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  1. Found out I am a finalist for Advanced Arabic. I hope to connect with other finalists and wish the best of luck to those still waiting to hear about their status. Everyone should be proud of going through this process regardless of the status. I applied last year and did not even make it as a semi-finalist so for those of you still waiting and those who did not make it this time around, know that if you are really committed to learning a language you will find a way to do so! 

  2. 2 hours ago, nervousgal said:

    Hey y'all, I'm a semifinalist for Turkish! Super anxious to hear back about results. I applied for advanced beginning Turkish because I'm really interested in studying Turkish migration policy, as well as Turkish policy towards Cyprus. Most of the country's policies are actually only in Turkish! I also applied because I'm a Fulbright ETA Semi-Finalist to Turkey and want to expand my knowledge of Turkish to facilitate a Turkish-English language book club that would have a wider variety of books to choose from. Fingers crossed that CLS provides me with an opportunity to prepare my language skills for these things. Sending good vibes to everyone on this forum!

    Hey congrats about being a semi-finalist for Fulbright! I was a Fulbright ETA in Turkey a few years ago and loved it. I had plans to start an art club on campus and my students were so focused on learning English that it was not even feasible with their schedules but a book club is a wonderful idea. I ended up conducting a speaking club where we read famous novels geared to new language learners. Let me know where you are placed.

  3. On 2/26/2019 at 5:18 PM, aspyindisguise said:

    out of curiosity and anxiety for hearing the results, why do yall want to get this scholarship?

    I am a semifinalist for advanced Arabic (I don't think I mentioned my level in earlier posts). I am hoping to increase my speaking, reading, and listening skills for the purposes of conducting historical research on Arab populations. My period of interest is the 20th century and I am hoping to eventually conduct interviews with native language speakers as part of my project/s. My current research focuses on a comparative study of student protests but I may transition into Arab-American populations of the 20th century for my dissertation. I am just finishing up my M.A. now so I have a bit of time before I have to decide. I just know the language is crucial for my historical interests.

  4. 23 hours ago, Relly said:

    So out of an effort to calm my nerves, I went through some past GradCafe threads to find the dates of the finalist and alternate announcements and calculated how many days went by between semi-finalist announcements and finalist announcements. Here is what I found:

    2018: Mar. 1 (44 days)

    2017: Mar. 7 (48 days)

    2016: Mar. 8 (39 days -- recall that the semi-finalist announcement was delayed this year due to weather)

    2015: Feb. 26 (44 days)

    2014: Feb. 23 (38 days)

    2010: Feb. 15 (36 days)

    Well we received notice on January 16th so If I counted correctly, it looks like next Friday would fall within some of those time-frames (44 days counting weekends. Not sure if you counted the weekends when you did the numbers). In that case, it looks like we may actually find out by the end of next week or the beginning of the following week at the latest.

  5. On 2/1/2019 at 11:03 AM, Ari21 said:

    i applied for Intermediate Persian, but never received my decision and am kinda worried (expecting the worst by this point, though).
     does anyone have any suggestions for what I should do?

    So as of Friday you have not heard back about whether or not you are a semi-finalist? If that is the case, I would say you should email (really I would call) someone at CLS and ask because they should have sent that out to you around January 16th when most applicants received notifications. Unlike other programs, I believe CLS sends out all of its acceptances and rejections for every country roughly around the same time-frame, so they must have missed your name somehow. Technically, that may not be a bad thing because you could still be accepted. Do you have an email confirmation that you submitted it because you can also send that to them to show you applied.

    The only other thing I would say is to check your email (particularly your spam mail) to see whether or not you actually received a notification and it just was lost in your mail. I am so bad at cleaning my inbox so that happens to me so often. Also, if you put down multiple emails, like the application required us to do, maybe you may want to run through them again. I would do that once and if you still don't see anything, I would just call them. You should definitely have heard back from them about your semi-finalist status by this point. 

  6. 13 hours ago, cfebh said:

    Hoping we hear back later this week rather than next! I don't think I can take another weekend of this.... lol

    Yeah. Someone mentioned it earlier but I was wondering if the shutdown delays decisions. I would assume not because they could technically make the first round of selections but who knows. 

