Just wondering if anyone who applied to this year’s HSD US program has heard back about interviews yet?
We have not heard anything as of today.
We haven’t heard anything either.
I still haven’t heard back either! Do they send out rejection emails or are only semi-finalists notified?
Never mind, I just got my rejection email 
I’m quite late but I heard back, interviewing next week 
Did anyone get accepted to the program? DS got rejected and is so disappointed. It was the one and only summer program he was excited about. I’m guessing his enthusiasm didn’t come across enough during the interview but curious what type of person they were looking for.
I got accepted I can tell you what (I think) they liked about my stuff.
Congratulations! Would love any insights.
Sure! Where to start… I will say that one thing that really helped me is that I had done diplomacy programs before, and that I wish to go into a field that Japan is one of the best in the world. the essays…I think being very honest and owning up my faults probably helped. The interview went very well I think (they said it would be 30 mins ended up being 50). i tried to be as honest as possible, and emphasized what this program would help me do moving forwards in to college (they appreciate that I felt). I think they are looking for someone who will continue to be involved in this program and is very curious about Japan. I also hadn’t done anything really related to Japan before. They also appreciate that I speak multiple languages and am interested in learning Japanese. Also my mom speaks Japanese maybe that helped (I am not East Asian however). Sorry if I rambled.
If anyone have any more specific questions let me know, I used old forums to prepare so I feel I should give back.
Thank you so much! I appreciate you sharing that info. Good luck with the program! It sounds amazing.