viictoriousvip

Greetings and salutations fellow Fulbright friends! I'm looking to apply for an academic research position in Vietnam as a BA student. Currently, I'm taking a gap year and plan to enroll for Communication (rhetoric & public discourse) graduate programs for Fall 2018 OR the Fulbright research position should I get it. Here's what I'm thinking though: should I postpone applying for a Fulbright until after diving into graduate work (MA)? Right now, I have zero Vietnamese language abilities and at the same time, feel as if I haven't prepared myself fully to conduct research abroad in my discipline though I DO know what I want to study/research (rhetoric of Ho Chi Minh). Despite having some undergraduate experience, being able to conduct research in a different language seems a little far-fetched at the moment, yet there are translated works on Ho Chi Minh's speeches/writings. Should I get into my intended MA program, I plan on taking language courses to prepare me for the Fulbright experience if I do choose to delay the application process. At the moment, I do feel a bit insecure about my graduate school application materials, but plan on mentioning Fulbright research in my PS for clarity in professional goals and aspirations. On a side note, if any previous or current Fulbright scholars did a project abroad in between their graduate work (MA, PhD), please let me know how your experience was like (planning, support/criticism from faculty, etc.). Thanks in advance! Victory