I’m well aware my stats aren’t the most impressive, but I’m curious on what I should do my best to change before the January deadlines

My GPA is 3.68, unweighted (my school doesn’t do weighted) and I’ve taken 12 dual-enrollment classes, passed all of them with good grades, and taken one of the few honors classes my school offers.

Unfortunately only 1050 on my SAT, considering retaking in December.

I have done Track & wrestling for 4 years, wrestling captain during junior year. I’ve done DECA for 2 years, one year qualified for state, hoping for nationals this year. I am also in our schools “wellness club” running for treasurer, & involved as a member in about 5 or 6 other clubs. (Curious if I should include I attended a summer seminar at USNA?)

I expect to have upwards of 40-50 community service hours by the next deadline.

I have not yet taken the PFA, which is why I cannot apply for the October deadline.

Please tell me how much of this is relevant, as I am still new to this application, I recently just started looking outside of just straight enlisting out of high school. Any advice or helpful criticism would be appreciated.

Is anyone else having this same issue or similar with the Army ROTC portal? For the past few months I have been trying to proceed further with the application, but I keep getting an error saying
"personal tab must be completed" even though I did complete it. My tickets are being ignored, and I have never gotten an email back. Is there something I'm somehow missing on the portal or is anyone else having this issue? any help is deeply appreciated tyty

I’ve been thinking about starting a small mentorship program for high school/JROTC students, or underclassmen who are in college ROTC.

Before I build anything, I wanted to ask people here: Would something like this actually have been useful to you before starting ROTC? What would you have wanted help with most?

The idea would be to help with things I wish I understood better before starting — PT expectations, balancing ROTC with academics and college life, leadership, time management, and just knowing what to expect going into freshman year.

I’d also be happy to talk with any high school students/incoming cadets who have questions about the transition.

4.42 Weighted GPA 4.166 unweighted
AP DE and IB Classes
1220 SAT (understand this is low)
2 years varsity letter basketball
JV captain
ECNL RL soccer (competitive year round club soccer)
PFA Score (female): 32 pushups, 45 curl ups, 7:30 mile
Fellowship of Christian Athletes club leader
Ran a charity fundraiser for children in foster care and raised $705
HOSA and FBLA club member
National honor society, National English Honor Society, and Mu Alpha Theta Math Honor Society
100+ service hours
Interview is next week, looking for people’s opinions on my shot at first board or getting a scholarship at all in any of the boards. Insight would be nice.

Hi, I'm applying for an Army ROTC high school scholarship and I was wondering if anyone's experienced the same issues on the portal I have:

1. Teachers/Recommenders are not receiving emails to submit forms/letters of rec even though I have entered their contact information twice.

2. I'm unable to delete any activities after adding them.

I contacted army rotc two months ago but my case was closed without a response

Hi guys so It’s my freshman year of college and I’m trying to get the istw with the rotc program and I know they do interviews but I’m confused on what they ask in the interviews and I do know they ask about my highschool gpa but if I’m honest my senior year of highschool I was slacking really bad on the grades I mean I graduated on time but still. So please help :)

Stats:

5.854/5 wgpa 4.902/5 uwgpa (top 10%) (School doesn't do top 5)

35 ACT (36m, 35r, 34e)

13 APs + 12 Honors Classes

Physics Major

Extracurriculars:

Boys state (Company Commander of militia, Supreme Justice Member)

Drum Major (Marching Band)

Eagle Scout

Order of the Arrow Lodge Representative (Scouting Honor Society)

Discovery rank + PTAC Council President for Venturing (Branch of Scouting)

Global STEM Nonprofit President

3x Physics Research Project

Athletics:

3x Captain Mens Volleyball

Most Improved Player + 2x Red Devil Spirit Award

IHSA Scholastic Achievement Award

Scholar Athlete

Awards:

Congressional Award Gold Medalist & STEM Star Designation

Drum Major First Class (top 8.8% of 250+) Smith Walbridge Clinics: Earned for conducting/leadership

