Ivy league...maybe

Marine4Life
Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:01:40 +0000

That brings up another choice that I may have to face in the future. I am looking to join the Marine Corps, but would not mind serving in the Army. If I am offered a full ride to Vanderbilt on a NROTC Marine Option scholarship, I may have to turn down an Army scholarship to a better institution. It will all depend on when I recieve the results from the ROTC boards I suppose.

fauve: I am not planning on taking the SAT, but I believe a score of 700 on the SAT is approximatly the same as a 30 on the ACT. I have yet to take the ACT for score (Took it beggining of sophomore year to get a feel for the test. No studying, got a 24 composite). I don’t want to sound discouraging about myself, but I do not believe that my statistics alone would be enough to get me into Princeton, Harvard, etc. Also, I do not know how much my JROTC leadership experience will be enough to propel me into an accepted slot. But I will consider applying.