Boren 2020-2021

[Umenohana]

I'm afraid to look, I almost don't even want to know

[Scaura]

5pm and no results? man I hate it here

[reedyboi]

 

Just now, sb_12 said:

Has anyone got anything? Currently refreshing my email like crazy 

Nothing, and I checked the portal and it's literally empty...

[arabiclover]

Just now, sb_12 said:

Has anyone got anything? Currently refreshing my email like crazy 

Nothing yet from a scholarship applicant but this waiting is actually really painful 

 

[sb_12]

You know you hit a new low when your playing club penguin to calm your nerves 

[Westtofareast]

Just now, reedyboi said:

 

Nothing, and I checked the portal and it's literally empty...

What do you mean by empty ? I just checked mine and it just says 'submitted'. I feel like it should be different if I was awarded the scholarship ?

[pangloss]

Just received the email! Accepted to do French in Senegal! (AFLI applicant) 

Edited April 15, 2020 by pangloss

[Westtofareast]

I got alternate status 

[sb_12]

nothing yet.... im freaking out 

[PaperTowns]

Just now, pangloss said:

Just received the email! Accepted to do French in Senegal! (AFLI applicant) 

Are you both fellowship applicants or scholarship applicants?

[SportPhD]

I’m an alternate too

[arabiclover]

2 minutes ago, Westtofareast said:

What do you mean by empty ? I just checked mine and it just says 'submitted'. I feel like it should be different if I was awarded the scholarship ?

omg mine is empty too, but I havent heard anything 

[sdiz]

I got alternate as well. 

[reedyboi]

I too am an alternate... which is pretty cool I guess

[marymouse484]

Fellow accepted for AFLI Mozambique! 

[aarathbone]

I got accepted as an alternate for the AFLI Tanzania program.

[slocke]

I didn't get the scholarship. So disappointed because I feel like I did everything right. Did a summer program studying the language, spent fall semester studying in the country, have an International Studies major and minors in the language and history, I have a good gpa and related extracurriculars, my essays were really solid according to everyone who read them, and I have planned on working in defense my whole life. Just disappointed because I don't know what else I could've done differently. 

[sb_12]

Scholarship recipient for Arabic in Jerusalem! 

I didn't receive the email yet but logged into my portal for it! 

Edited April 15, 2020 by sb_12

[PaperTowns]

I didn't get an e-mail yet but logged in and it says I got it.. hopefully an e-mail to follow shortly for Russian in Kazakhstan!

Edited April 15, 2020 by PaperTowns

[Aquaflame14]

I got alternate for Korean in South Korea

[foxtrotter1]

Fellow accepted to IFLI!

Edited April 15, 2020 by foxtrotter1

[LoSo]

Received the fellowship to Mozambique (non-AFLI)!!

 

Congrats to everyone - to those who did not receive it, you still deserve to be proud of yourself. Even though it sounds cheesy, it's the honest truth that life will work out for you regardless of this program and you will probably live to be just as fulfilled and happy without it. It doesn't stop greatness!  

[Westtofareast]

Does anyone that received the award know when they have to accept it by? 

[Umenohana]

Selected as a Fellow for Japanese! Pretty excited about that!

For those who are alternates, here's something you might want to know: apparently, last year Boren ran out of alternates, so this year they likely chose a few extra. This means that 1) there is a larger pool of alternates and 2) lots of people decline their award, so your chances are still pretty good! Best of luck to everyone, don't lose hope and your passion no matter what your status is!

[PaperTowns]

I applied 2 years ago and got alternate after foolishly applying to Russia and then Latvia as my alternate.. when I asked what I could have done to improve they said do not choose a country that they might no send students to as it is harder to gauge my motivation then for Latvia (if Russia is a for sure no) against other Latvia only applicants. This time around I applied and did just that. I chose a country that would hopefully have no controversies.