@katewithak All three??? Congrats! Are you leaning towards a particular program?
@jjtell11 If I remember correctly, the finalists for Russian summer started getting notifs on Feb. 28th last year, so sadly it looks like we’re right on track with last year’s schedule
@wequre I think some past applicants said they can be spread out over multiple days because there are sometimes multiple implementing organizations within the same county/program
@2Klever Korea is one of the last to find out usually, both summer and year. I have to wait until year decisions come out
Hey quick question, I know that rejections come out last, but do they come out after every program finds out or after all programs find out so probably after Korea finds out? I am pretty sure they wait after all programs but I am just wondering. I just wish they gave rejections out with acceptances so they wouldn’t give us false hope… it would also help with the seniors who have to defer a year from college… oh whatever… I am just really anxious even though I won’t find out whether I got accepted or rejected until the end of March for Korea summer >~<
I am not sure but I wouldn’t think they would count that much. If you take it from me, 2.5 is the minimum and that is pretty low. I think good grades are important because it shows your ability to retain information but honestly I think Nsli-y looks for people who are passionate about their language choice and are willing to try hard and use their language in the future.
Hi! I just got my acceptance letter for Tajikistan 2015-2016! So excited. I’m looking to reach out to anyone else who’s going to Tajikistan this summer.
@jjtell11 Oops, sorry this reply is kind of late haha. I actually self-studied Korean for a few years before going to Korea, but I didn’t use any kind of online lessons or books. I literally learned just from Korean music, tv shows, and my Korean friends. I listened to a lot of music and watched a LOT of variety shows (which I think are way better to learn from than dramas cause drama lines aren’t exactly practical Korean you’d be using), but I think I learned the most from my Korean friends! I have a lot of Korean friends (many are exchange students) that range from knowing absolutely no English to pretty good English… I text in Korean with them all the time [and one even corrects my grammar for me] and being around them speaking Korean taught me a lot, more than you’d expect. I was placed in the intermediate class [and was one of the more advanced students in that class] in Korea, and at the end of the program I was like a low advanced!! I improved SOOO much with my Korean it was crazy! My grammar [cause I never studied grammar before], vocabulary, and confidence speaking (which helped with lots of things) were so much better after the program! WOW this is long, sorry… I have a great example of how I changed confidence-wise when speaking but this comment is already long lol. Hopefully it answered your question
@EmmaPotts 99% sure rejections come out after all the alternates and finalists are notified~~
Please don’t say that. It has only been one day. They usually don’t release notifications all in one day so you still have a chance on making it. Plus, the office is closed on weekends so don’t fret. Don’t count yourself out until you get an email in your inbox telling you otherwise. ^^
Hey guys, I applied to the Turkish program, and I’ve yet to hear anything. I haven’t seen it mentioned here yet-- does anyone know anyone who applied and if they got in? Thanks!
@reecie569 I can’t remember exactly when China summer came out, but I know it was just a few days before mine (Korea summer) came out on March 31st. China summer was second to last of summer programs to come out… maybe 20th something?
olympia wa here and I’ve heard nothing… shows having a 4.0 isn’t everything! Russian applicant by the way