     

  7. On 12/30/2018 at 3:13 PM, sowon said:

    Happy new year everyone! Looks like we're just a bit over two weeks away... I'll be ok if I get rejected, because I got Middlebury Korean (incidentally, I'll hear about the financial aid for that this month, too), but I still can't help feeling antsy. 

     

    I did Middlebury this past summer for Arabic and it was a great experience. It is definitely an intensive program but it gets the job done. Plus Korean and Arabic students are placed in California rather than Vermont so that was awesome.

  8. On 12/14/2018 at 4:48 PM, Rp3669 said:

    Hey all, I know we're still about a month away from any information regarding semi-finalists but I was curious if anyone who had previously applied knows the process for notifications. Will the department email/call you or is there a status checker I should be checking on the CLS application site? Any information is helpful! I'm applying for Intermediate Arabic - good luck to everyone! 

    I applied last year for intermediate Arabic. They send you an email like dnpsel mentioned. I could totally be wrong about this, but they may send out notifications based on language. For example, all people applying for Korean should hear back at the same time. Again, I could be totally wrong, but I believe from the responses on grad cafe last year that is how they notified people. Who knows if that is actually how they did it or it was just a coincidence. 

  9. 13 hours ago, dnpsel said:

    know the struggle - you can always try one of the working abroad programs for a summer too (on farms or as a maid, home assistant, etc). It wouldn't offer the same level of language commitment but you could always make the best of it. Again, I'm not familiar with that particular part of the world but I'm sure there's something out there. You might just have to take a bit of a break between grad school/post-doc or career. I'm kind of having the same problem if CLS doesn't work out so I know it's a little....stressful to try and get deadlines to align. ?

    Yeah it stinks. I know there are some other programs abroad but they require a lot of money. Hopefully it works out for all of us!

  10. On 12/1/2018 at 3:05 PM, dnpsel said:

    You get notified if you're a semifinalist (I think thats about 500ish applicants) in mid to late January. You get the notification if you made it or are an alternate in late February. Dates are iffy though - some years notifications are sent out earlier/later depending.

    And this is the only application I have this year because I'm graduating but you can look at other opportunities american councils has (look at the Boren scholarship particularly), talk to your schools study abroad department, etc. There's definitely other opportunities but they probably will come with a higher cost.

    Thank you for this information! Yeah I am a current graduate student (I probably should have mentioned that before) in my final year so there are significantly less opportunities related to language study outside of CLS for graduate students. Also, Boren I believe requires some type of commitment to a year or two of service after, which isn't really related to my intended career goals. My school also does not provide FLAS funding so up until now I have been relying on departmental funding and scholarship awards to fund summer language study. Since I graduate this spring I don't have that same opportunity. 

  11. Okay so I know I am getting way ahead of myself, but when should we expect to hear back regarding the first round decisions. I saw January on one page and then later saw February written (I believe after submitting). Any ideas?

    Also, is anyone applying for additional programs outside of CLS? I was wondering if anyone has any suggestions about Arabic language programs (preferably abroad) that are decently priced or provide some financial support. I applied for CLS last year and did not receive the award so I am planning for the worst and hoping for the best. I just know I need to be intensively studying Arabic for my future career goals, whether or not that means studying through CLS or another program.

  12. Hey everyone! First of all, congratulations to those who are currently semi-finalists. I  have been low key stalking this group thread this past week. I applied for advanced beginning Arabic and did not receive the grant for this summer. I already have plans to apply next year,  but was wondering for those who have applied multiple times if you have any advice about how to approach the application the second time around. I wrote several drafts of my essays (as I am sure many of you did) and was told by my advisor that I had a strong proposal (again, as I am sure many of yours were as well), but I am not sure how to rework the essays so that I have a better shot next time around. It is early, but the earlier the better in my opinion. Again, congrats to those who did make it through. It takes a lot of time and dedication to fill out those applications so everyone (including those who did not make it..this time ;) ) should be proud of themselves for the work they put in.

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