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Tech major?

mike172

mike172

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Is it true only tech majors are recieving 3 ye scholarships? Is it still possible for someone with a non-tech major to get a 3 yr?
 
"You can't be told no unless you ask."

Apply for the thing. Especially since there are requirements for everything...read them, and if it doesn't say: "Tech. degree required" than apply. If you are looking for an excuse to get a tech degree, then do it and then apply...

There are more english majors flying jets than not..(no offense to non-techs out there) but they make it up by the req'd 1 semester of Calculus and Physics...I think those still exist.

Good luck...and I'll see you in HTs! ;)

~D
 
Make that two semesters of calc and physics. I'm a 3/c now and a kid in my unit who's a history major picked up a 3 year scholarship at the beginning of this year.
 
Don't forget that there are scholarships other than the 2/3/4 year deals. I went through on a special "CNET Controlled" scholarship that was basically at the descression of my unit CO. They could set the length of the scholarship to be whatever they wanted (3.5 yrs for me).
 
Even though tech majors may have a "leg-up", they also tend to be in pretty difficult degree programs, so it's harder form them to get that high GPA. It all evens out it the end, so major in something that your interested in.
 
Shakey said:
Even though tech majors may have a "leg-up", they also tend to be in pretty difficult degree programs, so it's harder form them to get that high GPA.
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I can assure you that's not always true. I was a "tech major," and it consisted mostly of watching all the hot sorority girls who wanted to be [valley] a journalist [/valley].

It all evens out it the end, so major in something that your interested in.
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That, however, is very true.
 
gatordev said:
I can assure you that's not always true. I was a "tech major," and it consisted mostly of watching all the hot sorority girls who wanted to be [valley] a journalist [/valley].
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So you were a mass communications scientist?
 
Dude, almost 80% of the dudes in my flight school class weren't tech majors, myself included. Just major in what you want and apply. I was a 2 year guy and I applied with a major in...wait for it...theatre. (Begin jokes here) Trust me, I got a pinched eyebrow when I told them that I wanted to fly, but once they saw that my GPA was at 3.7, they couldn't resist. Also, I DIDN'T have to take calc and physics....EVER. That's because my scholarship was funded by the state and not the Navy. So, to summarize, yes, you can get a commission without a technical degree. Yes, you can select aviation. Yes, there are many different types of scholarships out there. Yes, you will get your wings without knowing jack about differential equations and Newton's laws of motion. I sure did. Good luck.
 
I was told on this site that the NROTC program was not accepting 2-3 year non-tech majors, but that i should apply anyway. I applied and was rejected the first time, applied again for the summer board and was again shot down but the board went over all the applicants a second time for a "secondary board" because I guess they did not get enough contracted the first time. I am a business major and I was accepted for the secondary board. Long story short, there are always exceptions to the rule so it does not hurt to apply.

Stats at the time were 3.6 GPA business major, 290 on the pft

Oh and actually I ended up taking a PLC air contract instead of the NROTC spot.
 
sanders said:
I was told on this site that the NROTC program was not accepting 2-3 year non-tech majors, but that i should apply anyway.
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Yeah, youre wrong. There is always room for non-tech majors, but you better have pretty good credentials and grades. Not everyone is going to be an engineer, but of course it's encouraged.
 
Yeah, youre wrong. There is always room for non-tech majors, but you better have pretty good credentials and grades. Not everyone is going to be an engineer, but of course it's encouraged.
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Yea the entire reason for me making these posts was to correct some faulty info. I never claimed a non-tech could not get NROTC
 
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