Purdue ARMY Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)

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Purdue ARMY Reserve Officers Training
Corps(ROTC)

• Scholarship Process

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Agenda

• Who can apply
• 4 steps to apply
• Dates to know
• Campus Based Scholarships
• Points of Contact

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Who Can Apply

• Be a U.S. citizen
• Be between the ages of 17 and 26
• Have a high school GPA of at least 2.50
• Have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Score minimum of 920 on the SAT (math/verbal) or
  19 on the ACT (excluding the required writing
  test scores)
• Meet physical standards
• Have no history of major medical problems
• Agree to accept a commission and serve in the
  Army on Active Duty or in a Reserve Component
  (U.S. Army Reserve or Army National Guard)

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Step One Apply

• Go Online to
• http//www.goarmy.com/rotc/high_school_students.js
  p

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Step One Apply

• Click on Take the next step Create an account
• At the bottom of the page

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Step 2 Fitness Test

• The Presidential Physical Fitness Award
• Curl-ups (or partial curl-ups)
• Shuttle run
• Endurance run/walk
• Pull-ups (or push-ups or flexed-arm hang)
• V-sit reach (or sit and reach)
• Website to visit
• http//presidentschallenge.net/educators/program_d
  etails/physical_fitness/85_percent_chart.html

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Step 3 Interview

• Completed at the closest University
• By the ROTC Director
• Doesnt have to be the university the student
  wants to attend
• Looks at
• Scholar, Athlete, and Leader Criteria
• Appearance (Composure)
• Verbal Communication Skills
• Motivation (attitude)
• Potential

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Step 4 DoDMERB Physical

• The Department of Defense Medical Examination
  Review Board
• Once you have applied, you will be sent a DoDMERB
  packet
• This gives you all the information you need to
  complete the physical
• The Army pays for the physical
• http//www.sscnet.ucla.edu/milsci/Forms/MedExamIns
  tructions-0906.pdf
• Example of what to do

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Dates to Know

• High School Seniors
• Complete application by 10 JAN
• High School Juniors
• Start application 15 FEB
• Notification Timeline
• Prospect receives offer letter and accepts
  scholarship offer to 1 of 5 school choices
  (within 30 days)
• Prospect has until 1May to confirm or change
  school offer
• Purdue Admissions
• Application has to be in by November 15
• FAFSA Deadline
• June 30
• Never too late
• Offer ROTC scholarships on campus

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Purdue Scholarships

• Merit Scholarships for Entering Freshmen
• Merit Scholarships
• Trustees Scholarship
• Presidential Scholarship
• Beering Scholarship
• For criteria, visit
• http//www.purdue.edu/futureboilermaker/costs/meri
  t_scholarships.html

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Contact Information

• ROTC Scholarship Adviser Major Clark
• Work 765-494-2106
• Cell 765-479-0451
• www.purdue.edu/armyrotc
• Purdue University Office of Admissions
• 765-494-1776
• www.purdue.edu/futureboilermaker

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