EDIT: It's a bit long, but definitely a perspective worth looking into for those in a similar situation.
Over the past few weeks I've been getting all the acceptances from the civy uni's I applied to. I've gotten into all of them, most with scholarships that i never asked for. After passing ACS, I figured that my chances of getting offered RMC for pilot were pretty good. Because I have to make admission decisions in 2 weeks or so, I still had not heard officially yet whether I got in, so i called my CFRC to ask, and they directed me to the guy who interviewed me... he says he doesn't know, then calls me back a second later saying he just spoke with their RMC guy....and "there aren't any slots left, and that I probably won't get RMC or ROTP civy since they are most likely not holding a 3rd round board for admissions this year."
It's 5:43 in the morning the "night" I found out. I cant sleep. I had an 88 and this semester a 92%avg with all U courses, all maths including calc and physics. I played provincial level football and still play competitive hockey, have about 150 volunteer hours, have played guitar for 6 years and am in groundschool to get my PPL.
SO WTF???
While at ACS I noted the generally high quality of applicant I was up against. 9 out of 12 of us passed (despite a 40% failure rate confirmed by the cpl who works there-I asked her). Most already had offers to RMC before ACS, and all of them either were in air cadets with their PPL, had military families, or already attended RMC, or some combination of the 3. I was the only one with none of these to pass.
I do not have any of these things, but I thought at this point it was not a decision maker. I scored above avg on the CFAT (aptitude test), I think I did really well at the interview....
I want 100% honest answers from everyone that read this. I am looking for reasons why I was not accepted, and what my chances of an offer down the road are. I've heard of people getting random phone calls for offers later if a slot opens, but I'm guessing those chances aren't that great. I could always re-apply next year, but a second-time application is probably looked at differently.
As for possible reasons why i wasnt accepted...
I had experimented with marijuana last summer, have done it 3 times in my life. I was honest about it on the drug history sheet, but figured I might score some honesty points on the flip side, and hoped it wasn't a decision maker.
I had low 70s and a 68 in past years of math, with past avgs being 82, 79 & 78 in last 3 years of highschool, was captain of many sports teams in grade 8 and before, but no leadership experience recently that I could really write down, though I have extra curriculars
For some reason they asked me to write the air nav test a month or so before ACS, at my CFRC. I failed.
Sorry for it being so long...I think you can imagine what state of mind I'm in right now.
I'm just looking for some answers. Any ideas/suggestions/whatever are appreciated.
Thanks.
Over the past few weeks I've been getting all the acceptances from the civy uni's I applied to. I've gotten into all of them, most with scholarships that i never asked for. After passing ACS, I figured that my chances of getting offered RMC for pilot were pretty good. Because I have to make admission decisions in 2 weeks or so, I still had not heard officially yet whether I got in, so i called my CFRC to ask, and they directed me to the guy who interviewed me... he says he doesn't know, then calls me back a second later saying he just spoke with their RMC guy....and "there aren't any slots left, and that I probably won't get RMC or ROTP civy since they are most likely not holding a 3rd round board for admissions this year."
It's 5:43 in the morning the "night" I found out. I cant sleep. I had an 88 and this semester a 92%avg with all U courses, all maths including calc and physics. I played provincial level football and still play competitive hockey, have about 150 volunteer hours, have played guitar for 6 years and am in groundschool to get my PPL.
SO WTF???
While at ACS I noted the generally high quality of applicant I was up against. 9 out of 12 of us passed (despite a 40% failure rate confirmed by the cpl who works there-I asked her). Most already had offers to RMC before ACS, and all of them either were in air cadets with their PPL, had military families, or already attended RMC, or some combination of the 3. I was the only one with none of these to pass.
I do not have any of these things, but I thought at this point it was not a decision maker. I scored above avg on the CFAT (aptitude test), I think I did really well at the interview....
I want 100% honest answers from everyone that read this. I am looking for reasons why I was not accepted, and what my chances of an offer down the road are. I've heard of people getting random phone calls for offers later if a slot opens, but I'm guessing those chances aren't that great. I could always re-apply next year, but a second-time application is probably looked at differently.
As for possible reasons why i wasnt accepted...
I had experimented with marijuana last summer, have done it 3 times in my life. I was honest about it on the drug history sheet, but figured I might score some honesty points on the flip side, and hoped it wasn't a decision maker.
I had low 70s and a 68 in past years of math, with past avgs being 82, 79 & 78 in last 3 years of highschool, was captain of many sports teams in grade 8 and before, but no leadership experience recently that I could really write down, though I have extra curriculars
For some reason they asked me to write the air nav test a month or so before ACS, at my CFRC. I failed.
Sorry for it being so long...I think you can imagine what state of mind I'm in right now.
I'm just looking for some answers. Any ideas/suggestions/whatever are appreciated.
Thanks.