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Email was from: Cdoble@iie.org and heading was "Your Fulbright Application" ------ I didn't really believe it at first but they copied my program advisor as well. She found out the same time as I did.

Just an email saying I was selected. It was kind of odd everything i've read before about Alternates being upgraded were emails and phone calls. Seems like some more money became available somehow. I hope you get an email soon as well!

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I've been upgraded from alternate to scholar.. I'm going to France!

I am thankful that all I'll really be doing between now and august... and after august for the next year..... is .... writing.

Conveniently, May 1st is the opening of the new apps and the one month point from when were were notified. I have too much to do and plan and figure that if I in some stroke of luck get chosen to change to principal, I'll happily rearrange my life, but I'm not at all thinking this will happen. I know it does happen, but we don't even know if we are next in line as it depends on who declines and what type of project they were working on.

Well.. the plus side is you've already done most of the hard work and getting as an alternate you could very well be accepted next year even if you just resubmit the same project and tweak a few things.

Yes, and I announced that here. Exact same time as you were were notified as alternates. Frustrating waiting for May 1st to begin this whole mess over again. I've been notifying everyone that I'd like to re-up for next year and since I passed my prospectus defense in February, I think my application is much stronger now. Will you reapply for France?

At least two of us.......

4:38 PM

This is true but its quite difficult to drop everything in December and move to France for many people. I've heard of this happening with someone who became ill. They left in September or October without much notice. I guess if you can stay flexible good for you. I'll have to sign a new lease and my wife will have to sign another year contract for teaching, so we probably would not be able to pick up and leave with no notice. Good luck!

Got the same email. I guess we will both be waiting at least another month.

Yup

Yes there are at least two others on here for France

I for one am glad that Fulbright doesn't make us take an arbitrary test like SAT or GRE in order to weed out the stack of applicants