<p>yep! I’m SUPER proud of them. I know that one (my former roommate!) was told she beat out 120 other applicants for her position. The other was hired faster, but had to wait a little longer to hear where exactly she’d be working, because the senior economists had to battle it out over which one got her as his research assistant. </p>
<p>the cream of the crop at smith can compete with students from absolutely anywhere. we just got an email that smith once again beat its fulbright record and has FIFTEEN winners so far this year (including a different former roommate of mine! i attribute much of my academic success to the luck of living with some amazing students), with another few alternates/still waiting to hear.</p>