brett.coffee

This might be a bit of a silly question, but it's been bugging me... I applied for an ETA grant to Korea for the 2016-2017 cycle and am graduating this month. My GPA will have gone down a slight bit (less than 0.05 points, if I'm guessing correctly). I remember reading the policy regarding informing Fulbright about any significant changes to what you listed on your application - is this something that I should report immediately? It doesn't really make sense as most people will graduate in the spring and have a different GPA when they applied, and they will receive a final copy of my transcript before I would depart. Thoughts?

Fair enough, thanks!

Does anybody know what percentage of applications make it out of the United States? The Fulbright statistics sheet shows the total applications and grants available, but I'm curious as to how many will make it past January / whether the United States or your host country weeds out most people. I would be heartbroken if I didn't make it past January after putting in all of this work :|

It felt great pressing that submit button yesterday, just a few minutes before the deadline of course Let the waiting games begin!

I've spent the last 30 minutes looking through the 2014-2015 version of this thread, and remember everybody being upset when you weren't originally selected - Stoked to see things worked out for you! Where are my Korea ETA applicants at? I'm very late on the train (started the application a week ago, barely met my school deadline last night) but am incredibly excited to see how things play out. I'm also curious to hear from anybody (not necessarily SK) coming from a technical background that received a grant in the last few years. I'm graduating in December with a degree in Computer Science and am hoping that my engineering background will help me, especially with regards to having a unique extracurricular project / community impact. Of course, I would also love for any current / past ETAs to look over my SOGP if you would be so kind