Many schools would consider you rural based on your home address, and some have special programming/outreach for rural students. But, I wouldn’t call living in a rural area a hook.
I would not write about this, unless you are racing on a closed track.
Depends on the nature of the problem. You want to avoid a feel sorry for me story, or an essay that suggests there could be some risk to having you on campus.
Are you doing ROTC because you feel strongly about serving your country? If not, I would not recommend that path. If you are looking at ROTC for an admissions advantage, I don’t think that is necessarily the case. If you are looking at ROTC to save money, you might also look at the schools that give big merit for NMFs (assuming you get that)…that would be schools like Alabama, Oklahoma, Tulsa.
Why is UNC on your list? What would you major in there?
RE Activities, yes you can combine like activities (maybe PC and drone building could go together, and sat tutor/student tech council educator for example.) Pick the activities that are most important to you. Also consider length of commitment, impact, and leadership as you narrow these down.
In the big picture I think your list is fine. NC State is a safety (as long as your HS counselor concurs, you’d be happy to attend, and it’s affordable). Purdue probably a target, the rest are reaches. Do you want suggestions for more target or highly likely schools?
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Yea the one benefit of living in the middle of nowhere is there is a ton of space for me to experiment safely with the stuff im doing.
What ecs do you think what help me build the best portfolio, im having a really hard time cutting down to 10, i can cut down to 13 but im struggling to cut down the final 3, im fine with cutting #6,maybe7,13,14,17
im doing ROTC both for money and because I do want to do military, and also I like having the guranteed first job, in todays job market. Also I might want to pursue being a military pilot, only thing that im worried about is 10 year long commitment with ROTC
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i would love more suggestions for target or highly likely schools
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So you want AFROTC or NROTC? 10 years (for pilots) is a long commitment, so you do have to be sure of this path.
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Yea im not too sure if I would do the pilot route which would require 10 years, however I am definitely sure that I can do the 4 years active service that would be the normal route
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UNC is on the list bc im instate, it would be cheap for me and much easier to get into than from OOS, I would most likely major in math and then get a graduate degree in engineering
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College Board National Recognition Program appears to define “rural and small town” by the location of the school. Obviously, each college or scholarship program may have its own definition, if it matters at all at the college or scholarship program.
For MIT would my awards section be subpar?
Pilots can be found in all branches, although the pilots in fighter planes (as opposed to transports, utility aircraft, and helicopters) would be found in the Air Force and Navy.
Crypto, cross country, tutoring…do you love these? Dump the ones that aren’t meaningful to you…
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What is your budget if you do NOT get an ROTC scholarship? Making sure you have sure things includes a sure thing that’s affordable without a scholarship that’s not guaranteed to happen.
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You need more targets. You want to have more choices by May 1st. I would add good Aerospace Eng schools such as TAMU, Ohio State, uDub as target. Some of them may offer you merit based on your stats. Good Luck.
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I enjoy cross country, the other two are kinda of stat padding, but would tutoring be better than my hobbies?
Thanks for the specific school suggestions, appreciate it
I would prob go to NC State and in state tuition is like 20k for all costs
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So your budget is $20k or less for any college? If so, then you should reconsider the vast majority of your list, because if your family doesn’t qualify for need-based aid, those schools aren’t going to be affordable unless you happen to get an NROTC scholarship.
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