Dostoprimechatel'nosti

HA! These are all of my emotions right now! Love it!

AHH! So we have confirmation!! Don't be sick, this is good news! It will lessen our panic/anxiety/stress by 2 weeks!

Yikes! Just when I was starting to feel very zen about waiting the next 2 weeks, I read your post. How incredible would it be if we found out whether or not we are finalists in only two days? Also, thank you so much for sharing nic93!

Hooray! I'm not alone! Thanks for compiling these dates! It definitely helps to see them listed.

So this is how pathetic I am... According to the 2013-2014 Fulbright forum, applicants received their first notifications on Friday, January 18th. Maybe last year Fulbright was really behind and this year we will find out sooner than expected!

Ugh. I hope the grant numbers don't change! ...unless it's in our favor, of course.

Yes!! I do this often. I am trying to find anything constructive to do to pass the time when I'm feeling most anxious. Also, sorry if this was asked already, but does anyone who applied last year remember when the statistics were updated on the Fulbright website for the number of applicants to each country?

Wow!! We are so close!

Welcome to the board! I am becoming increasingly anxious as well. I actually wish that everyone in my life didn't know that I applied for the Fulbright - because even though I am constantly thinking about it, somehow it is even worse to answer the same questions about it over and over again. Also, it will make rejection all the more difficult. Best of luck to you! It is definitely hard to live in limbo and have your future in someone else's hands. But no matter the outcome, I know we will all be better for having gone through the application process.

Happy New Year everyone! I hope that all of our hopes for the Fulbright are fulfilled! I really cannot believe that January is already here, what I thought would be the longest wait of my life has really flown by...although we still have this last month to get through.

Ha! I just received the same e-mail. I guess now I know what my heart will feel like when I get the e-mail in January!

I was thinking the same thing!

So my university had the largest pool of Fulbright applicants ever this year, it was double the average number of applicants. Was this the same for anyone else's university? I feel that our forum is actually kind of small. Maybe most applicants don't seek out a forum/moral support until the finalists are announced in January?

How is everyone feeling? I am trying to keep busy, but I continue to stress over an application that can no longer be changed! haha

Also, does anyone have the time to make up a spreadsheet for this application season?

I have officially submitted my application for research in Moldova! I thought I would feel relieved, but now I'm more nervous than ever! I hope I can get over my anxiety sometime in the next three months...haha.

Hi everyone! I had a very successful campus interview today for a research grant to Moldova. For anyone who has an on-campus interview coming up, don't be nervous! It was extremely helpful and the interview panel is positive and only wants the best for your application. I actually left feeling more confident about my application than I did going into the interview. My campus deadline for the final application is October 12th, I just can't believe that this part of the process is almost over. The best of luck to everyone interviewing soon and good luck with all of your final applications over the next two weeks!!

Hi! Sorry to jump in. Yes, as far as I am aware, that number indicates the number of total applicants. So only 7 people in the entire United States applied to Moldova for the ETA position. I also think it is really surprising that so few people applied for the position in Italy, seeing as the UK and other western European countries always have a ridiculously high number of applicants.

Thank you so much for your offer!! I will be sure to PM you with all of my burning questions!

Sine! Congratulations and best of luck to you!! I am looking forward to following your blog, hopefully it will keep me distracted during the long waiting period after applications are due! I just returned from a language program in Romania and while Romania was beautiful, I kept hearing about how much MORE beautiful and enjoyable Moldova is! I am sure you are going to have an incredible experience. Thank you very much for reaching out and providing the links to the additional Moldova blogs.

LKS - That is great advice! I am applying to a country that contains a highly-contested region, so this will be something to keep in mind as I write my proposal. Thank you!

Hi everyone! I am excited to see so many others anxiously awaiting the start of application season and very glad that we will get to share all of the joys and stresses of this process together! I will be applying for a research position in the student program in Moldova. Hope that I'll get to meet another Moldova applicant or anyone else hoping to head to Eurasia