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Yes. Sorry if I sound a bit childish about it, it's just very confusing. Last year I applied with a very boring premise (I was going to take classical German Lieder and turn it into ~*dramatic art*~ and I had a very lukewarm letter of affiliation. This proposal did not even take me to the finals of the Fulbright) and got a pretty good score, definitely wasn't SUPER far off from winning. This year, I had what I thought was a pretty innovative idea-- take an opera from the Weimar Republic that was considered one of the best operas of the 20th century but no one's ever heard of it because the Nazis declared it degenerate art-- and the Fulbright certainly thought so in that they sent me onto the finals. But my DAAD score was CRAZY low. Like, "lol you didn't have a chance in hell" low compared to last year. And my letter last year definitely did NOT mention where I stood compared to everyone else... yet this year it was like "You were in the the lower third of the applicant pool". Like I just don't get why they have to point how horrible you were compared to everyone else who applied, it's like, I get it, I was rejected! /rant

Nope, came in the mail. I know the NYC office is here so maybe why I got it so fast. I knew it was a rejection by the envelope, I hear that big envelope means acceptance.

I just got a somewhat rude rejection from a grant similar to the Fulbright. I don't get it. Last year, I had a very lukewarm proposal that was not at all groundbreaking, and I got a pretty high score (like almost close to winning.) This year, I really cleaned up my act and got an amazing letter of affiliation, my idea actually has political/social messages, and is cool. Yet I got a crazy low score and they even felt the need to add "You were in the lower third of submitted applications." Like okay guys, I get it, I was rejected, no need to rub salt in the wound! Making me feel very sad and pessimistic for the Fulbright now...

nyc, just got my rejection. thought the letter was a little on the rude side, felt the need to clarify that i was in the "lower third" of considered applicants... like all right, I get it, I've been rejected, don't need to twist the knife in!

I would also make sure to list on your resume that you were a Fulbright finalist. That's important.

Ugh I find this so annoying... I have other (less desirable) offers waiting on my response

I'm sure they've DECIDED (see the stats page they put out) but I just want decisions to be released

What the eff is going on, Germany? Where's dat German efficiency?! All your surrounding countries have decided. My head of department at my PhD program is pestering me to make a decision

I wasn't an alternate, but I got outright rejected... Rewrote the entire thing, totally new idea. I actually got the new idea halfway through the last academic year but it was too late (obviously) to change my idea by then. My idea this year was much more politically and historically charged, and somewhat groundbreaking, which I thought was important. And now I'm in the finals I kept the recommendations the same except my letter of affiliation, but that letter kind of sucked so I figured it was time to get someone more enthusiastic about my work.

I really don't want to be harsh but yes I think it is a little crazy. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that could change you forever, not to mention help out with your future career in ways you never expected. If you weren't even dating when you applied, you CANNOT have been dating long enough to give up a huge chance for this guy, no matter how you feel now. This would be a challenge and a strain on your relationship, but if your relationship can't handle a little strain, how will it fare in the long run for your WHOLE LIFE? There will be things more stressful than being apart during your (potential) marriage. Plus, it's only one year. There's skype, texting, emails, letters, postcards-- and after, your relationship will be stronger and better equipped to handle bigger issues ahead. Source: Was in a long distance relationship for a year. It was hard. We're still together.

Sigh. It irks me how long this is taking. I have to accept or not accept a scholarship soon, and it'd be nice to, ya know, know what my options are...

I might be wrong-- it might be next Tuesday. Sorry!!! It's hard to tell, some years were early, some weren't...

Do you guys think maybe Germany will hear today? (Research/study people). Not last year, but every year before, they heard on this Tuesday..

I'd be translating very poetic operatic text that would be very easy for me to translate (I do it regularly as my job) so hopefully they won't be too stringent

I'm also applying to Germany and would be curious about this, too. I studied for many years but I wouldn't call myself fluent. I could manage in classes, though. But I imagine I am not at the level required...

omg literally loling at work, thank you for that

OMG CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! I'm so confused though, why on earth would they email some candidates and snail mail others? Seems to make no sense. BUT WHO CARES CONGRATS!!!

Austria released results???? Gah! I almost applied there. But then did Germany instead. I wish I could have done Austria, but the professor who wrote my affiliation letter wrote it way too late.

I was lurking about the acceptances dates for Germany, and it seems notifications are always on a Tuesday in mid to late March... So we missed yesterday, but maybe next Tuesday?

Whatttt how did you get news already?? Did you get something in the mail? Last year I didn't get an email rejection, just via mail...

I was accepted into CUNY Graduate School. It is great especially because they share faculty with some of the major NYC conservatories (I'm an opera singer/hopefully a researcher as well) but the problem is, NYC is just so damn expensive and living without some kind of major fellowship is going to be sooo hard... that's literally the only reason I'm not sold on it...

I have nothing to offer in terms of advice but I worry the same thing about my German (if I were to win.) My language isn't too bad... the weird thing is I understand almost everything, but my skills are still lacking. I had a few ideas, like using duolingo's advanced version of German, or going to German chatrooms, or just watching some German tv shows or movies...

Oh and yeah the score was just listed on my application-- said according to our scoring system you got a 6.8 and the accepted score was 8. I kind of appreciated it honestly, sometimes it's nice to know how you did compared to the winning people, like, were you lightyears away from winning or did you at least have a decently good chance.

I don't really remember... I was in a fit of distress when I got that letter, because I was rejected from EVERYTHING last year so by the time DAAD rolled around i was like RALKJ:LKAJFL:KJD:LSKFJSLKDJ!!! and just threw it out. Here's hoping this year will go better for me Thank you!

And congrats to the Indonesia folk... I am hella jealous...