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Hello German ETA-ers, Have any of you found out which city/town you will be placed in? I received a letter last Friday. Looks like I'm living in Muenchen for a year! Anybody else in Bayern? ?

I got my letter yesterday. Which state did you apply for? I'm going to Bayern.

Rachel told me the same thing, and she sounded pretty steadfast about it so I didn't push any further. Maybe some region admins are more flexible than others

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Hello German ETA-ers, Do any of you know if Germany requires specific testing/bloodwork for the medical clearance? I just got my acceptance and am scrambling to get the medical component done. Thanks for your help!

I think we have to e-mail the Fulbright Kommission, the PAD, and IIE. The e-mail address is on the letter.

Thank you for informing us! Just a quick question though. By Germany, did she mean full grants or ETAs?

Has any German ETA here not received a letter? Seems like everyone I know is getting a letter from Germany except me!

Me too!

Yikes! That's a lot of money. I applied "at large" since I graduated last summer, so I definitely cannot have my college pay for it. I wonder if there's anyway to get the prices lowered. I'm uninsured and don't make a lot of money. :-( Any suggestions folks?

Welcome! Did you apply for a grant? I'm sorry to hear about your friend. He can always try next year. Do you know if the FSB has made their final decisions for everyone? I had the impression that we would not receive notification until mid April or so.

I haven't received a letter yet, so I'm not completely sure. I think that all the procedures must been done here first and cleared by the State department. J the Z, do you know how much the physical will cost? Hopefully not too much!

Congrats! That's wonderful news. :-)

For ETAs or full grants? This is the best news I've heard all week!

I've read within in a matter of a couple weeks to over a month. You have to get medical clearance, that's for sure, but what that entails, I'm clueless.

24 in Fall 2011.

Thanks for writing back so soon! The problem I face is that I'm not completely sure which area/time period I would like to focus on. Originally, my undergrad classes were primarily focused on early modern Europe and German/Central European history. I studied abroad in Austria and know German. I'm quite passionate about central European history. However, I am interested in imperialism, particularly in South Asia. My senior thesis was on railway imperialism and ethnocentrism in British India. Thankfully, I am proficient in German and am always working to improve my knowledge of the language. On the other hand, if I were to focus on imperialism, I have the perfect tutor for Hindi and Telugu, since my fiance is from India. My former professors that I have spoken to think that I am capable of handling grad school. So we'll see how it goes. As for now, I'll continue preparing for the GRE and looking into programs. Thanks for the advice.

I'm new here. Thought I would poke around and see what's good in the grad cafe. So, I graduated college and I'm seriously considering graduate school. I have a B.A. in History and a minor in German. My cumaltive GPA is 3.75/4.0 and my History GPA is 3.96/4.0. As of now, I'm preparing to take the GRE and it's been brutal. What's the best way of marketing myself to various history departments? I won't be able to apply until Fall of 2011, since I missed the deadlines and I'm a finalist for a Fulbright ETA grant. Thank you for all your help.

I have not received any word yet. I applied at large, but I spoke to the Fulbright adviser from my alma matter. He said that Embark (the system used by Fulbright admins) was not working this afternoon and that he was unable to view his list of applicants. He thinks that I will probably receive word from Fulbright tomorrow. So who knows? We're all waiting on pins and needles. The agony!