<p>My whole life I've wanted to be a nurse in the Air Force. My father served and my grandfather served as a pilot in the Air Force. I'm applying for the Air Force ROTC high school scholarship program and have heard it's very competitive. I have fairly decent grades, a 3.8 unweighted GPA, and a 4.4 weighted GPA. By the time I graduate (2014) I will have taken 6 AP classes not to mention I have 12 college credit hours I received through dual enrollment. My SAT scores are not that great but I have the opportunity to boost those up. I have 150+ community service hours and also a lot of recommendation letters. Outside of school I am in National Honor Society and I've played varsity softball since my sophomore year. Physically wise I'm in pretty good shape for a girl. I run 3.8 miles everyday in about 30 minutes which paces around 8 minute miles. I can do 50 push-ups in a minutes length and attain practically no body fat. I think I have a good chance at getting the AFROTC scholarship even if it's the type 7 scholarship. My question is, because I plan to major in nursing and it is a non technical major, do I still have a good shot at this scholarship. I plan to go to USF (instate) whether i get the scholarship or not. If I did get the type 7 scholarship how much would this cover on top of my Florida prepaid college fund and my 75% bright futures scholarship (I plan on retaking my SATs and ACTs to qualify for the 100% bright futures scholarship). Last but not least does my chance at getting this scholarship degrade because I'm a female or boost?</p>
<p>If you have an ROTC program at your high school, the head of the high school ROTC unit should be able to assist you some with ROTC scholarship questions. Too some high schools have scholarship committees that can assist you in applying for college scholarships.</p>
<p>Reading info from AFROTC website (attached link below)–it looks like technical majors are preferred for type 1 and 2 scholarships. Nursing maybe for 1 and 2, but fine for type 7.</p>
<p>The ROTC scholarship has minimum test score requirements of 26 ACT and 1180 for SAT (writing score not included). Retake tests to get scores up as the scholarships are competitive. Higher score is better.</p>
<p>Not sure how ROTC scholarship will tie in with other scholarships…usually you won’t be awarded totally more than what cost is to attend college including all your associated expenses. Bright Futures scholarships aren’t 75 or 100% of tuition anymore…they are watered down now, but they do indeed help.</p>
<p>Female applicants for scholarships should have same chance for receiving scholarship as males I would guess, but I don’t really know. Good Luck! Go Bulls!</p>
<p>[U.S</a>. Air Force ROTC - College Scholarships and Careers - Scholarships - For High School Students - Overview](<a href=“http://www.afrotc.com/scholarships/high-school/overview/]U.S”>High School Scholarship Types | Scholarships | U.S. Air Force ROTC)</p>
<p>Absolutely what lizard said, but what is your SAT score? Even Type 7 scholarships are ridiculous competitive these days. </p>
<p>For 2012:</p>
<p>Nationally, over 13,000 high school seniors applied for AFROTC scholarships for Fall ’12:</p>
<p>-- 4,825 met minimum standards to be interviewed and then evaluated by a central scholarship board</p>
<p>-- 1,449 (30%) were offered scholarships</p>
<p>-- 77 Type 1 offers; 5% of total offers; avg 1440 on SAT reading/math or 33 on ACT (full tuition, any school + $900 books + stipend)</p>
<p>-- 216 Type 2 offers; 15 % of total offers; avg 1360 on SAT reading/math or 31 on ACT (up to $18K, any school + $900 books + stipend)</p>
<p>-- 1,156 Type 7 offers; 80% of total offers; avg 1280 on SAT reading/math or 29 on ACT (in-state tuition for 4 years or convert to 3 yr Type 2 + $900 books + stipend)</p>
<p>I don’t think your gender will matter either…any advantage of being female (if there was one) is cancelled out by being a nursing major.</p>
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This depends on what type of FPP plan you have. There are three kinds:
•Tuition
•Local fees
•Dormitory </p>
<p>What kind of plan do you have? You can choose for FPP not to be billed thus saving those funds for future college related use. </p>
<p>Your AFROTC scholarhip will cover your tuition and fees along with your books. Bright Futures does not cover 75% let alone 100%. The highest and middle tier are $103 per credit and $77 per credit, respectively. You would get anywhere from $924 to $1836 from BF depending on your course load. Because your tuition and fees are covered, BF could go towards housing if you do not have the FPP dormitory plan or even your meal plan if you do have the dormitory plan.</p>