Fulbright Scholarship 2013 / 2014 United States Educational Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP)
Fulbright is a flagship fellowship award program of the United States Department of State. The program is administered by the United States Educaitonal Foundation in Pakistan (USEFP). Fulbright awards fund graduate study in the United States for a Master’s or Ph.D. degree, including tution, required textbooks, airfare, a living stipend and health insurance.
Deadline: 16 May 2012
Who Should Apply?
Eligible Master’s applicants will have either a four-year Bachelor’s degree or a Bachelor’s and Master’s combination totalling 16 years and PhD applicants will have a Master’s M.Phil., or a comparable degree (a minimum of 18 years of formal education) from an accredited university. Pakistani citizens with strong academic histories, residing and working in Pakistan and committed to returning and serving Pakistan are welcome to apply. All disciplines are eligible except clinical medicine. However, applicants are especially encouraged in there priority fields:
- Energy (all aspects including energy sciences, energy technology, policy, mining of indigneous gas, petroleum and coal resources, hydro-electric power, alternate energy resources, energy conservation)
- Water (all aspects including hydrology, agricultural hydrology, surface hydrology, hydrogeology, drainage basin management, water quality, water resource management, effects of climate change on hydrology)
- Agriculture
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- 2012 Fulbright Scholar Program, USEFP
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- Study in UK with Noon Educational Foundation Oxford Graduate Scholarships
- 2012 Rhodes Scholarship for Pakistan
I am a female student from Kenya, currently writing my Masters thesis, to graduate at the end of 2012.
I seek to apply for a Fulbright scholarship for PHD research starting in 2013. My area of interest is ‘Micro Finance – It’s impact on women in developing countries’.
I am willing to put in lecture hours at the university, to supplement the scholarship granted.
Please advice if this is viable and whether I should proceed to apply.
Kind regards.
Applied for the scholarship but never received the acknowledgement.
@Waseem, did you send them package through regular post or Courier service? Because one of my friend sent his application package through Courier service so he didn’t get the Acknowledgment however his application was received.
Anybody got call for Interview ??? Please let me know for the updates guysss!
@Jal -> I actually had submitted it by hand and I have received the acknowledgement. I have my friends who applied for it, none of us have yet received any call.
@Waseem, I hope they are gonna call in August…!
how much did you all score in gre Verbal and quant. I got 299/340
@Waqas: I have got the same score as you did !!!!!!
@Jal -> At least they are not gonna call until after EID, that is for sure, I have asked them.
@Waqas -> Your overall score does not truly show the picture, actually the section most relevant to your future studies weighs much. It would be nice if you mention your scores section wise with proposed field of study.
Mine is: Quantitative -> 157 / 170
Verbal -> 150 / 170
Analytical 4 / 6.
Proposed field of study -> MS in Computer Science.
Thank you!
Quant is 154/170
verbal is 145/170
analtical 3/6
Proposed field MS Economics
@Waqas -> In Sha ALLAH, you will receive the call
Quantitative 149/170
it stinks!
Verbal 150/170
analytical 2.5/6
Proposed field Agriculture!
Verbal 147/170
Quant 148/170
Analytical 4.5/6
Proposed Field: MS Psychology
I’m scared :-/ do u think i got any chances of receiving interview call ???
When would they start calling for interviews?? And would they be notifying the candidates who dont get selected??
@Sara: sure you can get interview call (remember GRE is just a part of application, so higher score doesn’t guarantee scholarship as well).
They will email you if you dont get selected. They will call you upon selection… I guess they are gonna call after eid…
@Jal -> Your field is in demand, I hope you will get through, just be prepared for the interview.
@Sara -> Don’t get scared, you have got a good score in Analytical section which is of course relevant to your proposed field of study. Don’t worry about the quantitative score at all, nonetheless, a few more marks in verbal would have given you a more edge.
They would be calling for interview right after Eid. In Sha ALLAH, we all will get the Phone calls, they normally inform three days prior to interview. Be prepared.
