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So I woke up at 7 am and waited for the mail to come to my dorm...and whoah. large manila envelope!!! Postmarked April 22, 2011 Arrived: April 26, 2011 Large manila envelope to current address ETA Tajikistan I'm so excited. This really is life-changing.

CONGRATS!!!! that's fantastic! I'm still waiting on Tajikistan ETA...I live in D.C., so any day. I think my heart has fallen into my stomach...

So, Cara got back to me and said they still don't know. Hopefully TFA gives me an extension. Looks like Central Asia may take awhile...Here is her email: I know how frustrating this part of the process is, believe me! Unfortunately, we are at the stage in the game where we need to ask for a magnitude of patience. Upon receipt of the Country Selections, we wait on confirmation from the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board (FSB), which must approve all applications. At the same time, we must also receive final confirmation on budgets from the State Department, which in the end decides the ultimate number of grants we can offer for each country. As you can see, it is a process involving several levels and due to this, we are unable to predict when exactly this will happen, but we do hope it will be soon. At that point, official notifications will be mailed out. Thanks, and let me know if any other questions arise in the meantime, Cara

Hi all, I just emailed Cara Doble to ask about when Central Asia should find out (in my case Tajikistan). I just found out about an hour ago I was accepted into Teach for America's 2011 Corps, so I need to make a decision soon! Hopefully, I will hear back soon, and I will let you all know what she says. Congrats to all of you for getting this far along in the process. Hang in there!

Kazakhstan is great! Good-luck to you and thanks for the info. The waiting is definitely the worst part of this process!

Hi everyone! I'm new here and am also watching the mail every day. Any word on central asia? I'm a finalist for Tajikistan. Thanks! Good-luck to you all!