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    Columbus, Ohio
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    2017 Fall
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    Int'l Ed Development

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  1. Hey all! Is anyone ready to peer read SoP and PS? I am an English Education major, skilled in being a writing consultant. I just need a new set of eyes with similar goals in mind who have an understanding of what Fulbright is looking for!! Inbox please.
  2. Hi Katheek 77! I think your experience will be looked on with favor. Assuming you are eligible, like you mentioned with the 5 year window from college, and Fulbright's commitment to a diverse representative body - I can't think of any logistical reason you'd be ineligible. Being that you are mid-career professional with experience and an advanced degree, I think the review committee's central question when looking at your application is "why now?" It will be important to articulate in your application the next steps after Fulbright, despite having the master's program clinic hours (which I'd confirm your location is willing to sign off on before acceptance) and presumably a job after ESL degree, you must clarify how being a Fulbright Fellow will better prepare you to be an agent of positive change in cultural exchange, language learning, and professional development. I've read about successful applicants ranging from 25-50, it may be an asset to stress the new-ness you mentioned to add some vitality and curiosity to your app! Also, it goes without saying you must apply to a location which accepts Fellows with dependents. What a fun experience for an 11 year old! Best of luck
  3. Hey y'all is anyone available to swap personal statements and brainstorm on private message for SOP? Best!
  4. You betcha! I'll PM you when I start drafting.
  5. I just saw this when double checking the notification doc on Google! What a shame, I think it'd be best to apply to more stable area in hopes of receiving a placement. Updated list: Czech Republic, Greece, and Hungary-Roma. Taking special time to weigh options now. Thanks for the heads up!
  6. Hi Friends! I have been keeping an eye on past year's threads for Fulbright and I am eager to now have a chance to apply! I am an English Education major from a small liberal arts university in Ohio, I am currently teaching in India in a small school near a village of approximately 600, this is the only inclusion school for students with special needs in the surrounding area. I will be teaching here for 5 months as part of my student teaching requirement for certification and undergrad graduation. Over the past few years in undergrad I have traveled to Costa Rica to teach in an orphanage, and for the past two winters have taught in the West Bank of the Palestinian Territories in a refugee camp near Bethlehem (and going back in December!). International education is a great passion of mine and I have found a lot of energy through these travels so Fulbright ETA feels like a natural fit before pursuing an MA program in TESOL or International Education Development and Policy. Is anyone in interested in workshopping S.O.P together? I work as a writing consultant at my school but seem to fail to apply such skills to my own writing. Also, to soothe some already mounting anxiety, the google doc for notification dates (for all you planners out there) is here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AlU2xDiiVhQjK3quPy6qXJuhgXYghzzG8L4YNT0unX0/edit#gid=1535702113 I am torn between which countries to submit my application, either Czech Republic or Turkey. My real attraction is Morocco or Jordan (or the Palestinian Territory which is now offered this year but I am looking for a new experience- if anyone would like some insight to teaching in that area please contact me! Pay careful mind to the restrictions seen on the country details) but unfortunately have not developed any real understanding of Arabic despite my travels aside from travel and market language. Best! Can't wait to chat with y'all and develop some groupthink about suspected notification dates and other irrational theories that gradcafe fosters! <3
  7. Specifically for Morocco there is a requirement of teaching experience and I have some language exposure to Arabic, approximately 3 months but by no means equivalent to 2 years. Is it worth the risk of reaching out to the program advisors and double check in an attempt to feel it out?
  8. Does anyone have insight as to how strict the language requirements are? Of course "proficiency" is pretty clear. But specifically I'm looking at the Middle East and their word choice of "recommended." Would anyone suggest that ETA would prefer considerable teaching experience over language requirement (recommended)?
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