If you dont make the first cut, dont lose heart. I missed the first Marine Board but I made the second and did not apply to the school that I selected on my Marine ROTC application. Thank God for my MOI because he got me into the school. Good Luck to all of you. NROTC is a blast! If you get a four year scholarship, do everything in your power to go to CORTRAMID WEST... it was the most fun I have ever had on my summer cruises.