“Has she looked at the military academies?”
Academy is a tough route to go, with a VERY limited admission. IMHO, ROTC is by far the better way to go, especially if you are looking at a technical, or science program.
Sounded like the young lady has good grades. Several guys from my very small high school won acceptance to one or the other military academy in my four years there, so it can’t be that hard. Also, I was asked to attend while an enlisted man in the Army but turned it down because I would’ve had to attend a year of preparatory school before hand and at the time didn’t want to tie myself down for 10 years. Big mistake, but what can you do?