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New GPA requirements
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However, answer to the question at hand....yes..no..maybe??
You're doing BDCP. Try waking up 3-5 times a week at around 5 am then go through a full day of classes. Then toss in some random volunteer events and the work associated with your billet. I'm always half-asleep and have a hard time paying attention or sometimes I just skip classes. On top of that, I have a part-time job because the monthly stipend is not nearly enough. It sucks.
It eventually takes a toll on your grades, mainly because of the issue of a lack of sleep and the fact that I find myself napping to get some rest rather than using that time to study. We've had people at our unit disenroll and have their GPA's climb because of all the free time that became available.
However, there are the academic studs who still rock out 3.8 and above GPA's and are able to accomplish the aforementioned. Props to them.
Srp7286
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I was told that to be competitive you need AT LEAST a 2.7. And lets be honest, you have less than a 2.5 in anything except engineering or some kinds of math/science major. Your not taking school seriously enough. Plus what i have been told is that you never want to just make the requirements, if your serious, you need to be above average.
No offense
No offense
Yeah, I did 6 days a week for 12 weeks but it was actually 4am. Are you really complaining about your ROTC deal? You guys have your tuition paid. You'll get no sympathy from me. I know you guys have to put up with a nagging amount of bs for 4 years, but gimme a break it wasn't as bad as you make it sound. (Was in both)
Quick BDCP plug. It's like a band aid, quick and painful for a relatively short time or long and drawn out? Pros and cons to both, please stop whining.
Not everybody has their tuition paid. Some people are "college program."
I would do BDCP in a heartbeat over ROTC. Four years is a long time to endure BS, and I would gladly trade that for 12 weeks, and get paid decent money while attending.
Srp, I replied to you on the "January '09 board" thread concerning this and concerning your "strategy" to get selected that you posted in that thread...
Callsign "Whiskers"
You can get in with a 2.5, I did. If you have a small GPA though you better compensate with a great big dangling ASTB score or some good LOR's...they look at your whole package.
Apparently ASTB is a good indicator of how well you can do in flight school so it's quite possible to override your GPA if you do well.
+1
Both are good deals. There have been many many times I wish I'd done BDCP. Chances are once I'm out of here and commissioned I'll be glad I put up with ROTC (esp since I'm going SWO).
We all have different circumstances...
BlackBearHockey
go blue...
It's not bad at all. It's a sweet deal. But you do have to recognize the bullshit. Extra 3-7 credits a semester with the Naval Science minor. If you're an enginerding major you have to somehow force the NAV classes in yoru schedule, and if your not the calc/physics is hard without creating conflicts. Add in the labs, MWF PT before a full day of classes, billet stuff (in my case 7-8 hours extra/week, others worse, others lighter), community service every weekend, MECs, Drill... then your classes/part time job.
I think KCOTT was trying to say it's not the same easy money as it's made out to be. Nobody is whining or complaining, just pointing out that some of these factors might contribute to someone's academics differently than those taking their 15 credits and getting E-3 pay. Just a different route is all.