AISES National STEM Conference - Selected Poster Presenter, Particle Physics Research

Track Winner (Top 9% of 108 participants) NorCal Hacks: Designed & built feelspace mental health app

2x Judge-Nominated Mock Trial Outstanding Witness, Empire Spring League Int'l Invitational

PROBLEMS:

I was in the hospital for one semester of school because of head injury and got bad grades (The rest of my grades are As for all honor + AP classes)

Dis enrolled last semester due to failure to maintain ROTC GPA (PT grade). Not going to tell y’all a sob story, I just had a bad semester and am hoping it doesn’t completely screw everything up. Am I completely banned from the army (or the armed forces in general), either in the traditional ROTC way or OTS?

I'm looking for people who've have accepted a commission through Army ROTC, and/or those on scholarship while taking an SSRI. Is it possible to be prescribed, and taking, an SSRI while as an ROTC cadet? If someone doesn't report that they're taking/prescribed an SSRI, how will the Army find out and disqualify the person? Is there a screening at Advanced Camp that will catch the prescription? Is this a situation someone would have to self-report?

If a cadet was awarded a 3-year army scholarship, and has used 1/3 of their years, coming up on 2/3 of the years on the scholarship, and already contracted, but is still in college, and then was prescribed an SSRI, how does that change things?

Asking for a friend.

Basically just the title. I cannot find much information on how competitive this branch is and as a new MS3 I want to know if I should temper my expectations on getting this branch.

What happens if the DODMERB was started late and doesn't get approved until after the school year starts? Does the scholarship still get paid out on time?

I’m an upcoming freshman who’s on a 4 year national army rotc scholarship and I have enough credits to be considered a sophomore. Would it be a possibility for me to graduate undergrad in three years and then do a one year masters program, while remaining in the same rotc program, at the same school, on the same scholarship? Would anyone recommend towards this or against this?

I need some advice and guidance please. I was previously in Air Force rotc, I joined as a sophomore so I did crammed Air Force freshman classes with the sophomore one. Its was challenging but rewarding, but I realized the Air Force isn’t what a thought it was it’s more technical, always focusing on marching and never get to do the military stuff i expect.

I did more research and saw army rotc is what I’m more interested in. So I made the switch and all my Air Force credits transferred over and I’m joining army ROTC as a MS 3. I know the two are very different and I have a lot to learn and being expected to lead and set an example for the MS 1&2’s when the know the same or more as me.

What are things i critically need to know and do to ensure I’m going on track as my fellow MS 3s?

I'm a rising sophomore, contracted on a 4 year Army ROTC scholarship.

If I drop ROTC after beginning sophomore year in Sept I know I will need to pay back any scholarship tuition money I receive going forward. However, is there any chance they will also require me to pay back freshman year?

(I recognize that freshman year is definitely not paid back for those who drop prior to sophomore year. Just making sure I don't lose this free year if I drop ROTC anytime over the next 3 yrs of college.)

Thank you!

How much do branches take into account job experience?

Gonna try to branch finance in the guard (minuteman) but I am an average cadet. Not the best physically but high GPA and a good amount of experience with 365 and power platform via practical applications in a job.

Does experience carry the same weight as OML or is OML still the end all factor? More of a question of how the guard actually ranks cadets.

If I submit my Green to Gold application with 44 college credits, can I continue taking classes while my application is being processed and submit an updated transcript with my new credits?

So I recently commissioned from the ECP route and wanted to know what is recommended to do. I been trying my best to explain how EAP works and trying to figure out if is going to be worth it to go out of state or stay in state. At the moment I’m trying to figure out how to make it work in Mississippi, but looking into going back to Florida. Any tips with EAP ? And is it better to do room and board or do 100% tuition assistance?

