good, but not stellar. Many ROTC scholarship programs, dare I say, MOST? - have stringent requirements regarding leadership, etc. </p>

<p>Surely there are programs at U of SC which you might find challenging? Or, you could finish up at McGill and then try for Navy OCS. I think you will find it more difficult that you imagine, though, both the getting in and the completion.</p>