@Waseem, Yup. Thanks…. Best of luck to you too!!!!!
Keep update guys!
BTW does any body knows the exact number of MS Scholarships ? I mean… is there exact number of scholarships every year or does it depend on the funding they get… ?
Best of luck to all.
Any one gave TOEFL? Score?
@waqas, Not exactly. I would probably register if I get the interview call
@Waseem: Thanks a lot
Its really motivating to hear that i still have chance and traces of luck to get selected 
@waqas: Its best to give Toefl once you are selected
one of my friends got the Scholarship to NYU – she took her TOEFL after the selection was confirmed
@Jal: The funding has been increased and i think the number is constant since then. its 100 for MS
@Jal -> There were 94 students who got scholarship for MS last year. Yes the funding has been increased this year. I had attended a USEF Fulbright Seminar, the advisor when asked about the number of scholarships, I was amazed to hear a reply of 250 to 300 students (both MS and PHD). But still can’t be sure 100%.
@Waqas-> Regarding TOEFL, they will ask you to bring a proof of TOEFL registration once you get the interview call.
@Sara -> May you please mention her GRE score, proposed field of study etc, se we guys may have an idea..?
My friend’s GRE score was 1395 and I am not sure about her TOEFL score
have asked her, will update you guys as she replies back.
Also, i just noticed this: Short-listed applicants will be required to take the TOEFL within two weeks of being notified and to bring proof of registration for the TOEFL with them to the interview.
does this mean that we have to give TOEFL once we get the interview call ??? How’z dat even possible in 3 days ! too quick it ez
her TOEFL score was 108 and GRE score correction
1305
sorry guys !! ergh – she’s messing it all up =) me too,
her final & absolute correct scores on GRE are: 1170 (acc to old scale) and 305 (acc to new scale)
Anyone aware of more foreign scholarships??? When is the commonwealth entrance exam due???
@Sara, do you mean that if we get interview call we have to Register our TOEFL within 2 weeks ? oh, its gonna be hard and what if someone dont get the minimum score on TOEFL IBT (i guess its 92)…. :S Because I was thinking to Register my TOEFL IBT (if i get interview call) after a month or two
Check website of HEC there are two new scholarships one is for THAILAND and other is for MEXICO I guess.
@Jal, Nope I don’t mean anything; i was asking too
I just read it from the FAQ section of USEFP but obv its making “0″ sense !
Thailand and Mexico – sounds exciting. BTW – any info about CommonWealth ???? Plz update anything you guys hear about that scholarship
Let me clear the confusion once and for all. Brining the proof of registration with you on the interview day does not mean you actually have to take that test. You can take the test within 2 weeks of being notified. So what it means if I get interview call today, i.e 6th August, I would have two weeks to actually take the exam and three or four days to register for the test so I can take the proof of registration with me on the interview date.
@Sara -> Please ask your friend about what was her proposed field of study and what questions did they ask at the interview, if she can recollect her memory. It would help us prepare for the interview. Thanks.
Visit the HEC web site for details of all the foreign scholarships available.
fulbright calls byfourth week of august
@Waqas by fourth week – that means immediately after Eid, have you asked them on the call ? or is it just a guess ? as I asked them they said RAW Dates for interview call are AUGUST-September…. so it could be in september anywhere as well (according to their RAW dates)…
@Jal, I called them yesterday and they said they will be shortlisting for interview, after Eid
@Sara, thanks!!!!!!!!!!
So guys enjoy the Eid
@Sara, could you please ask from your friend (who was selected for fulbright) about the Questions they ask in the Interview ? By the way guys any Global UGRAD alumni here? I am UGRAD Alumni but I guess interview questions would be different in both of programs….
Do check the Common Wealth Scholarship program:
http://www.nts.org.pk/NTSWeb/CW2013/CW2013.htm
what is this commonwealth entrance date?
and how to apply for that?
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@Fatima -> Check the full details here ->
nts.org.pk/NTSWeb/CW2013/CW2013.htm
any one from allied health sciences?
pursuing some majors in it?
i guess it is also on the priority list of HEC as well.