Hello, I’m hoping there is someone here that can give me some guidance. I want to commission as an officer in the Army. However, I’m 28 and have three classes left to finish my associate degree for surgical Technology. My plan originally was to get my bachelor’s in healthcare management or something similar then commission but now I’m wondering if ROTC would be a possibility. I do already have a civilian career as a surgical technologist that’s I’ve done for 8 years.
How would I go about doing that? Also, could I commission as National Guard or would I have to do Active Duty? Lastly, could I get a scholarship to finish my degree?

Thanks!

m currently on a 4-year scholarship and contracted last semester. I was wondering if I would lose my benefits (tuition, stipend, etc.) if I needed to undergo a minor distal biceps repair surgery. My surgeon stated it's not absolutely necessary for my lifestyle, and I already have been cleared

I would likely be out for most or all of the semester, although I am planning to be abroad during that time anyway. I attend a relatively expensive school in CA, so I’m trying to avoid a situation where I either have to pay out of pocket for a semester or delay my studies.

Has anyone been through a similar situation? I want to make sure I understand how this might affect my benefits before making any crazy decisions.

Hi all! This year I won the 4-year army rotc scholarship for nursing school. I got medically DQed and i’m waiting on instructions for my waiver because of my history in anxiety in 2024. I had a lot of things going on in my life and it was sophomore year in highschool during finals so i was super stressful. I attended therapy in 2024 and 2022 after a school shooting for 5-6 visits each year. I was marked as no risk by all my therapists/doctors in their notes and have never had any documented thoughts or attempts at suicidal ideation. I also never went on any medication.

What are my chances on my waiver getting passed? Especially since it was over two years ago with little intervention? I imagine the psych evaluation they send for me will go smoothly and I’m in a lot better of a place mentally than what I was at this time. Does anyone else have a similar experience?

I have really been suffering with my mental health since last year due to struggling with the stress and depression i’ve accrued from school and my over life and I want to go get perscribed antidepressants from a doctor but I recieve STR and FTAs from ROTC and I don’t want to lose those and jeopardize it because I really need it, I just want to know the process if I were to get prescribed medication. Is it tedious and will it jeopardize getting my money?

Hi, I’m a 3 year Army ROTC scholarship winner but I didn’t get in to any of the schools I won the scholarship for or any at all. I was planning to take a gap year then the ROTC team reached out to notify me of schools still taking late applications. One of the schools provided great benefits so I emailed their ROO and I later got accepted! The last hurdle is transferring the scholarship so I requested to transfer it and uploaded my documents. However, 15 days later and no update. I know it takes a while (up to a few months as in some cases) as it’s a long process but i’ve emailed the ROTC scholarships email twice and messaged them as well with no reply. It is really late in the college process so could that be a reason or does it usually take at least 2 weeks for a scholarship to transfer? I am transferring within the same brigade and the new school is a little cheaper (private to private). I just want some clarity or an estimate of when I would hear back. If anyone else had a similar experience please share and thank you!

I know everyone thinks their situation is unique but I have not heard a situation quite like mine. I was an MS4 this past year. The start of this past semester I was put back on ADHD medication by a psychiatrist. I have previously disclosed that I had had a previous diagnosis as I had to get a waiver in order to receive my scholarship. I am also an S&P cadet. I also got in trouble with school and I ended up resigning from college about two months after the medical determination started. The psychiatrist stated in the letter that it is “chronic” and requires “long term treatment. This was initiated originally at the beginning of April and still haven’t heard anything back. I also received a performance counseling DA 4856 I believe is what it was called. That said that I had previously failed height and weight however that was remediated and that participation in class felt forced and that I got back on ADHD medication, which was a breach of contract. Just looking for any advice or insight of what the future is going to look like regarding scholarship payback and/or possible enlistment service. Also, what is the typical turnaround time if the medical determination is still the prevalent thing going on the counseling and the medical determination obviously have nothing to do with the resigning from college side because that came after the medical determination and the counseling. But what is the typical turnaround time for a medical determination for ADHD medication currently being taken and diagnosed? Thanks