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Pursuing ROTC; Biggest Myths: Admissions and College Finance

Interested in participating in Reserve Officer Training Corps—ROTC for short—in college? We’re welcoming Rob Kirkland, author of The Insider’s Guide to the Army ROTC Scholarship for High School Students and Their Parents, to share his thoughts on applying to these programs. In another in our Biggest Myths series, we’ll look at some myths in both admissions and college finance.

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April 29, 2020by College Coach
College Admissions Consulting

Considering ROTC and Answering Listener Questions

Scholarship Spotlight: Patriot’s Pen Scholarship

In this week’s episode of Getting In: A College Coach Conversation, host Elizabeth Heaton provides an overview of ROTC programs, from both a parent and student perspective, and answers listener questions.

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June 6, 2018by Julia Jones
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How An Army ROTC Scholarship Can Save Money In College | College Coach Blog

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This is the fifth in a series of posts that college finance expert, Laurie Peltier, is writing about her own experience going through the college application and enrollment processes with her kids. Her previous posts focused on how to stay organized during the college search and final decision-making processes, getting to know your school and the Federal Work Study program. Here, she discusses the application process and benefits of the Army ROTC program.

There are many decisions teenagers make that can cause a parent’s heart to stop. Getting a tattoo, driving a motor cycle, and proposing marriage are good examples. When my daughter announced she was applying for an Army ROTC scholarship, my heart stopped. On the one hand, out of my three children I thought she was the most suited for it, but on the other it was not something I was knowledgeable about. While I can now say it was a good decision, it took a while to get to this point.

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July 2, 2015by Laurie Peltier

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