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miri1776

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  1. I have been an avid follower of this thread but have not posted until now. I am concerned that we are all hearing very different updates from our school representatives. My rep has not heard anything from the Fulbright Hays DDRA. When she inquired a few weeks ago, DDRA notified her that no news is still good news. I am going to speculate that everyone is being notified at different times but will hear before the end of this month. It would be uncharacteristic of DDRA to not notify candidates of their acceptance, alternate, and rejection status. For those of you who haven't heard, I'm in the same boat.
  2. Thank you! Very helpful. Gracias, amigo!
  3. Are you an alternate for the research or eta? I hope we hear back. I'm just thankful I can still wish for it.
  4. A question for other alternates. What are our chances of being bumped up? I am an alternate for a research grant to Panama. Also, do they tend to call rather than send an email if you get promoted? I'm trying to be optimistic. Any thoughts?
  5. Would anyone be interested in starting a fulbright writing group? We could look over each others essays and offer advice?
  6. Thanks everyone. This forum has been wonderful. I wasn't joking about getting towed. When i got the NS, i parked in a random parking lot and ran crying to my adviser's office. We i walked back, my car was gone. $390 bucks to get it back. You know what though, it meant nothing. I am starting to realize that i just need to reapply, have better options, and use this as a maturing experience. It hurts, but, as you all have said, we are passionate people. I can get back up. For all the NS, life goes on. Here's to 2015-2016
  7. NS and my car just got towed. Thanks everyone.
  8. AWESOME! Pure Awesome! Thanks everyone! I hope this positive energy helps us with grants. I hope people applying next year don't get discouraged by the budget cuts. Yes the budget cuts are sad, but the grant will be ten times more prestigious. I'm just trying to find the light at the end of the tunnel.
  9. I think our thread needs a happy boost! Can our tech savvy friends upload some awesome memes or gifs! I think we might need some
  10. Oh man! Was the food free at least?! I'm right there with you! too bad we all can't have lunch and vent in person!
  11. My roommate told me earlier today, "you seem to be handling the wait well." HAHAHA! She is lucky that I have this forum or I would have lost it months ago. How did people endure the wait before the internet?!
  12. What a good outlook! It's nice to know that there are humans working for Fulbright and not robots who email automated messages.
  13. 8pm?! That sounds horrible! There is no point in figuring it out :/
  14. That's the worst! Nice of them to include you though maybe you'll hear today!
  15. Does anyone have news for central and south america? Central was notified May 6 so i'm trying to not freak out.
  16. Let's do this! Finger on the refresh button is ready to go!
  17. I thought it was strange too. Especially because of my friend who grew up in Mexico most all his life and then gets a research grant to Mexico. I think everyone forgets that the screening committee are researchers. They really care more about your research. It felt good to know some of the professors at my school participate in the screening process. I think, at this point, we can all find bits of information, but it is different every year. Remember, everyone, we are only talking about the research fulbright. I get the feeling that the ETA process favors people who have little experience abroad.
  18. As Mozartgirl mentioned, you could work your experience into your essays in your favor. You're previous experience shows you have a deep interest in the country. Was your time in Spain recent? Are you living there now? I have a friend who received a research Fulbright for Mexico and he grew up in Tijuana most of his life. Living in Tijuana didn't hurt his chances at all.
  19. The advice given to me was from my adviser. He serves on the national screening committee for his specialty. He said it varies from year to year, but for research grants they don't mind if a student spent an extended period of time in the host country. He did say that it is frowned upon for a "research" fulbright applicant to apply if they are already living in the host country. The assumption is that, if the student is already there, why do they need fulbright to send them there. He noted that when the committee is screening applicants, it is a plus if a student has traveled to the country. Since the student has already conducted preliminary research at X, the student has a better chance of completing the project with a fulbright. Previous trips shows that you have already exhausted all resources available in the U.S. and understand what is available in the host country. This info, however, is for the research fulbright. I don't know too well how the ETA works. I hope this helps/makes sense. I feel that my adviser is a pretty reliable source. He even said that some scholars on the screening committee were weeding out applicants who didn't care to list how they would participate and give back to the host country.
  20. I'm not sure about ETA's, but I know for the research Fulbright they don't care.
  21. Would you be applying for a research grant? Personally, I think you have a higher chances with a research grant. It will be different, however. If you really want to teach in South Korea there are other great grants too. Boren Fellowship is a great one. I think some people on this forum were Boren fellows.
  22. The wait is excruciating, but Central America did get notified in May last year so I'm not surprised. I just hope that I get notified in early May. I just want to start making future plans already.
  23. Sweetheart, i'm so sorry. There are more opportunities. I'm sure life will be good to you.
  24. Thank you! I appreciate the support. I worked out for two hrs today to blow off steam. I feel normal again! The gif of hugh grant made a huge difference
  25. Does anyone have word on central and south america. It's been awful quiet. I hope that it means more funding.
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