caramel08girl Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Haha! cubical land! CONGRATS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caramel08girl Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 ahhh, I think somone should call Jermaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biz Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 I got the full grant to Kyrgyzstan. My heart is beating so fast. There is a tiny pocket of joy in Cubicle-land today. I literally cannot believe it. I keep checking the email to make sure it's real. Congrats! And thank goodness for more notifications today. The dry spell (real or imagined) was depressing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooke2 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Just made an account. Full grant to Tajikistan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studiestoomuch Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 agreed! I have a feeling it is not this week as well. No! I know Jermaine said end of the month, but did he really mean end of the month (Monday). I am convinced we'll hear this week. I actually bet we'll hear Thursday because that is when I start my comprehensive exam, and the world's cosmic energy is willing me to be distracted in some way. Of course my exam lasts until next Tuesday so I guess with the previous logic we could hear any one of those days. This forum has been helpful and supportive during this waiting process. Much thanks to everyone, and good luck! Come on SSA! thebeardedone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarangkimchee Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Rejected: Full Grant Kazakhstan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecpurcell Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Hi everyone: I just accepted a job offer with the National Park Service today. It literally was one of the hardest choices of my life. Since I have put so much time and effort into the application and into this forum I feel almost like I am giving up. I wish there was a way to able do both, but I know that's not possible. So, I decided to choose a paying job over the Fulbright. I hope I made the right decision. If anyone has some words of advice, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks! oa0176, Srunner and ROC14627 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oa0176 Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 Hi everyone: I just accepted a job offer with the National Park Service today. It literally was one of the hardest choices of my life. Since I have put so much time and effort into the application and into this forum I feel almost like I am giving up. I wish there was a way to able do both, but I know that's not possible. So, I decided to choose a paying job over the Fulbright. I hope I made the right decision. If anyone has some words of advice, I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks! whaaaaat? congratulations! I definitely see how this was a tough decision, but I don't think you're giving up! If you think it was best it's probably a really really good decision. Sorry I dont have much advice lol... I accepted my teach for america offer but I will definitely defer it if I get the Fulbright. Good luck with your new job though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecpurcell Posted April 24, 2012 Share Posted April 24, 2012 whaaaaat? congratulations! I definitely see how this was a tough decision, but I don't think you're giving up! If you think it was best it's probably a really really good decision. Sorry I dont have much advice lol... I accepted my teach for america offer but I will definitely defer it if I get the Fulbright. Good luck with your new job though Thanks oa0176! Maybe I am look for consolation more than advice. I really wanted to go Turkey and I also was looking forward being part of the Fulbright community. In any case, I think I did make the right choice since I have also been working towards a job with the Park Service for many years. oa0176, Kexin Renlei and boxoatoc 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tunnels Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Carribean/C.America folks: Damn! Am I the only one who is suprised we haven't heard back yet? I thought we were supposed to be hearding last week. Anyone talk/mail Pamela lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i.shearn Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Carribean/C.America folks: Damn! Am I the only one who is suprised we haven't heard back yet? I thought we were supposed to be hearding last week. Anyone talk/mail Pamela lately? I'm depressed about it, but I can't say I'm surprised... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kexin Renlei Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Wow! So China is past the 2010 notification date and only 5 days away from last year's, but they say they have no idea when?? Well that's just not good at all, is it? (I know this post contributes nothing, but incredulity loves company.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgba Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Don't worry, Kexin, I know how you feel! The Baltics are about a week past their notification dates from 2011 and 2010, and I just can't imagine what is taking them so long! Kexin Renlei 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meli12 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hi Everyone, I am a long time lurker who has just gotten up the courage to post. I too am waiting on notification for an ETA and am rather restless. The other day, I was told another 1-2 weeks (though the week before I was told that I would hear that very week so I have just given up, totally). It's been really hard waiting, but I'm doing the best I can. I defended my honors thesis weeks ago so I don't have much to do, which doesn't help as it just gives me more time to refresh my e-mail. Over, and over, and over. To ecpurcell: I had a very similar moment that you did. Recently I learned that I had been holding my apartment for next year too long without a deposit and that I would lose it or lose my expensive deposit, either way (I thought I would know by now, ya know!?). I also got into the #1 grad