rtlc06 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) Ok Caribbean people - after all my talk this morning about "the fruitlessness of contacting Pam" I broke down and called her (yes, called... I didn't want to identify myself). Anyway, she was super nice and seemed extremely empathetic towards our frustrations about notifications. Unfortunately (as I also predicted this morning) the conversation yielded no new information; Pam has NO idea when notifications will go out. Verbatim what she said was: "We've received notification from the foreign commission, but are waiting on notification from the FSB... which could come in at any moment." She said that notifications from the FSB usually are relatively quick, but for some reason (that she doesn't know) have been much slower this year. Thus, she anticipates we should know before the beginning of May, but the notifications could also come as soon as like... now (this info is basically meaningless, since she predicted mid-April a few weeks ago). According to "the information for recommended candidates" link that we were provided with on our recommended candidacy emails, "It is anticipated that all principal candidates will receive notification no later than May 15th." There is an end in sight... Edited April 25, 2012 by rtlc06 ANLstyle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zambezijen Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 :-( rejected. at least the suspense is over! Good luck to all those who got it and patience to those waiting to hear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANLstyle Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Thanks for the call rtlc06! No judgement, I broke down two weeks ago and shot Pamela an email. So basically we are back to square one. It could come as early as now or the notifications can come in a few weeks. I don't understand why she would say we would be notified last week. Perhaps she's going off the normal turnaround time for the FSB? And yes, the vibe I'm getting is the emails come on in the morning, so anything after 3pm EST is a wash for the day. Ok Caribbean people - after all my talk this morning about "the fruitlessness of contacting Pam" I broke down and called her (yes, called... I didn't want to identify myself). Anyway, she was super nice and seemed extremely empathetic towards our frustrations about notifications. Unfortunately (as I also predicted this morning) the conversation yielded no new information; Pam has NO idea when notifications will go out. Verbatim what she said was: "We've received notification from the foreign commission, but are waiting on notification from the FSB... which could come in at any moment." She said that notifications from the FSB usually are relatively quick, but for some reason (that she doesn't know) have been much slower this year. Thus, she anticipates we should know before the beginning of May, but the notifications could also come as soon as like... now (this info is basically meaningless, since she predicted mid-April a few weeks ago). According to "the information for recommended candidates" link that we were provided with on our recommended candidacy emails, "It is anticipated that all principal candidates will receive notification no later than May 15th." There is an end in sight... ANLstyle 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMD123 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Ugh, Not selected for South Africa. Email subj: "Your Fulbright Candidacy (NS)" sent at 1:18 Central time. Congrats and best of luck to everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disarmory Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Rejected from South Africa. Bummer. Good luck to everyone else! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerly_Cue Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) Alternate for South Africa ETA. Congrats to those who were selected! For those who were rejected: It only means that there is something else planned for you in life right now. Cliche, but the truth. Go out and buy a cupcake!! As for us alternates: The wait continues... Edited to Add - Found out 12:05 pm (CST) from Jermaine Jones, subject: "Your Fulbright Candidacy (A)" Edited April 25, 2012 by Kerly_Cue etokrug 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enkosi Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Not selected for South Africa Fulbright Ful grant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thebeardedone Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Rejected this afternoon for an ETA to Rwanda. Good luck to everyone and thanks for the updates--it helped diminish a bit of the mystique of the whole process! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFX^79 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Congrats to all the SSA folks who are beginning to hear back from IIE. Still waiting for Venezuela.............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
couscous90 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Alternate to Morocco Full. Sigh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
es90 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Alternate to Morocco Full. Sigh Alternate for the ETA. I really doubt people will pass up this chance. I think it is time to cancel my plans for studying tonight and go drink wine instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkaystone Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 ETA for Morocco Biz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jignatova Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Alternate Ghana Full. Disappointed but going to Ghana regardless! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.shearn Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 (edited) Has anyone deciphered a pattern to how much time is between waves of announcements? It seems like almost a week of drought in between, so does that mean the next people won't hear until next week? Edited April 26, 2012 by i.shearn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euphoria* Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Alternate to Morocco! (Full) Keeping positive. Hoping to get it so I can temporarily defer my grad school plans! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMD3 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 n Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMD3 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 I keep re-reading my application to foster hope. Anyone applied to the Dominican Republic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMD3 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Thanks for the call rtlc06! No judgement, I broke down two weeks ago and shot Pamela an email. So basically we are back to square one. It could come as early as now or the notifications can come in a few weeks. I don't understand why she would say we would be notified last week. Perhaps she's going off the normal turnaround time for the FSB? And yes, the vibe I'm getting is the emails come on in the morning, so anything after 3pm EST is a wash for the day. I am also waiting to hear from the Caribbean. They called me in early March to confirm something and told me final decisions would go out at the end of March. Go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Is it safe to assume that all of SSA heard today? I would be interested in seeing an updated version of the map! Also, I don't think it was mentioned on the board but Canada applicants received notifications today too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunnels Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Has anyone deciphered a pattern to how much time is between waves of announcements? It seems like almost a week of drought in between, so does that mean the next people won't hear until next week? Good lord, I sure hope that's not the case Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartbri Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 and then there was Turkey... lol Congrats to everyone! boxoatoc, Biz and CairoKid 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CairoKid Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 and then there was Turkey... lol Congrats to everyone! Anyone want to bet on us being the absolute last people to hear? Wait. That's a terrible idea. Can we just hear, puhleeeease? I almost wish I applied to a country that notoriously notifies candidates much earlier on; but then, of course, I wouldn't be going where I want to go, or even to a place relevant to my studies. lg702 and boxoatoc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eesti14 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Okay, Baltic applicants. I predict today's the day! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bildsprecherin Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Found out on Thursday morning-- I was promoted from alternate (Germany) to full ETA! etokrug, boxoatoc, Kexin Renlei and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anamaria02 Posted April 26, 2012 Share Posted April 26, 2012 Accepted to Morocco, ETA at 5:57pm - didn't read the email until midnight - AND it was my birthday!!!!! What a birthday present!!!!! etokrug, Biz and CairoKid 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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