Does anyone know how competitive the green to gold 4 year scholarship program is? Or has been through the process?

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:52:47 -0400

im currently applying for the green to gold 4 year scholarship program and super scared on if im going to be selected or not. My grades werent that good in high school , SAT score is okay but i am applying for nursing so im hoping the need for nurses would outweigh some of my past decisions.

Response by MAJ Bryan Zeski made Sep 24 at 2018 7:54 PM

MAJ Bryan Zeski — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:54:51 -0400

They are relatively competitive.. however, each Division Commander has FIVE scholarships per year that they often don't advertise much and so go unused. Ask you GtG rep and your Commander about those. They are called "Hip Pocket Scholarships."

Response by SrA John Monette made Sep 24 at 2018 7:59 PM

SrA John Monette — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 19:59:59 -0400

I can't say anything positive or negative because I have no idea. best of luck in your endeavors and remember, the army runs on enlisted, so if you don't make it this time around, keep trying.

Response by LTC John Mohor made Sep 24 at 2018 9:57 PM

LTC John Mohor — Mon, 24 Sep 2018 21:57:00 -0400

PFC Maia Pace just be sure to give it your best shot. Remember when you get the ROTC Scholarship you can go to any college with an Army ROTC program so look into what schools your thinking of attending too! I'll also add look into the University of North Georgia. They have a great reputation amongst their peer Senior Military Colleges as well as a great Nursing Program as well as Pre-Med! And only 20-30 min away is an OD Ammo Reserve Company in case you wanna continue serving earning money in the reserves while attending school! Best of luck in all your future endeavors!

Response by MAJ Rene De La Rosa made Sep 25 at 2018 12:43 AM

MAJ Rene De La Rosa — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 00:43:44 -0400

Have you considered the Army Enlisted Commissioning Program (AECP)? They keep you on active duty to get your degree. Green to Gold is nice, but when you can stay on AD, get paid, and accrue leave, why would you get out? It is a scholarship program just like GtG. Only requirement is that you have to be within 100 miles of an MTF, such as San Antonio, Austin, Columbia, SC, Washington, DC, or Seattle, WA. PM if you need more information.

Response by MAJ(P) Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 25 at 2018 8:59 AM

MAJ(P) Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 08:59:54 -0400

Personally i did GTG AD option but the 4 yr scholarship is competitive. Here’s the deal though, if you accepted into a college don’t worry about your SAT or HS GPA. For you the focus is gonna be how you have performed so far in the military. There is a need for nurses. Since we went through the Officer Separation Board in 2015/16, we lost a lot of good nurses. And as the clock hands move, now we realize as a whole organization that we do not have enough nurses anymore. My advice is to apply. It varies yearly whether enough people apply for GTG scholarships. So go into it believing you will be selected and you might just be suprised.

Response by CPT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 25 at 2018 10:02 PM

CPT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 22:02:19 -0400

There are a number of good responses on this thread. It is important to note that there are the Division Commander Hip Pocket scholarships, which can be either highly competitive or completely unused, but there are also scholarships awarded directly from Cadet Command which, while competitive, are not overly hard to get.

I highly recommend that you go to your local education center and seek out the Green to Gold recruiter. There are typically briefings once a week or so and they can lay out all of your options, as well as give you the exact demographics for the previous year (IE what GPAs, SATs, and APFT averages).

If the Green to Gold brief is unable to provide you with the statistics, or you have more questions, feel free to reach out.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 25 at 2018 10:21 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 25 Sep 2018 22:21:12 -0400

Don't do Green to Gold if you're going for nursing. It's a terrible deal. Knock out your prerequisites for the Nursing AECP so you can go to school on Active Duty, as opposed to being a poor college student on a 4 year scholarship. Plus, you can use those two years of college to raise your GPA and be more competitive.