Iffra Khan -> The priority list for this year is:
– Energy (all aspects including energy sciences, energy technology, policy, mining of indigneous gas, petroleum and coal resources, hydro-electric power, alternate energy resources, energy conservation)
– Water (all aspects including hydrology, agricultural hydrology, surface hydrology, hydrogeology, drainage basin management, water quality, water resource management, effects of climate change on hydrology)
– Agriculture.
So, the discussions resume on this page. Btw Waseem, the content on the previous thread was pretty useful and worth visiting for newbies here!
http://www.pkstudent.com/2008/06/25/fulbright-2009-scholarships/comment-page-43/#comment-39309
However, we’ll resume the discussions here since it took eons to comment!
@Waseem:
If I recall correctly, Energy was a priority field last year too but that didn’t make life easier for some of my batch fellows who applied for Alternate Energy related courses, perhaps because the commission looks for tangible relevant experience and being a cultural exchange program, requires much more than mere grades.
Wish you all the best of luck *fingers crossed & praying*
Btw, Waseem I did my Electrical (majored in Power) from UET Lahore.
Like you mentioned, I’ve also been freelancing since College, write articles and stuff for tribune, dawn etc. Currently working as maintenance and projects engineer at Engro!
Again, the mods got the better of me!
Re-posting…
So, the discussions resume on this page. Btw Waseem, the content on the previous thread was pretty useful and worth visiting for newbies here!
http://www.pkstudent.com/2008/06/25/fulbright-2009-scholarships/comment-page-43/#comment-39309
However, we’ll resume the discussions here since it took eons to comment!
@MJ -> True! and as far as I know they are more keen on spending their money on fresh blood than with the one having years of experience etc. Yes they are actually looking for many more things besides GPAs, GRE Scores etc.
Good to know that you did your bachelors from UET, I was eager to find someone from UET at least.
Wish you all best of luck
@Jal
One word of advice for interview: Be Yourself!
Theyve got a grt knack at identifying imposters, or so Ive heard!
btw, please make sure whether UGRAD alumni are eligible for the fulbright grant since both are sponsored by Ministry of Culture & Education, US Department of State.
@Waseem:
Atleast 3 of my batch fellows received FB and have departed for the US this fall. 2 colleagues from engro also got selected, one of them going for his MBA. So, unlike the myth that majority of the grantees ‘happen to be’ from LUMS/IBA, there are quite a few engineers going for MS.
I just wish I’d put in more effort on my app, want to get it reviewed by some former fulbright alum on the forum!
Energy (All aspects including policy, mining of indigenous gas, petroleum and coal resources, hydro-electric power, alternate energy resources, energy conservation etc)
Water and environmental issues including water resource management, water pollution, ground water hydrology, climate change impact etc)
Humanities and social sciences with focus on education, public policy, law, film & television, media and tourism.
Veterinary sciences, value added agriculture, agriculture extension, agriculture waster processing.
Nursing, allied health professions, medical technology
these are the priority fields given on the HEC website.
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and i guess what you people? would reckon!!.
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did fulbright favours the fields which are neglected in Pak? and neglected to that extent that they are on the verge of entire decimation.
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@MJ -> Yes. And I am not the one who follow that myth you are referring to. I hope you will make it too this year.
@Iffra Khan -> That list is actually out-dated on HEC web site. That was for the year 2010. The list I have quoted here is from USEF web site, copied from the advertisement for the 2013 Fulbright Program. However, I’m not 100% sure.
And regarding fulbright favoring any field, I guess those fields are given top priority each year for which the corresponding sector/industry need more qualified individuals.
MJ -> Do guide us on the interview questions stuff if you have anything for us?
ok
@MJ
yes UGRAD Alumni can apply for Fulbright because UGRAD was a non degree program and Fulbright is a postgraduate and doctoral degree program. The only condition was that when UGRAD Alumni come back from US he/she has to spend atleast 2 years in Pakistan before going to US again.
