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To all that are rejected, waiting and in purgatory:

Fulbright is not the end. Surely it is prestigious, it is nice to have the structure and it is nice to have the funding.

You can reproduce your own Fulbright. You need about $10,000. You can teach English in most corners of the world and get similar benefits required to sustain yourself.

For pure research, things may be more complicated but not impossible.

Ultimately, for those that were not accepted, think positively; Be independent, it is easier to do your projects with a Fulbright, but you can certainly do the same projects (if not more) on your own. It will be harder, it will be riskier, but you can do it.

Why have someone hold your hand though a year abroad? It is not the end, it is just the more difficult road.