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From speaking with an admissions counselor at SFS it seems they appropriate funding based on GRE rankings. if that's an issue for you, I may consider retaking the GRE. I don't think you'll have a problem getting into Korbel or SIS. SAIS may be a problem because they are very quant focused. If I were reviewing your app as a SAIS admit officer I'm not sure you would be happy, either, going to SAIS with your math struggles. Were your econ courses through the Honor Program? Getting an A in an Honors course may help offset the low GRE quant for SAIS.

Wow. Someone else who applied for Spring admissions in the IR/Public Policy field! They say we are an incredibly small cohort and it sure looks like it. I applied to Tufts Fletcher, UD Korbel, Columbia SIPA, Georgetown SSP, and GWU Elliot. I've called Tufts - they seem to stick by what they've listed on their website (November 15th) as their deadline for final notices. As for SIS, I do not know. May I ask - why Spring?

In my opinion, quitting looks really bad, and only a mental evaluation will save you from the harshest of employer judgement. The Fulbright is one of the most prestigious programs in the world. Having been recognized as a worthy recipient, backing out of your commitment would partially negate the benefit of being a Fulbright scholar. It will depend on your future employer. However, I can also empathize with your current mentality. Like the poster above said, I would seriously consider whether you're going through a "phase" or are mentally unfit to complete the duration of your fellowship.

Thanks! Your comments reminds me there are still many more scholarships I can apply for! P.S.: For those of you who didn't win, how do you notify those who interviewed you and/or wrote you letters of recommendations? Thank you cards? Showing up in person and saying "Sorry I didn't get it"? Email?

Aw, I'm an alternate ):

Haven't heard back yet (scholarship)...I've got a presentation in 2 hours and I hope I don't have to talk while worrying about results. Grats to everyone who heard back and got good news!

I'd be more positive about the budget email. I like to think that, with two years' data, many applicants who did not receive a budget email would not stick around long enough to fill out the spreadsheet. Hence the only applicants that do fill it out are the ones that have reason to. It could also be random chance. queenskid - Don't lose out hope. If you're confident you wrote the best application you could, then there's the chance that you're one of the few recipients who did not receive a budget email, or will receive it soon. I personally know of a fantastic applicant to South Korea who did not get a budget email and still got the award, so it does happen.

To Scholarship applicants -- I'm looking at the Boren applicant spreadsheet for this forum, and out of the 8 scholarship applicants, I'm the only one that did not receive a Budget Correction Email from 3/11-3/15. However, I did receive a Dates Email (3/25) which asked for an update on both dates and budget. Which one is more important? I've been telling everyone I got the budget email and will be very sad and embarrassed if that is not the case

Nice to meet you, I am also a scholarship applicant...I have heard back twice, once for the budget email and another time regarding my incorrect submission of my voting district. Haven't heard anything else since then, so I hope they're still looking at my application.

No, but most do. There are a few isolated incidents of a person receiving an offer email despite not receiving a budget update sheet, but that's rare. Budget sheet = good indicator of at least alternate.

You can wrap a rejection a hundred different ways and it'll still be a rejection =/

Would certainly be weird, from a student standpoint Grats!

That's awesome I'm buying it too

Who knows whether the sequester will affect the rate of acceptance. I do know that the Boren budget determines the number of winners, but then again, the entire Boren program probably is probably worth less than a drop in the bucket to the DoD.

Wow, congratulations everyone! I hope this will be me in two years

I work at my university fellowship/scholarship office and can get some info on budget emails for the fellowship...one interesting thing of note, the main Boren adviser told me that if you get a budget email, there's no chance of ending up with nothing - you're either a recipient or an alternate. I spoke with another adviser for the Boren and he said from his recollection, no one who ever got a budget email got rejected. I'd be interested to hear if anyone who received the email ended up with nothing.