FB prefers experience above all other wise some research papers or good publication for freshers
all should know that any good uni in usa needs experience atleast two years of work. Coz thats avergae class experience in usa
@Jasi
I disagree. I had been to US, lived there for 6months, visited many campuses had been in touch with many professors and international students as well. Good Universities/ Universities doesn’t need experience to get you in. (Selection depends on different things, your merit, strong application, personal statement, GRE , TOEFL score etc you know what I mean ).
Good for u Jalrox!
Let’s pray for our success, it’s Lailat ul Qadr!
Any ideas how they call in candidates for interviews: merit wise or discipline wise!?
Hey there.
Does NTS require attested copy of Degree or transcript by HEC for the commonwealth entrance exam?
Jalrox@ i agree, but degrees like MBA,MS finance and related field its needed. Dont just stick to usa , go c some european schools (good one) the need atleast two years work exp from pakistan. I know 4 fb going this fall. and what they have in common ? experience in the relevent field theyoptin to study. U cant go study developmemt economics or public policy without having exp. remember even 286/300 get the FB grant but when u aim for top 50 or 30 uni. U need a well rounded application.
@Jasi
Well I dont have any practical experience about Fulbright selection… but as far as I know, once here in Hyd there was a Conference for Fulbright Scholarship awareness program and Managing Director himself said that EXPERIENCE is not included in selection criteria. I dont know did he mean it or not…
May be for European schools it happen like that over there… But for US Universities as far as I know if you are going to apply directly you can get grants (Even if you have no experience in your field). But in that case you will need strong application I guess….
Cheerio! Recently migrated from the fullbright 2009 forum , think its defunct!
Just wondering, if they don’t shortlist a person for an interview, will they mail the rejection now or will they mail the rejections together when the selection process has been completed for everyone?
If they don’t shortlist a person for interview they better inform us now, it would be terrible to wait another couple of months and then receive the rejection.
@ syed , yh, its a perspicacious advise, they should inform the candidates who are not privileged of meeting the interview panel soon. There is already a much dalliance we cant simply bear more!!
@tick:
I think that they inform the rejected ones alongside the accepted lucky few. And yes, the waiting has been pretty discomforting.
I hope that they don’t delay beyond Aug 23! Please let us know any news, the forum participants and ‘bystanders’ (as i call them!)..
@Jassi
I don’t thinl work experience matters a lot though Ive got 2 years working as a maintenance engineer.
Did anybody get a call from a certain Mr Kaleem from USEFP regarding documents requirement. A friend got one recently, and it shows they’re STILL in the process of reviewing applications.
Any wild guesses how many applicants thered be this year?And how many seats?
I’m betting the apps are above 1400 this time, considering the ‘rumors’ of increased funding.
@Xaila
No, HEC attestation is not required, even people who are awaiting final results apply directly to NTS. My bro did and scored a whopping 95/100 in NTS mashaAllah, but he’s in his third year engineering so I guess it’s no use atleast this year!
@Casanova:
Welcome aboard the fresh page, mind introducing yourself.
And guys, does TOEFL require much prep.?With my hectic 24/7 job, I can’t seem to find much time, any help?
@syed:
I wish they informed everyone at the same time, but unfortunately seems like they’ve lean manpower and only inform ppl in groups. However, trends from previous years show they call subject wise; as in, Arts, Engineering, Social Sciences etc.
And any ideas what the scoring patterns on the new GRE been like?I think scores have been on the lower side, atleast fb aspirants on this session haven’t scored veryy good scores, including me of course! Am i right?
Hi, I’ve applied for the education policy program but my gre aint good ie; 150 on each section!
@MJ: Honestly !!! It would be cool if they are selecting 1400 people !!!!
I asked my friend about her interview and she says that they would ask general questions and you ought to be yourself, that’s it.
She’s leaving for NY this 22nd so a lot busy these days in preps and all
once she gets there i’ll ask her again and will press her to share more details
I was wondering what number of seats commonwealth offers – any idea ??? I think its 30 but not sure
Also what other foreign scholarship programs are on way ???
