<p>Here’s what we discovered last year when our daughter received a USAF Type I ROTC scholarship. Her ALO indicated only the top 5% awarded a Type I full scholarship. I can neither validate nor repudiate the numbers, this is simply what I was told. Our ALO also counseled that the USAF would choose which of the three colleges applicants placed on their application the student would be permitted to attend. I found out, after talking with AFROTC folks at Maxwell AFB this not to be true. Evidently, the Type I is essentially a “voucher” that can be shopped around to any college that has an AFROTC program (you cannot take it to another service ROTC program for a potential cross-commissioning, I asked). This also became obvious after her awarding because a number of fine institutions contacted her directly in an attempt to essentially ‘recruit’ a Type I awardee. If you son or daughte is lucky enough to receive a Type I, also consider that some colleges will pick up the tab for room & board if you attend (e.g., Tulane and University of Portland). Most don’t so you have to ask. (That was written by cadetkelly Dad, not the mom who usually writes about hair…)</p>