BigRedGoof

The wait after which others have already been notified -- it's the absolute hardest. Unfortunately for those who still await UK responses, it seems the UK principals and alternates have been been notified via e-mail from RH at IIE. A look at last year's Fulbright forum shows that rejections followed principal and alternate decisions. That said, there isn't much to go off of on there...so who knows. In an ideal world, more than just a handful of the 120 recommended candidates would post on this forum Last year's grant winners and alternates were all interviewed, too, though merely being invited to a telephone interview did not ensure receipt of either a principal or an alternate spot. It's been mentioned throughout the forums before, but historically, a very high and significant portion of both principals and alternates are invited to phone interviews (and are further short-listed into a "finalist-finalist" group for final review). That being said, anything can happen! And to all of the UK alternates out there: keep your chin up, and good luck over the next few weeks! The UK Fulbright pool is extremely talented, and many institutions' Rhodes/Marshall advisors have their university candidates also apply to the UK Fulbright. That said, you just never know what the principals have since gotten themselves into...and a spot may open up for you at any moment.