spainbound15 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Lol!! It's refreshing that you all can keep some humor throughout this stressful process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojodreams Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 So my mom is coming to town tomorrow for a meeting (She's a fancy preacher boss) and she just texted me and asked me to go to dinner with all of them at 5:30.........I'm either going to be an excellent guest or the worst one ever. What if I miss notification because I'm being polite and TALKING ABOUT THE LORD?!?!?!?!?!? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojodreams Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 This is such a nice support group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overworkedta Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Kelsey, you are brave to say yes. I would be ready to have a silent meltdown haha. I can't deal with my parents in times like this. I usually just start crying, for fear I will disappoint them - this is after I have lived alone for HOW many years?! I blame Catholic guilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nrrrdgrrrl Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'm thinking I might need some Valerian and a shot of whiskey before bed tonight... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beingbecoming Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Campus closed tomorrow because.... It is too damn cold.....great... Now nothing to do except watch hmm inbox obsessively...... Imaginary 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC_Bee Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 TOMORROW!!! I will likely still be at work, but I'm going to open the e-mail immediately; we've already waited too long. But, this will be my reaction when I see an e-mail in my inbox from the Fulbright Program. Hope I don't scare my co-workers. zjlb79 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mayanway Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'll be working when the email comes...I'm hoping that the cold doesn't scare away all of my clients so that I can at least keep busy during the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moderatedbliss Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I have this strange feeling that I'm not going to get an email at all, I think this is because I have a serious fear of bureaucracy. PrincetonOrBust and moderatedbliss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbui Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 TOMORROW!!! I will likely still be at work, but I'm going to open the e-mail immediately; we've already waited too long. But, this will be my reaction when I see an e-mail in my inbox from the Fulbright Program. Hope I don't scare my co-workers. I have so many things going on at once that it hasn't hit me what an important email this will be to my next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charmaine1 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) Hi everyone! I am curious....Has anyone heard from Fulbright yet? Edited January 28, 2014 by charmaine1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overworkedta Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I have this strange feeling that I'm not going to get an email at all, I think this is because I have a serious fear of bureaucracy. I wish I did because I wouldn't have proposed a topic for a Fulbright grant at all! I study bureaucrats for a living! moderatedbliss 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FingersCrossed_118 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Guys...It's officially Tuesday, January 28th ET. Horb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiajoc Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 (edited) http://www.bing.com/explore/rewards?PUBL=REFERAFRIEND&CREA=RAW&rrid=_2e6e90a4-b21a-1784-dcff-50161ef80d24 guys join bing rewards! cool way to get free money for different places, like amazon. helps me cope with the fulbright wait Edited January 28, 2014 by fiajoc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horb Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Guys...It's officially Tuesday, January 28th ET. Your profile picture...It still makes me so happy. Maybe I'll watch that while I wait for the result today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I think it usually says in the program description page whether there is an interview component or not? Germany definitely does not have an interview component. I'm a current full grant, so I didn't have to prove language, but I'm not sure this is true of ETAs. I can check in, but I seem to remember my colleagues talking about having to prove their German (how they did this I'm not sure). Before anyone freaks out, I've spoken to some of the ETAs and their German is really just okay, like good enough to order a coffee, but not good enough to hold a conversation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I'm a current full grant, so I didn't have to prove language, but I'm not sure this is true of ETAs. I can check in, but I seem to remember my colleagues talking about having to prove their German (how they did this I'm not sure). Before anyone freaks out, I've spoken to some of the ETAs and their German is really just okay, like good enough to order a coffee, but not good enough to hold a conversation. Now I remember! They had to translate their application materials in the second round. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porshyen Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Now I remember! They had to translate their application materials in the second round. I seem to recall that German ETA applicants did not have to do that for the 2013-2014 round, but I could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrid Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Now I remember! They had to translate their application materials in the second round. Nope! I am a current German ETA. No interview or language certification process beyond the language evaluation form you submit with your initial application. In years past, Germany ETA grantees did have to translate their materials in the second round, but that changed last year. We did not have to do anything extra beyond indicate our preferences for Bundesländer via an online form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready1990 Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 I applied for the ETA program in Fulbright Colombia and have a Skype interview next week. Does anyone have any tips? Thanks and good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TakeMyCoffeeBlack Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Nope! I am a current German ETA. No interview or language certification process beyond the language evaluation form you submit with your initial application. In years past, Germany ETA grantees did have to translate their materials in the second round, but that changed last year. We did not have to do anything extra beyond indicate our preferences for Bundesländer via an online form. I stand corrected. Thanks for clarifying, Torrid. Hope you're enjoying Germany (I am)! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FulbrightBrazilPlease! Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Did anyone else find it hard to sleep last night? Good luck to everyone today! ibette 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conservationbiologist14 Posted January 28, 2014 Author Share Posted January 28, 2014 Today's the day! Best of luck to everyone and MAY THE ODDS BE EVER IN YOUR FAVOR. HAPPY FULBRIGHT GAMES! zaidypants 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olioliwoo Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Mojodreams, I feel you. But like my BF said to me tonight "You know nothing! Stop saying that!" He is going to get me ice cream later because he loves me. I told him he didn't need to but he insists. I'm curled up with a glass of wine, feeling both excited and sad about tomorrow. Lol my boyfriend said that we'll either go celebrate or get ice cream, with the added disclosure that he doesn't condone emotional eating, but this is a circumstance that deserves to be an exception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olioliwoo Posted January 28, 2014 Share Posted January 28, 2014 Kelsey, you are brave to say yes. I would be ready to have a silent meltdown haha. I can't deal with my parents in times like this. I usually just start crying, for fear I will disappoint them - this is after I have lived alone for HOW many years?! I blame Catholic guilt. Hey Catholic guilt is powerful stuff man, you cannot escape its grasps sometimes. I have prayed about it and am ok with whatever the decision is personally, but it's having to tell my Fulbright cheerleaders that I dread. If nothing else, the process has revealed to me who has my back 100%, but I don't want to disappoint people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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