Anyone know about some good grad schools (US or CA) to apply to directly that offer scholarships, or funding????
@Jal: You mentioned that new scholarships for Thailand and Mexico are being offered – i couldn’t find one on HEC site, can you paste the link here ??
@MJ: TOEFL won’t require much prep if your english skills are good enough
@Sara
here are they:
http://hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/HRD/ForeignDonorFundedPrograms/Pages/CGIScholarships.aspx
http://hec.gov.pk/InsideHEC/Divisions/HRD/ForeignDonorFundedPrograms/Pages/mexicoscholarships.aspx
@Sara:
I said,’I’m betting the apps are above 1400 this time’..funding for MS would remain between 100-150 i suppose!
I’ve one thing on my mind: HEC attestation
@MJ: Oh sorry
I must’v misread it in exciting hurry 
i gotta admit it felt hilarious just knowing for the brief time that 1400 would go in !
Lolz
1400 in…! hehe
@ MJ ..i am not getting you broda?
what kind of calls r you getting from the USEFP
i havent received any such.
as i have also not submitted the HEC documents to the usefp.
i called them, and they said just get them attested from your principal, i did that and submitted
but dint get any call afterwards.
well! let us know if any one gets an interview call after eid.
@tick
No, i only got the HEC call once and got my docs attested by rector and it was ok. However, we have to bring in original/attested documents to the interview, isn’t it?
Anybody started TOEFL prep yet?
Any engineers on the forum except me and Waseem!? :p
Any doctor here??? I applied for the FB aswel….:-p….For the Masters in Public Health….I was shortlisted last time for the undergraduate programme…..Hoping to get shortlist again…:-)
I just received call to email them the print screen of my GRE scores….Thats all for now…..I think many people received calls like this…..there is nothing to get happy or sad by this :p
I just received call to email them the print screen of my GRE scores in month of July i think….Thats all for now…..I think many people received calls like this…..there is nothing to get happy or sad by this :p
@dr. Majid khan dude what’s ur gre score!
@Dr Majid:
So, we finally have a doc here!That’s great, diversity showing up!
MPH is a high priority field and wish u the best of luck this time..btw a friend was asked the same back in july regarding the GRE report.
So, any alternate candidates from last year on the forum? Mind sharing your experience and sharing advice?
lol! the people who r getting pre interview inquiry calls probably have some interesting applications
well i didnot got the call regarding anything
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@ Doc. Majid
u went for UGRAD program then?
and tab b u applied for Public health?
i mean v have a proff system here in Pak, how can v adjust in semesters in some foreign university.
@ MJ
where it is written that public health is in priority list?
i guess the list provided above doesnot contains public health.
BUT, yeah generally speaking all health fields should be in top priority for Pakistan, for any kind of scholarships
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The health sector is really suffering from malaise and the most non structured sector of Pak.
@tick:
That’s what I meant, from the previous year trends atleast, health seems to be one of the top priority fields for fulbright. There’s a serious dearth of doctors with good management and supervisory abilities who can, u know, lead NGOs, non profit organisations etc.
I’m applying for Masters in Renewable/Alternative energy. But, despite the hype of Green Technologies all over the globe, i could not find many dedicated renewable energy related courses being offered by top US universities. Doesn’t that sound strange?
ANYBODY got ANY clues regarding the delay in interview calls this year!It’s getting on my nerves now, don’t feel like preparing for TOEFL/interview for obvious reasons…
Many of my friends who were awarded the grant this year say they might have gotten more applications than anticipated, otherwise interviews wud’ve continued despite Ramadan.
Any ideas what the minimum GRE score for a successful applicant was in the previous years..?I know of an engineer with an 1190, however there are cases of rejections of ppl in the 1500s too, so you can never guess how much weightage GRE scores have on ur overall app.
@ MJ
its not like that this time they have received some hordes of applications, obviously they have mailed all acknowledgments at the right time.
