I received notification of a full grant to Taiwan. Congrats to all the ETA folks -- wondering if there are any other full grantees to Taiwan out there?
Just to expand on a point, I'm currently finishing up my MA at a "safety school" and I absolutely love it here. Professors at safety schools went to the same universities as those at top school. They're often top people in their particular fields and because they aren't super professor are often more grounded, friendly, and collegial with students. Also, I feel the days where the general intellectual conservatism of the Ivies can be disregarded are coming to an end. Someone I know at Michigan recounted that she finished up all her course work before the topic of gender ever came up in any substantive manner. That's so ridiculous it's almost inexcusable.