quincepessa Posted February 20, 2014 Posted February 20, 2014 Anyone else applied for one of the State Dept/USAID fellowships? I've applied for all 3 - am I correct that we should be hearing about potential interviews for finalist candidates around the end of the month? Also - does the Pickering do interviews or is it all based on your application?
kp89 Posted March 6, 2014 Posted March 6, 2014 Hello there! I also applied for all 3. Good luck to you! Rangel and Payne have already notified applicants of their finalist statuses. Pickering has a similar process involving interviews, but the finalists are notified much later -- I think around mid to late April, according to other blogs I've read.
bjorntsui Posted March 7, 2014 Posted March 7, 2014 Applied to Pickering and Rangel but got rejected by Rangel. Can't believe Pickering notifies applicants that late. Knowing whether I get a Pickering Fellowship would influence greatly which program I was to decide on.
quincepessa Posted March 10, 2014 Author Posted March 10, 2014 Anyone else get the email asking for a photo and your skype handle? What an odd, odd process.
bjorntsui Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 Yeah got it. At least they'll notify to consider if you are a finalist before the deadline for replying to most graduate programs.
spartuckeye Posted March 10, 2014 Posted March 10, 2014 Oh yes, bjorntsui, good point. I was worried by how late the interview was...May 1st! It will be very difficult for me to make a graduate school decision before knowing for sure about Pickering. That'll be a leap of faith! Even before we know if we receive it, ultimately for me it will be a premature choice between where I would go without having to worry about funding vs. my Plan B to go to the school with the most funding, regardless if its the "best" program. Catch-22.
pavlik Posted March 18, 2014 Posted March 18, 2014 Bumping this. Does anyone have anything from Pickering? I thought I had lost my chance last week, when they emailed me that I was being dropped because of no LoRs, but I was able to get that sorted out and am back in the race...I think
quincepessa Posted March 18, 2014 Author Posted March 18, 2014 The email about submitting a picture/skype handle indicated that we would be notified in "early April".
MA Applicant Posted April 3, 2014 Posted April 3, 2014 (edited) Pickering finalist notifications went out today. Check your emails Edited April 3, 2014 by MA Applicant
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