Is my AFROTC student is list realistic?

College Search & Lists
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<p>Hello, my senior son, who is aiming for an Air Force ROTC scholarship, has narrowed his college list down to 10, all of them with AFROTC detachments or affiliates.
I am wondering if maybe he is being overestimating himself and underestimating the competition.
Can folks out there tell me which of these are reaches, good matches, and safeties? Maybe his list is too top-heavy with reaches?
Thanks for any help you can give us.
Oregon Mom</p>

<p>SAT scores 650 math, 650 verbal, 600 writing
ACT score 28
4 AP courses junior year, to take 4 AP courses senior year
ECs: Marching band drum major 2 years, marching band trumpet player 2 years, Zoo Teen team leader 2 years, Zoo Teen member 3 years, dragon boat team 3 years, school newspaper sub-editor 2 years. </p>

<p>Here is his list:</p>

<p>Oregon State University Honors College
Marquette University
University of Southern California
University of Washington
Georgetown University
American University
George Washington University
Miami University of Ohio
University of Notre Dame
University of Virginia</p>

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<p>Forgot to mention GPA – it is unweighted, 3.5. Weighted I think it is 4.4.</p>

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<p>What about Whitman in Walla Walla</p>

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<p>Whitman, alas, does not have an AFROTC detachment and is not affiliated with one.</p>

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<p>I think if you can get all the scores up to the 660-700 range, the chances will improve pretty significantly. 700+ would be even better. As it is, I’d say the 28 is more impressive than the SAT scores. That should be fairly easy to raise to a 30, which would certainly be an asset at any of those schools.</p>

<p>Oregon State University Honors College - match
Marquette University - safety
University of Southern California - reach
University of Washington - reach (instate match)
Georgetown University - huge reach
American University - match
George Washington University - match/reach
Miami University of Ohio - safety
University of Notre Dame - huge reach
University of Virginia - huge reach out of state</p>

<p>With that said, the OOS Policies may be different for ROTC kids.</p>