comrade18

Alternate to Russia. Pretty devastated. :\

I applied to Russia and they emailed us saying we won't hear our results until mid-April.

I'm not sure how helpful this information will be to anyone, but I applied to Russia and received an email a little over a week ago saying that decisions would go out in mid-April.

Does anybody know the questions that are asked for those who are applying to be an ETA? I've been invited for an interview for the ETA program in Russia. It is supposed to be a "language test" in which the interview is conducted in Russian. I've heard a lot of different things, from it just being very, very basic Russian conversation, to it being more complicated and getting into your reasons for wanting to teach, what you'll do with your students, etc. Are the language interviews split between English and the language of the host country? Does anyone have any idea what I'll be facing? Thanks!

Hello all, I'm new here and was hoping for some advice! I've been recommended as an ETA to Russia. Next up is a Skype interview in Russian. My Russian professor has conducted the interviews for Fulbright before and said only basic questions were asked... questions about yourself, your family, where you live, where you work, why you love Russia, etc. However, I've seen some people post that they were required to describe their planned ETA life in great detail - what they wanted to teach their students, what methods they want to use, what your motivations are. I've only taken two years of Russian, so I'm pretty nervous about these advanced-sounding questions. Does it vary from interviewer to interviewer what questions are asked? Or is there a standard procedure they have to follow? I met with my Fulbright campus adviser, who is brand new this semester, and left the meeting just feeling more anxious and worried than I already was. I'm so nervous - my blood pressure was 140/98 after I left the meeting and went to work, where I got sick and had to see a nurse (turned out I was having a panic attack - had my first one ever during the application process because it stressed me out so much, and well, here we are again in round two), and it's never been a digit above the standard 120/80 my entire life. I just wish I could get a straight answer from someone about what I need to be prepared for. Can anyone here provide me with some relief? LOL