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Not normal, but it happened to Norway last year. I was part of a group that had to wait an extra week to hear results due to the sequester.

Hi all, Norway applicant here. Named alternate last year, so hoping to be grantee this go around. Do we have a spreadsheet again this year? I admit, I haven't read the eight pages on this thread.

For everyone still waiting, you have T-19 Arrested Development episodes to the close of business. You can watch all of Season 2 before IIE closes for business today! Start soon! I saw where the sequestration wrt air traffic controllers is being lifted. Maybe Fulbright is next? or has our Annie-like optimism just infected me deeply? ; )

Thanks guys. It was to be expected. I'm going to chat with my university advisor and my affiliate in the next few days about what options we (I) have, and I'll keep kicking around this thread to see everyone else's news. Best of luck to everyone still waiting to hear! Especially Switzerland. You'd think they'd have a better idea of their budget than anyone.

Received the email, finally. Alternate to Norway.

There's time to watch one Doctor Who episode before the close of business today. I recommend "Blink," as that episode is fantastic.

Hey! Half of Norway is still waiting too!

The day of truth is upon us. T-23 Arrested Development episodes until the end of business. Here's hoping today's the day!

My advisor told me it's a big deal to make finalist and worth putting on my resume even if I don't win a grant. I thought she was just being nice, but you guys are talking like she's right. Is finalist really that big of an honor? I assumed that Fulbright, like many things in life, is an all-or-nothing competition.

Good morning, folks. IIE opens up in T-1 Arrested Development episode. Best of luck to everyone today on hearing good things!

Yes, actually. I have been sleeping most of today in a pseudo-depression/ recharge from a weary semester. : P Just woke up from a nap, still lying in bed though...

As our vocabulary, life experiences, and world views expand, it is increasingly difficult not to sound condescending to others, even if we don't mean it. Coming from the South, I've had to just accept it as part of life. I joke about the "false sense of superiority," but when I go home, everyone treats me like I'm better than them. I could never get a date in high school because I was top of the class, a book nerd. Didn't try to be condescending. I just got pushed up onto some kind of pedestal and wasn't allowed down. I dunno if my experience is unique.

That false sense of superiority will be enough for me, lol. If I get it.

No Norway news yet, but I've been thinking about what resources are available to future applicants while playing the waiting game, especially since it's looking like I may be one of them again. The spreadsheet from these forums (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AmoTe-gJd4B9dFJ0aW1mYTVkYnhKcUEzR28yRTNwdlE#gid=1), while containing a lot of data, is woefully shy of anything comprehensive, and so the only useful data for the waiting game are announcement dates (which wasn't even reliable this year, given the sequestration). "Statistics" for the past few years can be found here (http://us.fulbrightonline.org/statistics). It's really just the number of applications and the number of grants awarded. The intermediate number, the number of finalists, would be tremendously useful, but it is sadly omitted. As I understand it, applications are whittled down to twice the number of grants. So, you have roughly a 50% chance of going from "applied" to "finalist," and about a 50% chance of going from "finalist" to "accepted," assuming that rumor is true. And obviously, this thread is tremendously useful. It makes the highs a little lower and the lows a little higher, which is good, since my imagination makes the highs higher and lows more frequent. : P Anyone else have resources for future (or current) Waiting Game participants?

I wouldn't be so sure on that. Not to get your hopes up, but your alternate status may be higher than those of us in limbo. As in, your application may be ranked highly enough that they knew they wished to give you "first dibs" on additional funding. The situation isn't transparent enough for me to tell, but I got the impression that those of us in limbo may all be named alternates. At this point, anything could happen and it wouldn't surprise me. EDIT: My understanding is that the ones ranked high enough to qualify for the known available funding were notified and those who were ranked too low to qualify for alternate status even in a non-sequester year were notified.