Hello everyone,
I'm new to this forum! I was a Turkey ETA finalist and got the dreaded "alternate" email just a few weeks ago. I read through a lot of your posts and definitely went through the same anticipation turned intense frustration as you all. Congratulations to everyone who got the grant, and well, everyone that made it this far and succeeded in being so patient!
I have decided to take the "alternate" decision as a rejection, just because I need to move on and find an alternative job/fellowship/opportunity for the coming year. But I do want to know what the chances are of being promoted. Does anybody know how many alternates there are for the Turkey ETA? The Fulbright's "Competition Statistics" webpage says that 50 total grants were awarded, but I am curious as to whether there is some sort of standard ratio between alternates and grant recipients. Or perhaps a standard number for any country. Basically I am hoping that there aren't too many alternates, but since Turkey did receive a lot more applicants than, say, Kosovo, I am not so sure. I am not holding onto any hope at this point, but I would definitely like to hear back from anybody who might have received information from Rachel Holskin, or even someone who went through this last year. Thank you and best of luck to everyone!