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I called them couple of times, they said, this time we have have some other programs going on side by side, so there happened a delay in interviews
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but still, the neurons of my brain are also discombobulated on such a long delay..:o
@ MJ,
yer its not like k doctors need some management skills for leading a u know organization etc.
it would be an issue, but it comes secondary to some other primitive factors which need to be fixed on desperate basis.
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There are many, i mean in Pakistan, there is a dearth of research, just a rat race of money money game.
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and most importantly, in a complete package of health sector, there are many other things,fields which need to be emphasized upon. But in our country they are not even known to people..
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they should be given a limelight
Well, the rat race for money is a stark reality that exists in most fields, and agree or not, we Pakistani students end up taking courses not based on our interests but in bhed chaal.And courses like Masters in Public Health or for that matter MS degrees in epidemiology and biostatistics, mostly require work experience unlike many engineering fields. Courses at good public health universities are taught with a problem solving approach. How are you going to solve a problem if you don’t know what the problem is?
An exception to it would probably be a maverick who has read every existing paper on health policy and/or management in Pakistan and can talk authoratatively on these issues.Just my two cents regarding MPH degree aspirants.
OK so everyone, please let us know your:
GRE Scores: Q+V
Undergrad Degree:
Intended MS:
Experience (if any):
Your chances of making it to the Principals List(%) (Own PErception):
My credentials are:
GRE Scores: Q+V (150+153)
Undergrad Degree: BS Computer Science
Intended MS: MS in Computer Engineering
Experience (if any): 1 year at Nestle, Pakiatan
Your chances of making it to the Principals List(%) (Own PErception): 84%
Based on interaction with Fulbright Alumni/app review by USEFP consultants/ previous candidates/own perception.
Btw im a previous member of the 2012 forum and was involved in discussions with successful applicants on the previous page.
I find the aspirants for 2012 pretty down-spirited since we used to have all-nighters during which many informative pieces came up from discussions with other forum members.
Are Casanova/tick/Waseem Khan/MJ/Jassi/Jalrox the only forum members?
From the Online button at the bottom, I see a lot of other ppl looking at discussions but not hopping in|!Come on, ppl, while the wait is extremely annoying, we can discuss future plans etc while we’re waiting.
Lets all just call usefp after eid,
@Tick….I was in 4th year MBBS when I was shortlisted for the Undergraduate programme….At the time of interview they told me that we cant adjust your one year MBBS over there….as systems are different…..So I failed to get via the interview…..:-p…..Next year they made some policy changes….they mentioned that MBBS people can also apply but there one year will be wasted and they can study other courses over there….:-p………But made a small note that Final year MBBS students are not eligible and that time i was not 4th year student but Final year Student…:-p….So I was not eligible for apply again for it…..
A friend of mine went on FB scholarship last time for MPH….he wasnt having any Experience…So thing is they give marks to each and every thing and a well rounded leads to shortlisting…..
@Jasi:
Couldnt agree more!
@Doc Majid
What was the avg GRE score, and do they pay for re taking the exam if you’re a principal candidate, i heard sth on similar lines by one of the fb folks. corect me if im wrong!
@MJ I didnt get u fully….What u mean about what was Avg GRE score???? for Undergraduate GRE Score was not mandatory…..
@ doc. Majid,
hahaha
lolzz well, when i got to know about the UGRAD program i was also in my final year lolzz
so was not able to make it..
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yeah u r right experience doesent matters.
its not a university need in us.
My Gre score is not good. As I studied just for a week….Extremely busy in the hectic routine of my house job…..I thought I will fail it…..But Borderline par pass karlia
V:145.
Q:148.
A: 3.
@Majid:
I mean the avg GRE scores for fulbright applicants..What’s ur score in terms of the old pattern?
@ MJ…..I dont know about that….but the thing is that for Fulbright eligibility was 138 in verbal and 135 in Quantitative…..I dont know old pattern…
yea Doc majid,…requirement to yehii thee GRE ki, yer i dont know why GRE is so much discussed here, its just a university admission requirement, its importance comes after the selection by fullbright commission..
