Army Do you need to have a bachelor's degree to apply for HPSP army?

[LFA20]

Ok, I am currently a senior and have gone to few dental school interviews so far and I will find out next week if I get accepted. I was told by my recruiter that she can NOT submit my application without me having my bachelor's degree. I was supposed to graduate after this fall semester but I needed to drop a class(non-prereq) and finish in the spring of 2014 instead. So now I could only hope that there will some scholarships left in may when I get my degree.

does anyone have any experience with this? I feel like it doesn't make sense that they can't give me a conditional acceptance. Also, don't students usually graduate in the may? so we have to graduate early or take a semester off in order to be early for the scholarship? this is strange...

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[Mr. Thirsty]

You have to be in line to graduate in order to submit your application...but no you do not have to already have your bachelors. I applied last spring, and wasn't set up to get my degree until summer 2013. It all worked out, I think that I had to get a letter from my advisor or dean stating that I will be graduating July 2013, before dental school starts.

 

[LFA20]

You have to be in line to graduate in order to submit your application...but no you do not have to already have your bachelors. I applied last spring, and wasn't set up to get my degree until summer 2013. It all worked out, I think that I had to get a letter from my advisor or dean stating that I will be graduating July 2013, before dental school starts.

When were you notified that you received the scholarship?

 

[Mr. Thirsty]

When were you notified that you received the scholarship?

I am a 3 year recipient, so this November.

 

[LFA20]

I am a 3 year recipient, so this November.

do you know when do they usually notify people who get the 4 year scholarships?

 

[Mr. Thirsty]

do you know when do they usually notify people who get the 4 year scholarships?

There is a board meeting every month in which students are selected for the scholarship that have their packet completed. I don't know what month the board meetings begin to happen (do a search). The results are given to your recruiter monthly. The last month for a board meeting this past year (for the 4 year scholarship) I believe was in April. Everything from there out was OML'd for the 3 year scholarship, in which the board meetings for that begins October every year.