susurrus Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 @Estee3 I think the reason they're hard to find is because of a concern with plagiarism. I think it would be useful to see how everyone wrote their essays, but if the essays were easy to find online, then there would absolutely be people copying them. Estee3 1
Estee3 Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 thanks! that's definitely true. Do you guys think the office is going to be open tomorrow? (since it's a holiday)
I Think I can Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) No it won't be. I'm thinking we hear back on the 18th though. The application page said maintenance would be on the 17th from 9 to 10 in the evening which I think means that they are going to re-upload it with information for the semifinalists and alter their applications so they can start submitting paperwork. Whether you end up being a finalist or not they start asking for stuff to get the paperwork moving so that if you end up being an alternate and a spot doesn't open up until the May or even June you and CLS won't be scrambling to get visas, health forms, etc. together in time. I heard about some people who found out they'd been moved from alternate to finalist two weeks before the orientation. Speaking of the orientation, what goes on there. I assume they give you the information, schedules and plane tickets for each of the language sites. Is it also ice breakers to get to know your classmates? Do you get to meet and mingle with the people in other languages? Edited January 15, 2017 by I Think I can
hobakie Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 (edited) 10 minutes ago, I Think I can said: No it won't be. I'm thinking we hear back on the 18th though. The application page said maintenance would be on the 17th from 9 to 10 in the evening which I think means that they are going to re-upload it with information for the semifinalists and alter their applications so they can start submitting paperwork. Whether you end up being a finalist or not they start asking for stuff to get the paperwork moving so that if you end up being an alternate and a spot doesn't open up until the May or even June you and CLS won't be scrambling to get visas, health forms, etc. together in time. I heard about some people who found out they'd been moved from alternate to finalist two weeks before the orientation. Speaking of the orientation, what goes on there. I assume they give you the information, schedules and plane tickets for each of the language sites. Is it also ice breakers to get to know your classmates? Do you get to meet and mingle with the people in other languages? The maintenance thing is likely a coincidence or for the judges application portal (they use the same system) but I do think we will hear back the 17th. Since finalist are selected in February you have plenty of time for additional paperwork. After the first round they do not ask for anything nor do you have to do anything. You just sit and wait....again. orientation is essentially orientation lol. you just meet other people in your cohort as well as a few other languages. There are also a bunch of US department of state workshops we have to attend for info about how cls can benefit you career wise, what to expect when there, career opportunities, etc etc. It was two or three days of that plus meeting everyone. Edited January 15, 2017 by hobakie
Estee3 Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 oh man. Im curious, how long did it take for you guys to write your essays overall? I probably spent two solid weeks
I Think I can Posted January 15, 2017 Posted January 15, 2017 @Estee3 About 3 ish weeks but I've never been good or even average at writing so I should have spent more time but I only learned about the program mid-October.
susurrus Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 I worked on mine on and off from the day the application opened, to the 15th. I'm not a very good writer, so I've been spending a lot of time worrying about whether or not my essays are good enough
Blau Posted January 16, 2017 Posted January 16, 2017 I was relatively quick, but writing is one of my strengths. It was a headache, though, for sure. I think it turned out well in the end:)
Mateng Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Same as @susurrus So hopefully by the end of the day tomorrow we'll all be hearing some good news!! susurrus 1
jpnapplicant Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 On 1/13/2017 at 5:04 PM, hobakie said: same! It's good to see i'm not the only Fulbright applicant applying for CLS. im doing research grant for China. are you doing research study or ETA? Goodness, didn't even catch my "hopeing" type earlier, my bad. I'm shooting for research; Japan doesn't offer ETAs (likely because there is a robust English program in JET already)!
jpnapplicant Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 On 1/15/2017 at 5:32 PM, hobakie said: The maintenance thing is likely a coincidence or for the judges application portal (they use the same system) but I do think we will hear back the 17th. Since finalist are selected in February you have plenty of time for additional paperwork. After the first round they do not ask for anything nor do you have to do anything. You just sit and wait....again. orientation is essentially orientation lol. you just meet other people in your cohort as well as a few other languages. There are also a bunch of US department of state workshops we have to attend for info about how cls can benefit you career wise, what to expect when there, career opportunities, etc etc. It was two or three days of that plus meeting everyone. Hobakie, are you a 2nd timer for the CLS? Pretty cool considering how much you seem to know about the process I also agree it might still be tomorrow; as in, to simply notify applicants via email whether they've moved on to Round 2 or not, but also to specifically freeze the application service to both keep panicked or disappointed applicants out of the tool and also to reset whatever needs to be done; but this is just conjecture on my end at least.
hobakie Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, ad.eundum said: Hobakie, are you a 2nd timer for the CLS? Pretty cool considering how much you seem to know about the process I also agree it might still be tomorrow; as in, to simply notify applicants via email whether they've moved on to Round 2 or not, but also to specifically freeze the application service to both keep panicked or disappointed applicants out of the tool and also to reset whatever needs to be done; but this is just conjecture on my end at least. Yep, I got it in 2015. Edited January 17, 2017 by hobakie
susurrus Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 Thought I'd be able to put the results out of my mind by being busy with school all day, but then I woke up sick! now I get to lie in bed and do nothing but worry
Estee3 Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 What are your majors? I said was a mechanical engineer who wanted to do international field applications with Korea.
tinyex Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 I'm a history major with a minor in Anthropology and korean. I said I wanted to persue research with korean history. Estee3 1
brm718 Posted January 17, 2017 Posted January 17, 2017 I have a feeling we won't here back until next week due to the short work week they are having because of the inauguration and MLK day. tinyex 1
emari5 Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 Somebody on the CLS applicants page called the office and they said they were going to try to get them out by the end of this week. Don't lose hope yet guys! Mateng and Estee3 2
thistleghost Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 Hey CLS friends! I've been lurking around this forum for a while but I finally made an account so I could anxiously await the news with all of you . I'm applying for advanced beginning Hindi, but I'm just a freshman and I've never gotten anything this competitive so I'm trying not to let my hopes get too high. Still, I'm so so excited about the possibility of getting into this program! Crossing my fingers that we find out this week!
mikemike18 Posted January 18, 2017 Posted January 18, 2017 I made an account just to wait with you all as well. I applied for Arabic! This is the only place on the internet that I found where people are talking about the 2017 CLS. Let's hope for the best myd3boro and Mateng 2
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