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other things..like prospective field of study, its utilization in Pakistan.etc etc
are more important i think so.!!!
Guys happy eid mubarak to all of you who are from Peshawar!
and wish you all the best!!!!!
Hope we will get calls very soonn
@ Jalrox….Thanks….Eid Mubarak to u aswel in advance….:-)
@tick….ya u are right…..u never know whats their criteria of shortlisting….that who they need…..as in undergraduate interview i saw students having grammatical and spelling mistakes in their personal statement and they wrote just half a page and they were shortlisted….So I concluded that we never know whats their criteria of selection…..Qismat huwi mil jaega grant….if not….bhar mai jae :-p
One thing is for sure, I have not seen deserving students not getting shortlisted for interview at least.
Guys im preparing to retake GRE.
Please send links/info regarding prep material esp for Quant.
I’d be very grateful if you post links to practice tests with explanations online.
@ Doc. Majid…hahahahah thats the right attitude
@Maha – would retaking GRE be any good for fulbright now??? I also want to retake but not sure whether the result would be useful for present fulbright entry or not
@Sara:
YEs, it’d be useful to get a better university/college in case you will get call for interview, and are selected as principal candidate (inshaAllah)
Hamnay USA jana hai chahey jaisay b university ho :-p…..lolzzz
@Dr Majid
(Humnay USA jana hai basssss)
Hehe I like that
hahhaahah
university ki koi tension nhe 
Baat to sach h pr baat h ruswai ki!
Good one mr majid!
Give me a break Maha!
Abi toefl ka mood nahi ho rha n u’re taking GRE. Waisay i think freegreguide.com is a good idea, but u dont have a lot of resources on new pattern available oline.
kharch karo, n get a hard copy of kaplan if ure really up for it!
btw guys, new pattern has a little higher difficulty level on Quant., isnt it!?
Kiya ISHQ tha jo bais-e-ruswaii bn gaya
Yaro tamam shehar Tamashaii bn gaya
:-p
@ MJ….mainay tu aik he dafa dia hai….knows very little about GRE…..:-)
One week he para about GRE…..aur last date par HEC sai degree attest ki aur last date par he application submit ki :-p
saray shehzaday hain is baar..
mei ne abhi tk attest nhi karai!
Dear All,
You can also visit http://www.scholarships-admissions.com to find out 100s of other relevant scholarships for yourself.
Regards,
@MJ lolzzzz @ Shahzaday :-p
@ Doc. majid..mera final proff chal raha tha…i prepared application last day
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and me to attest b nhe krwa saka HEC sa
@Tick…..konsay medical college sai kia hai MBBS???
yer i was in KEMU.
sir
i want to study abroad how to apply send me complete information i will be very thankful to u if u have help me .
Dr. Majid:
what was your prime objective which you mentioned in public health ?
lolzzz…pata ne bhola huwa hoo….apni application dobara daikni paraygi….:-p…..
lolz
sahi ha…yer public health pa kafi log pahle b ja chuke hain, what you think wouldnot it be a sort of draw back? that it is quite common:o and many people have previous went having public health as majors and returned back as well..
@tick….Ufff khudaya…..Isnt that enough that USA ka chakar mar lo muft mai???? udar jakar unka culture daiko…apna share karo…???Unkay logo ko daikho samjo…apnay apko explain karo….i mean experience he kafi hai……….
istara tu apko phr MBBS b nahe karna chaheya tha :-p…kitnay doctors hain pori dunya mai ???? koi aisi field laitay jismai kam loog hotay….got my point now
@ hahahahaha o khan sab:D ..u dint got my point..
i mean it wouldnot be difficult now to get in public health? when this field has become so commmon for all the docs and others as well.
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and many have returned as well.
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Competition would be tough to get in to the selected list.
