Scholarship Board Packet Information The next GCU Scholarship Board will be held on 6 APR. Location and times TBD. Scholarship Board Original Document Requirements: You must bring your original Birth Certificate & Social Security Card to the ROTC office 2 MAR for verification by SSG Shehan. Scholarship Board Document Requirements: All Board Documents listed below, on the checklist and attached to this email will be hand-carried as one packet to SSG Shehan NLT (No Later Than) 16 MAR. The only exception is your Birth Certificate and Social Security Card (see suspense above.). Unless otherwise noted, all signatures/ initials will be in ink. Do not attempt to type your name and change the font to look like a cursive signature. I will return it and make you do the form again. Note: In order to attend the board you must have passed a RECORD APFT. Cadre will use your most resent ROTC administered APFT card for the board. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1EH8Y9HWOU7qC34IRGzEc4a8Q5Phdnllr9TtAAtqkgOE/edit?usp=sharing

Additional Admin Notes You will need to be dressed in PROFESSIONAL ATTIRE for the board. Do a google search if you are still unsure what this means. Clear your schedule for the day of the board. Memoranda for excusal from classes can be requested from Cadre. Have access to your cell phone at all times. Appointment times may change at a moment’s notice. Be flexible. You will need to be at least 15 minutes early for your scheduled appointment. Appointments can last up to 30 minutes. You should be waiting on the board members, not the board members waiting on you. Showing up late will be a very bad mark against you. Prior to entering the board room, your cell phone should be placed in the OFF position, or left outside the room. You can survive 30 minutes without your phone in your pocket. If you have any questions, check with your Cadet Chain of Command (CoC). If your question cannot be answered by you CoC, please feel free to email or stop by the ROTC Office during normal business hours (0900-1400) this weekend.

Scholarship Board Focus Areas Questions: o Questions from any MS class or OCL topic that have been covered to date. o Moral & Ethical Decision Making & Army Values (How would you react in morally complex situations?) o SHARP (Restricted/Non-Restricted, I AM STRONG, how to react in SHARP scenarios) o ACE (How would you react in ACE scenarios?) o Why do you want to be an Officer? (Be prepared to defend your paper) Academic: o Knowledge of their academic plan(ie: Nursing School entrance requirements for nurses); know when they are graduating, how they will manage terms with high credit loads, etc. o Realistic GPA goals (current term & graduation), understand and defend their 104R, be prepared to explain any history of poor grades (SAT/ACT, HS GPA, College GPA if any) have a plan to fix it going forward. Other: o Look and appearance (proper grooming & dress) o Proper reporting to/from the board o Customs and courtesies (general knowledge & use during board, Sir/Sergeant)

Complete and Signed 104R with Block 8 properly annotated Complete and Signed 104R with Block 8 properly annotated. Signatures can be digital or ink. Block 8 initials will be in ink.

139R ready for signature by Enrollment Officer (Part 1-5) 139R ready for signature by Enrollment Officer (Part 1-5). Ink signatures are required.

Signed Letter of Recommendation from an MS3 or MS4 (Memo) Signed Letter of Recommendation from an MS3 or MS4 (Memo). Ink signature required. Contact SSG Shehan for template.

Essay about why you want to be an officer (no more than 1 page) Essay about why you want to be an officer (no more than 1 page). Contact SSG Shehan for template.

Transcripts from GCU and all other colleges/universities attended prior to GCU. Can be unofficial but must show name of school providing transcript.

HS Transcripts (Unofficial is acceptable), but must show name of school providing transcripts.

Original birth certificate and social security card submitted to SSG Shehan. Copies will be made with original returned.

ACT or SAT score sheet, if applicable.

Most recent passing APFT (height and weight, if applicable).

Physical address in the Phoenix Metro area is required Physical address in the Phoenix Metro area is required. Cadets that live on GCU campus should provide their Building and room number.

Each Cadet will provide a requested location to complete their DODMERB physical.

Each Cadet will complete a SAL Spreadsheet. See notes for completion instructions. SAL Spreadsheet completion instructions: This form will be typed, not hand written. The information on the template is for your reference. You will need to remove "Joe Snuffy's" information and add in your specific information. Block 1 at the top of the page should be your last name followed by your first name (example: Snuffy, Joe; not Joe Bob Jim Doug Snuffy, III).   For each activity, under each school year, add the appropriate number score, total the scores across and down then explain what each score represents. Example: Mr. Snuffy, during his 11th grade year in high school, was the captain and lettered in his All-District Varsity Track team, therefore he added "2" and "1" under 11th.  As he was a only member of his Cross Country team during his 12th grade year, he added "1". He then totaled this up to the far right for “4".  After Mr. Snuffy completed all applicable lines, he added all of the specific scores for a Grand total of 17. Finally, Mr. Snuffy, in simplest terms possible, explained at the bottom of the form what each score related to. If you need more room to explain, please feel free to add lines into the spreadsheet, however, do not go into detail as to what you are trying to explain. I do not need to know what the Edge/Young club is. If the board members want to know this information, they will ask at your interview.