SlowlyGoingCrazy Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Thanks, cloudysky. One of the greatest things about this board is realizing I'm not the only one rendered completely unproductive by this wait. Ugh. I will hold off. (That's the advice of a friend of mine in the corporate world, too - things happen, give it a week/5 business days. They are well aware they're behind schedule and don't need reminding.) Oliebollen 1
cml471 Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Just got a save the date for orientation, but still don't have any idea about acceptance/rejection. Thank you Fulbright! emjz 1
caroe Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Just got a save the date for orientation, but still don't have any idea about acceptance/rejection. Thank you Fulbright! Same! For those who have received save tgebdates earlier, any knowledge of the timespan from save the date to actual notification?
Dfcamazonia Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Same! For those who have received save tgebdates earlier, any knowledge of the timespan from save the date to actual notification? Yeah, me too! Are you guys alternates as well? I am an alternate, and I got excited about the save the date, but then saw it was a "just in case" I am selected...
caroe Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Yeah, me too! Are you guys alternates as well? I am an alternate, and I got excited about the save the date, but then saw it was a "just in case" I am selected... No, we haven't been notified yet because Central Asia. Yay. cml471 and catsushi 2
jadesg1 Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Same! For those who have received save tgebdates earlier, any knowledge of the timespan from save the date to actual notification? No idea, because ours came for the MidEast like two weeks ago and I still haven't heard from Jordan.
aquarialily Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Another question: anyone know what the participant release form is about? How will they be using our names/likenesses/words? I'm most concerned about "words/written materials" -- and what that refers to, since I'm a writer. Are they talking about our application materials? Just curious if you guys might know. I emailed an IIE rep but no one has responded yet.
rockrmoose Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Come on Fulbright, at least one notification every 24 hours would be enough to keep my sanity at this point... Here's hoping tomorrow we'll have an influx of notifications for all those supposed "early April" countries! Xiaobai, jadesg1, Dostoprimechatel'nosti and 3 others 6
psych_33 Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 (edited) Soo I'm being interviewed by the University of Munich about a week from now without knowing for sure if I'll be funded for my degree (I'm an alternate to Germany and Fulbright is my only possible funding option). I am seriously panicking, and I really hope that any of you principal candidates to Germany who might be on the fence, or considering other offers, will make up your minds soon so I can get funding! Pleeeease, Fulbright gods, don't let me down! This is seriously my dream program, I will be so crushed if I get accepted but can't attend because of funding. This whole process is just so frustrating. :/ Edited April 16, 2015 by psych_33
caroe Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 No idea, because ours came for the MidEast like two weeks ago and I still haven't heard from Jordan. A preliminary skim of the spreadsheet indicates that no Middle East countries have been notified yet...so, in other words, getting a save the date means that we get to continue our waiting party. Wheeeee fun! frashi25 and jadesg1 2
jadesg1 Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 A preliminary skim of the spreadsheet indicates that no Middle East countries have been notified yet...so, in other words, getting a save the date means that we get to continue our waiting party. Wheeeee fun! well, Morocco and Israel research have been notified per some of the posts here. But as for the rest of us in the MENA region... no dice.
catsushi Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 My Fulbright advisor emailed me today to ask me how I'm holding up, adding that she's been surprised that there have not been any notifications for my country (Moldova) quite yet, and I want to be like....*bangs head on desk from impatience* (At this rate, I'll have no more friends left, given how often I've been complaining...gotta stay positive!) cml471, SlowlyGoingCrazy and Photogeographic 3
CMNO15 Posted April 16, 2015 Posted April 16, 2015 Same! For those who have received save tgebdates earlier, any knowledge of the timespan from save the date to actual notification? Yeah, me too! Are you guys alternates as well? I am an alternate, and I got excited about the save the date, but then saw it was a "just in case" I am selected... I received my orientation save the date for Sub-Saharan Africa on 4/3/15 and my notification about my application status on 4/13/15...so ten days apart. But I'm guessing that's no indication for the other regions. Hang in there!
