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Mine was the Macedonia ETA. I'm not actually sure why it ended up being so late. As a result, I really have no idea when notifications will go out. It was early to mid-April in previous years.

Best of luck! I felt hardcore stress about this last year, as I had received responses from all of my schools and still nothing from Fulbright. I ended up accepting an offer for graduate school, as they didn't notify us about the Fulbright until the beginning of June. I certainly don't begrudge them for it, which is obvious by my reapplication this year. I'll keep my fingers crossed that you get notifications soon and don't have the same set of circumstances. GOOD LUCK!!

Preliminary notifications are supposed to go out next week for Kansas.

I was in a similar situation last year, as I moved from Pennsylvania to Louisiana. My car was a hunk-of-junk, so I sold it and got a rental. I took only what I could fit in the car, which, surprisingly, turned out to be about eight big boxes and a wash-basket full of clothing.

It also depends on why you are getting paid. For my program, for example, we do not have any TA or RA requirements for the first two years. After consulting a lawyer, it was made clear to us -- in Louisiana -- that the fellowship is treated as a non-taxable scholarship.

I imagine this is largely dependent upon the field, but I've heard pretty consistently that adherence to the active voice and Grice's Maxims is recommended.

Why is this even a question if you've already accepted an offer?

How about something like public relations for a company? One of my friends did her undergrad. in Professional Writing, and that's where she ended up. In fact, you might even be a better candidate with the business background. In any case, I've never been in this boat and will leave it to others to advise you specifically. Good luck to you and him!

Who needs sleep?

Is he set on UCSD? For what it's worth, I haven't seen any available positions in English at Delgado Community College here in New Orleans. At the same rate, you could always look into the requirements at the other nearby schools (Loyola, Xavier, UNO) or even substitute teach in the local districts. A teaching certificate is not required; however, you get a higher daily rate if you have it.

Considering my country has notified historically between April and June, I'm not holding my breath. Keeping my fingers crossed for y'all, though!

How upset would you be if I told you I got to do all of the work for grad. school AND still got to attend the Mardi Gras parades? Just another perk of living in New Orleans.

Sorry for being unclear. I was talking less about the bureaucratic aspects of the process and moreso about the personal growth/experiences.

Given all of the other opportunities people on the forum are applying for, I was wondering if anyone else applied this year for a Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS)? I applied for one through Kansas, and they said preliminary notifications will come out mid-March. If you have applied, where did you apply, for which language, and for which program type (year, summer, etc.)? If you were accepted for a FLAS in the past, perhaps you can tell us about your experience.

Personal opinions aside, I met, talked to, and shook hands with Obama in 2009 during the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania.

Nah, not really. Notifications for Macedonia didn't go out last year until the very beginning of June, so I haven't even thought about it yet. The coordinator did say that they hope to get the information out earlier this year, though.

Unfortunately, I know nothing about this. Your username caught my attention though. Which country did you apply to? Macedonia here.

Sorry for such a late reply on this topic. Seeing as you're also in linguistics, how many publications -- in your experience -- are expected at different stages of the graduate-level education? I'm in my first year right now and worry about publications pretty regularly, viz. wondering if I'm dropping the ball. Nevertheless, I've been told that it's recommended that each individual have one peer-reviewed publication by the completion of the dissertation. Does this hold true for you?

The perceived ambivalence of teaching-research is somewhat misidentified. If you intend to work at an R1 institution, then research will certainly take priority. However, if you decide to go to a less prestigious school that tailors itself more to service-based professions (read: state schools), then research will play a much less significant role. In my experience, professors at an R1 have a 2/2 load, a 3/3 load at R2, and 4/4 beyond that. The higher the teaching load, the lower the research requirements.

I commuted the entire time I was doing my undergraduate studies, so this was the first time I actually moved out. Seeing as I wanted to experience that independence, I didn't get a roommate. In fact, I'm extremely satisfied with my decision. I'm obviously paying more in rent than I would if I had someone else here; however, I'd have to concern myself with the impact of my existence on someone else. I like doing what I want to do and when I want to do it.

I did get a couple offers for doctoral programs, but I can give you an analogous situation. I applied for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship (ETA) last year, and I ended up making it to the very end; however, they ended up naming me as an Alternate (essentially waitlisted). After I stopped internalizing the rejection and trying to figure out what I did to deserve it, I looked back at my paperwork, viz. my statements and the people who wrote recommendations for me. When I examined the former in particular, I found specific areas where I wasn't as clear as I thought it was; nevertheless, this is something you'll only realize once you get away from a piece of writing for a while. Then, looking at my recommendations, I realized that one of the individuals didn't have nearly as much experience with me as did another, who I, for whatever reason, decided not to approach for a recommendation. As you didn't say you've received all-around bad news yet, I'd say that you should keep your spirits high! And, if it doesn't work out for you this year, you have a couple key areas to look at. In fact, revising your statements and/or writing sample would only help you in the future, anyway. Good luck!!

I didn't mail them in myself; however, the address it's required to go to already includes "official transcripts." As a result, I doubt you'd need to include anything else. Just make sure they are all sealed and official.

I'm going to second MathCat's comment. Your response makes it completely transparent that you will only attend if your other offers don't come through; while that's perfectly acceptable in your personal life, you shouldn't make the position so salient professionally. Unless you are sure you will attend, don't tell them that you're accepting.

I was always told and accepted the advice that the good schools are the ones who will pay for you. If the program doesn't have funding available, it's not worth it. You pay for a Bachelors; they pay you for a Ph.D.

Why would they want an answer already? I was always told that the deadline was in mid-April for making your final decision.