school for my field with an amazing scholarship and for a long time thought I would turn down Fulbright if I got it. Things changed and I decided that if I got it I would take it, but that's not my point. My point is that everything happens for a reason. You getting that new job that you have been working on for years is a great blessing and you've gotta follow your gut. I admire you for making the tough decision. Many criticized me when I said I might turn down fulbright months ago and it was hard to listen to their opinions. In the end, doing the best thing for you is one of the most liberating moments of life. Congratulations on your job and I wish you the best of luck! I just want to let y'all know that the comfort that this forum has brought me has been great. I hope that we can all continue to support each other as the final notifications go out. I know I'm gonna need it. Thanks FullTimeAnxious 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beenthere Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hey there -- So three years ago I was obsessively checking this account as I waited to hear from Fulbright about a grant to South Africa. I decided to check back in and see how the process is going this year, and tell you I feel your pain, and maybe there's some light at the end of the tunnel (and it's not a speeding train). My story -- I DID get the Fulbright that year, and spent 2010 in SA, and it was probably the best year of my life (though definitely challenging at times -- learning to drive stick shift on the left side of the road, for instance). BUT, that was after being a recommended candidate in 2008, and then NOT getting a grant. Not even being made an alternate. I can't tell you how glad I am that I tried again, after I crawled out from the rock that the rejection put me under. So if you hear no, don't rule out trying again. Seriously, persistence! There's something to be said for it. And now I'm writing a book (that came out of my time in SA) and looking for a whole new round of fellowships to do that. So it doesn't necessarily end, either, which is maybe something you don't want to hear right now. Anyway, good luck to all, especially SSA STILL waiting -- but Jermaine is awesome, and I'm sure he's tired of the wait too. Congrats to new Fulbrighters, and a totally empathetic "well, that just sucks" to those not selected. Try again! (Also, we got letters in the mail -- and you totally know the answer from the size of the envelope...). Carry on! clesoon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullTimeAnxious Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Principle for a full grant to Kenya! The wait is finally over.... Good luck to the rest of you!! Kexin Renlei 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clp627 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 The Sub-Saharan Africa drought is over! Principle for a full grant to Congo-Kinshasa. kgba 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccaizae Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Congrats, SSA grantees! How were you notified? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clp627 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Via email from Jermaine with the subject of "Your Fulbright Candidacy (P)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtlc06 Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 (edited) Carribean/C.America folks: Damn! Am I the only one who is suprised we haven't heard back yet? I thought we were supposed to be hearding last week. Anyone talk/mail Pamela lately? I know!! I'm surprised too.... although I feel surprisingly indifferent when I check my email nowadays (i.e. I don't expect to see a notification email). With that said, my indifference is punctuated with anger at this lengthy bureaucratic process, frustration, anxiety, etc... So at this point, it's just whatever! Also, no - I haven't talked to Pamela... we're going to hear when we hear and to me, it's just kind of fruitless to contact her since her previous estimate of when notifications would go out was so off. I don't think anybody really knows... Ugh... @ ecpurcell: If you're awarded the grant and don't take it, you can still put it on your CV. A friend of mine was in a similar situation a couple of years ago and that's what the faculty in our department advised her to do. State and federal jobs are the bomb (and super hard to get). Congrats on your achievement!! I applied for a job at the VA twice this year and didn't even get an interview... However, if I had been offered a position there and then offered a Fulbright, choosing between the two would have been tough... P.S. Congrats SSA people!! Edited April 25, 2012 by rtlc06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disarmory Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Have any applicants to South Africa heard yet??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kerly_Cue Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 Have any applicants to South Africa heard yet??? I haven't. And now of course I'm having trouble concentrating on anything at work... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disarmory Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I haven't. And now of course I'm having trouble concentrating on anything at work... Me too!! Basically having a panic attack. Do they notify by region or by country? (Sorry, I'm new to this board!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccaizae Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I know, this is the most stressful day yet! I am also new to the board. I was recommended for a full grant in Tanzania. I haven't been notified yet, but it sounds as though everyone from the region will hear something today... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FullTimeAnxious Posted April 25, 2012 Share Posted April 25, 2012 I'm so sorry for the SSA people who haven't gotten their email already -- that would be driving me crazy, but hold out hope. One way or the other, you know the end of this wait is in sight. My email came @ 10:44 (Eastern) from Jermaine Jones, Subject: Your Fulbright Candidacy (P) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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