cml471 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 My Fulbright advisor emailed me today to ask me how I'm holding up, adding that she's been surprised that there have not been any notifications for my country (Moldova) quite yet, and I want to be like....*bangs head on desk from impatience* (At this rate, I'll have no more friends left, given how often I've been complaining...gotta stay positive!) Catsushi, it's nice that you have an advisor that cares! Sometimes I think, oh if I had applied to such and such country (Russia, most likely) instead, I would have heard already!! catsushi 1
bailey24 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 If any Germany ETA alternates are lurking, just wanted to let you know that a spot will open up! After much thought and consideration I decided to decline for the other program and will reapply next year. If anyone knows anything about how declining and reapplying looks, that would also be appreciated! GOOD LUCK
blondie3485 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) Heads up, USTA Austria has already started choosing alternates! I was given the alternate notification on April 3rd and was given my assignment yesterday. That was really quick but I can't complain haha. Looks like I'll be in Leoben next year I know it's not technically Fulbright, but did anyone else hear back from USTA today? Looks like I'll be in Austria next year! Yes! Salzburg!!!! Still deciding whether to accept it, the Germany ETA, or another offer. CONGRATS! Where are you placed? Ahhh this worries me. I still haven't heard a thing. Maybe they forgot about me? Haha. I still haven't gotten an email from them at all. It said we would get notified whether we were selected, alternate, or non-select. I'm kind of freaking out and just emailed the program director. Of course, he is out of office until Monday. The suspense is killing me. Why haven't I heard a thing????? Edited April 17, 2015 by blondie3485
bailey24 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) Ahhh this worries me. I still haven't heard a thing. Maybe they forgot about me? Haha. I still haven't gotten an email from them at all. It said we would get notified whether we were selected, alternate, or non-select. I'm kind of freaking out and just emailed the program director. Of course, he is out of office until Monday. The suspense is killing me. Why haven't I heard a thing????? I declined the USTA Tuesday and he emailed me back this morning. I was placed in Salzburg and have heard nothing but great things about the program. I hope you get that spot! Fingers crossed for you! Edited April 17, 2015 by bailey24
blondie3485 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 I declined the USTA Tuesday and he emailed me back this morning. I was placed in Salzburg and have heard nothing but great things about the program. I hope you get that spot! Fingers crossed for you! That's interesting. Hopefully he will respond to me today. Thank you!!
SiJe2009 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Hey everyone! I haven't seen anyone writing about Albania on here, but if there are any Principle Candidates for Albania out there, I'd love to know whether you plan to accept. I found out that I'm an Alternate a few days ago and it would be really helpful to know if there is any chance of getting bumped up to Principle Candidate. Congrats to all the Principle Candidates!
lalalabirds001 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Echoing SjJe2009...does anyone have any clue about the chances for alternates? I'm an alternate to Mozambique. In the email they said there wasn't any sort of list they maintained or anything you could really do to find out your chances, but I'm wondering if this group has any data from the past few years.
psych_33 Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 Echoing SjJe2009...does anyone have any clue about the chances for alternates? I'm an alternate to Mozambique. In the email they said there wasn't any sort of list they maintained or anything you could really do to find out your chances, but I'm wondering if this group has any data from the past few years. It is really tough to estimate, but you could look through the Fulbright spreadsheet (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/t9xTrTMFEvKlBgJlTAN33iw/htmlview?pli=1) and see how many alternates have been promoted in previous years. It's honestly not easy to estimate though, since this spreadsheet only includes the people who have added their information, and I'm sure there are plenty of others out there who haven't participated in this forum. As a fellow alternate, I'm panicking right there with you. I'm actually interviewing with the university in about a week without any certainty about funding. It's seriously terrifying, and I'm really hoping that some people will withdraw or accept other offers soon so I can attend my dream program. The limbo of being an alternate is so frustrating. I'll definitely keep my fingers crossed for you!!!
albca Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 (edited) Hey everyone! I haven't seen anyone writing about Albania on here, but if there are any Principle Candidates for Albania out there, I'd love to know whether you plan to accept. I found out that I'm an Alternate a few days ago and it would be really helpful to know if there is any chance of getting bumped up to Principle Candidate. Congrats to all the Principle Candidates! Already contacted SiJe2009 in inbox. Albanian candidate here. Edited April 17, 2015 by albca
SlowlyGoingCrazy Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 So, I got it. The spam filter on my uni account ate it, so yay gmail! In shock. Thanks for the digital handholding. So grateful. TotheBalkans, nsnotable, rockrmoose and 1 other 4
rockrmoose Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 So, I got it. The spam filter on my uni account ate it, so yay gmail! In shock. Thanks for the digital handholding. So grateful. Congrats no more going crazy haha SlowlyGoingCrazy and Oliebollen 2
luckyduck Posted April 17, 2015 Posted April 17, 2015 P for Vietnam ETA! catsushi, Oliebollen, Photogeographic and 5 others 8
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