NROTC schoarship Marine Option

peskemom
Sun, 29 Jun 2008 18:58:23 +0000

marine4life…you don’t mention any Standardarized Test Scores, or AP test scores to give some idea of your academic abilities as compared to your peers…also what sports? you don’t specify.

However - the MCROTC option is an option many consider. They have 2 admission times - an Early Acceptance, typically in Dec./Jan. and one in March/April.

You should check with your local recruiting office to know who is the contact for you and also have you checked online with the NRTOC pages to get the current application information/contact, etc? This will give you some idea of what to expect. Then talk to that person and they can give you a pretty good idea of their answers to your questions.

Your PFT is decent by the way. Clearly acceptable.

When my girl was 16 - between junior and senior years, she began application to the Marine Option NROTC here in the San Diego area. I clearly remember her taking our car, when she was a new driver 2 weeks - all the way down the freeways herself for the PFT/interview. She was a 4 yr. varsity swimmer and up to military fitness standards through Civil Air Patrol.
She scored a 271 which for a 16 yr. old girl was high enough to have the person comment in typical Marine under-statement: “not bad.” Here is one link to give you something to shoot for in terms of standards:

[Marine PFT Standards](http://www.usnavy.vt.edu/CurrentStudents/PhysFitness/pft.htm)

There are several very good programs… A lot depends on what you want to major in. Remember going ROTC means you a student first, and a military officer-trainee part-time. So you have to start with what you want to major in and from that list narrow down to what schools offer MC/ROTC. Some people will say: “Heck, I don’t KNOW what I want to major in…” But you DO generally know your own strengths. If you suck at the sciences, you may already have narrowed down your college future major. If you are a math/science whiz, the same if true.

My girl got an early offer MC/ROTC which came after her USNA LOA…but she kept her options open. She accepted USNA, but come the time she left for USNA, she was within her time-committments to the ROTC folk to reject that offer.

Are you considering applying to the Naval Academy as well? This is a dicier option for a ‘guarantee’ for MC…but the path many, including my daughter took. She had listed her schools as: UCLA, USC, George Washington by the way, all of them noted for strong ROTC programs.

Good luck!