What Vegita1220 is talking about is call the PNS "Leadership Scholarship." The CO has one (1) 3.5 year scholarship that he can give to one deserving student. Of course, if you have the motivation, grades, PT scores, etc, you MIGHT get it.
As far as the College Program, we put qualified students in at the end of every semester. During their freshman year, students are submitted for 3 year Side-Load scholarships. Sophomores are submitted for 2 year Side-load scholarships. What are "side-load" scholarships? They are the monies left over from student that either dropped from the program or were dropped from some reason or another. You must be on Scholarship or Advance Standing PRIOR to you JUNIOR year or you will leave the program.
Side-load scholarships are competition. Your Grades, PT scores, MAJOR, and Aptitude grades are submitted and ranked by selection boards. It really does help to complete Calculus when going up for the 3 year board (ideally with a B or better). If you are going up for the 2 year board, make sure you have completed Calc I & II. The Navy doesn't require you to finish your Physics until the end of your Junior year. MAJOR is also important. The NAVY really LOVES technical majors.....Does that mean that everyone should be a Mechanical/Electrical/Chemical Engineer? NO, but technical majors ARE preferred. A science or math major with the same GPA and stats as a Political Science major would be selected OVER or before the Poly Sci Major.
Your friendly NROTC advisor should be able to tell you all of this in great detail (speaking as a former NROTC intructor). Usually the Freshman Advisor can help you out.
Good luck....
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vegita1220 said:
A girl in my former unit got offered a scholarship after the first semester, as she had the grades, a passing PFA score, and showed effort, and I believe it was all done within the unit...no talking to CNET or such.