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Rejected. Despondent beyond comprehension. Think Styron's 'Darkness Visible.' Yes, THAT blue. Good luck, everyone. Won't be coming back here, as I no longer have a dog in this hunt.

I think it might be time for all of us to chill and look at this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulbright_Program. I know it's only a wiki, but I've spent some time reading about Fulbright grantees and am honored to be even considered. I hope every person here waiting for a notification gets it and lives it as fully as you can.

Hi all, About a hundred posts back I linked to my essay and statement for Germany. I'll link it here again if anyone is interested. I'd love to read some of yours, too, if you'd like to shoot me a PM or post a link if you've got it online. So, here is my link http://www.thenervou...ht-application/ And here is another link you all might find interesting - a woman who received her letter a few years ago posted a copy for all to see - http://www.christina...ance-Letter.jpg Good luck, all. Can't wait to hear everyone's news.

T Pain - congratcha-fukkin-lations...to be completely profane. I'm waiting on a Germany full and though the Germany Fublright office contact I made assured me early March was the notification date, I called Cara Doble, the American Fulbright coordinator for Germany, in the last few days and she said we would NOT be notified in early March, maybe not even March as she had not yet received any information from the German Fulbright folks as to their decisions on the American students' apps that have been sent to Germany for their assessments. Long-winded, I know, but I think you all will understand. I'm frankly not sure if she was just being diplomatic and trying to chill me out, but she did say that everyone here at The Grad Cafe forums should mellow a bit. Good advice, if you ask me. In other words, PATIENCE. Be buddhist, baby. It's what I have to tell myself every morning as this application could be life-changing for me as I'm an older applicant. If any of you care to read my proposal, I posted it here, on The Nervous Breakdown, where I am a contributing writer. Would love to know what any of you folks think of my application. Also, if I can gain a reader or two amongst all of you, I'd be happy if you read some of my writings, all here at marksutz.com. I write fiction and my proposal is for a Creative Writing grant to Kassel, Germany. Good luck to all - a Fulbright would be an amazing beginning to a lifelong journey. A fork in a road I can hardly begin to imagine. Feel free to contact me at masutz at gmail dot com to commiserate. ***on an edit, I'm adding this - timeposts are GMT, which tickles me because I'm obsessed with looking at when everyone has been laying down their posts...for me the 732 AM timepost is actually 1232 Arizona time, where I now live wondering what the hell I'll be doing a few months from now*** ***on another, last (I promise) edit, let me make a general plea - share your proposal with all of us? I'd love to see the narrative of your dream grant where ever in the world you want to go***

hi all first, to admin of spreadsheet - i emailed you my information about a week ago and it is still not listed. should i send it again? second, this morning i received confirmation from the german fulbright committee that they will be letting full research candidates know in 'EARLY MARCH'. so excited, less than two weeks away by my count.