Norway2011

Yea, I know..happy for all of them, but I have pretty much given up hope sigh

Any Norway alternates have any news??

Yes, I am I don't even pretend to try to understand the process anymore.. I am just making plans and moving forward and hoping it will still come through but certainly not expecting or trying to predict it! I realized I could easily drive myself nuts that way!

You probably got it!! They usually contact you by email/phone if you get it!! Fingers crossed for you I am waiting for that phone call/email as well..

WELL that is just great.. UGH.. what is up with this year, why so many alternates and so few grants? Makes me very upset but oh well, good for those ppl applying next year I guess.

Me too. The lack of transparency makes this whole process very unpleasant I must say!

Congrats!! Were you originally named an alternate or had you never received a decision? I am currently an alternate for Norway and am patiently awaiting for anything to happen:)

Congrats to everyone in the past weeks who has gotten their grants! Any news out there from any Norway alternates?!

Thanks for sharing that Guess thats two people so far who have gotten one... BOY there are lots of alternates on here, so weird haha but oh well, hopefully one of us will get some good news soon..!

I see someone added themselves for Norway.. but did not put their status... anyone with Norway news.. PLEASE keep us updated! Good luck everyone!

All my fellow Norwegian alternates out there.. if any of you get promoted to principal status PLEASE updates us, so I can then live vicariously through you, and be ultra jealous but happy for you at the same time:) haha, I am still baffled that somehow all 5 of us ended up as alternates lol sigh.

hehe, close.. Norwegian Swedish and Norwegian are very similar, though! ps- totally off topic, but I love IKEA

No worries! You'll be very good soon, I have been dating a Norwegian for 5 years, so me being fluent has something to do with that.. unfair advantage haha Lets hope there is something to our theories... they do show 15 Fulbright awardees on the Norwegian website, but Fulbright says 12.. so lets hope more awards come through!

hehe, det ser ut som de gjort det i fjor jeg krysser fingerene mine!

Do you really think so?? I was wondering about this today? What is going on with this country.... government shutdown... how sad it i has come to this point

COME ON NORWAY.. give us more funding puhhhhlease.. !! All 5 of us alternates deserve a Fulbright

Me too, weird! UGH, all so confusing

Hmm, weird, well in any case its 10 this year apparently. But just don't understand this very high # of alternates, oh well! Good luck to you getting off the alternate list for Indonesia, I hope you get good news soon!

On the link I posted yesterday... 12 was for 2010/2011, 10 is for 2011/2012. https://us.fulbright...try_europe.html EDIT: Weird, now all the sudden it says there was 10 for 2010/2011 as well, I could have sworn it said 12 before.. weird! Now I am just really baffled.. WHY so many alternates?

There is definitely something going on here.. I feel as though they have even less than 10 grants and are holding with all the alternates to see if more funding comes through.. I mean 5 alternates for 10 grants is VERY odd and seems unfair since keeping people in limbo of "alternate" status is really unfair if there is NO chance they will be taken off the list.. hmm hmmm hmmmm My backup plan was LSE, as well, but I don't want to take out more loans, I took out $50,000 for undergrad as it stands now.. YIKES.

Yes, I could not agree more, I find it kind of bizarre and cruel and unusual punishment.... The chances of 5 people declining grants are pretty much 0%, so why keep us in limbo? Seems very strange, if you ask me.. Whats your backup plan, are you weighing other options now? BTW-- Statistically speaking.. the fact that out of a max of 20 finalists, that 5 alternates, and one rejected are on this forum.. and only one grantee... that is just weird! You'd think one more of us would have gotten it just by random odds!

Nope, my coordinator emailed me back today after I asked saying they do not rank them that way and that no specific ranking system is used when promoting alternates from alternate to principal and that many factors are considered when they make that decision. So anyone trying to get ranking or idea which "number" they are, will be doing so in vain. Just hang in there!

https://us.fulbrightonline.org/statistics_country_europe.html You can see the stats they just released there. 2010/2011 12 grants, 2011/2012 10 grants! Kind of stinks they have less grants, I think I am just going to accept my offer at LSE and move on, I can't take the risk of turning down the offer from LSE, going to school in Norway and not getting the Fulbright in the end, and going to a much less prestigious school on top of it. We will see, some big decisions coming up soon. I am not going to hold my breathe, there are 3 alternates on this thread and since they won't tell me, for all I know I am #3, which means basically I will never get it, I really wish they would just tell you which alternate # you are! Kind of silly. Did you have other plans in case the Fulbright did not go through?? Hope you're taking it okay!

Thanks Well I am taking it pretty well, better than I thought actually, but I am at least on the alternate list, so not all hope is lost quite yet. Luckily I was not really planning on getting it (due to the high caliber of competition of other applicants). I had a similar experience this last month going through the recruiting process with McKinsey & Co. made it all the way to the final interview for a business analyst position in Oslo, and didn't end up getting it (I must say, that one stung a lot) seems like I am just about on the cusp, but not quite good enough, for lots of great opportunities these days Luckily, I have a plan B and C, which are now being put into motion, so that probably takes the sting out of it little more... AHH, I HOPE you get it tomorrow.. and I really really hope you receive the grant!! Keep me posted

I am very sorry to hear that However, don't feel so bad, this year Norway only had 10 grants! 2 less than last year, so it was even harder to get it this year than last year.. not quite sure why less grants were made available but in any case... I hope you are feeling okay despite not getting it, and I wish you luck in whatever you decide to to next year, and if you decide to reapply! Now go enjoy yourself with your nice glass of wine