Anyone do S2S in the Reserves as well as the SMP?

Hi everyone!

20F (21 next month); I am currently pursuing an engineering B.S. and have about 1.5 years left before I graduate and I am trying to pursue the SMP with Army Reserves. I am very interested in S2S, but I have been told by numerous recruiters, current service members, and Reddit posts that it’s impossible to get picked up without prior service or having been in the Reserves for several years.

I am considering going Reserve while I finish school because I am very eager to start my military journey. However, I want a flight packet to be my Plan A, as opposed to going for a 15-series MOS until I finish school and then dropping one. I have struggled with 3 separate recruiters over the past 1.3 years to get this packet done, so I am a little fed up with not being able to work on my dreams and goals in the way of actually going to BCT, WOCS, SERE, etc.

Is there anyone that successfully got picked up S2S for the Reserves or is it actually as unheard of as I’ve been led to believe? And is it possible to do the SMP as a WO in the Reserves if you are picked up? Should I just fold and go in as a 15U/15T in the Reserves for now?

I have already started on my flight packet to become a 153A, and I am (finally!) going to take the SIFT next month after struggling with my current recruiter since before September 2024. I’ve heard that S2S applicants typically need a 65+ to be selected, has that rang true in anyone’s experience, especially for the Reserves?

Other info about me: 140 GT, 99 AFQT, 4 LoRs from current or past CW4/CW5s, no prior aviation or military experience. I already wrote my essay and had it looked over by my retired CW5, CH-47 Reserve pilot grandfather, which I can provide if needed.

I know that I can get a solid ACFT score right now, but I am working toward a 90+ in every event. If anyone has witnessed female S2S scores that got picked up, I’d love to hear them as I am trying gauge whether I can have a solid ACFT and focus my energy on other aspects of the process or if I need to be with 3-5ish points of a 600.

Thank you.