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yeh i wanted to say :p
hahaha….mara qismat mai huwa na koi nahe rook sakta hamay…agar na huwa na tu OBAMA b hamay ne laijasakata…:-p….Allah par chor dooo…
Stop being emotional guys, you’ll get to know in a couple more days!
Keep praying till then, people in MA Music have gotten FB in the past, that has little to do with ‘in’ fields!
@ dr. Majid ..
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hahahahaha….sahi baat ha
Guys, let’s call em tomorrow n share their replies here!
@ MJ yeah, its getting on our nerves now, they should tell clearly !
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i called them multiple times in July!
they said , they would start interviews in the start of august
then i called in the first week of august
they said in mid of august
then i called in the mid of august
they said in the start of september.!
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i dun know what this mockery is
Called them today. Sas tey’ve sarted callig people fromk toda and will be done by Aug end. Let’s pra and hope for te best, and to Allah leave the rest!
Sorry for the typos guys, my office keyboard sucks big tym!
So did anyone get lucky n received a call?
@mj dude do you mean by the end of sept or aug ………. As wrapping the whole process up by august end would be quite a task!
by the end of august?
that quick?
Yes, that’s what I was wondering, but I talked two different guys and both said since they were already behind schedule, they’ll be sending out calls to all by Aug last week.
Check ur inboxes too since he said emails are also being set alongside.
However, he was clueless whether the calls were merit/discipline/alphabetical order wise!
Keep your hopes high guys, and let us know if you get the much-awaited call. Allah be with all of us!
please! post here, whoever gets the call!
and what abt the candidates who are rejected?
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i mean how they would be contacted..and when they would be told?
From todayyyyy :O didn’t get the call… :S :$
Lolzzzz….didnt get the call either :-p
@tick:
they will not be told.
Didn’t get the rejection email as well
Thanks to ALlah…. Heheh!!!!!
@Majid Khan: we missed the 1st day
No call to me as well
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@ MJ ..they shud also be told, if they are not getting called ..
it would be getting on nerves of everyone huh!
Those who are rejected will get the email………
a friend just got it and they’re apparently calling As We Speak!
Just hav good hopes..
Lucky Friend!!!!!!
@ Ninja
what was the major of intend of your friend?
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and he got the call in the evening..
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and MJ was right they are calling then.
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fingers crossed
I hope they are not calling alphabetically (because my name is with A and I haven’t got the call today
) hehehe
mine also with A :O
no man it cant be alphabatical ..!!!
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@ Ninja ? what was the name of the person who got the call?
if you cant tell the name..
tell the first letter? plz
random calls i think, not department/alphabetical order wise. no email.
Her name starts with ‘U’, so no worries.
@ ninja..
What is the proposed subject of your friend?.
her academic background?
Gre?.
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tell us anything u know..
it would be helpful
Called today < they said in 2-3 weeks more, they will call once the screening dept is done . Two different responses
starts with “U”
I guess its in alphabetical order – ascending order
2-3 weeks sounds more reasonable.
Even if they shortlist two or three hundred people, how can they possibly interview all of them in the last week of august….
@syed
The guy on fone 8431536 said they had started calling ppl out. infact, he said something on the lines of ‘…giving two weeks time for TOEFL’ after interview. he was so damn cocksure I asked to talk to Mr Kaleem(the person who called for documents etc) and this guy said everything concerning interview calls was being dealt by him.
Seriously, I also dont believe they could possible call out everyone by Aug end.
If they were done with shortlisting, they’d have made calls before eid.
Could it be possible that they’re reviewing apps and calling out ppl for interviews simultaneously? I mean those who meet a certain threshold (regardless of relative competition)?
All in all, it appears 2-3 weeks more is reasonable considering the fact that FB is handling multiple programs right now.
i called 051 8431500. strange usefp is puzzled
if ninja z saying that her friend, has been called for interview.
That what to think about?.
They have surely started calling then
Maybe, he might as well be mistaken, i know quite a few applicants, none received any call by now.
Keep coming to the page, and posting and sharing stuff you learn,
And btw inshaAllah, Im sure I’ll get it !
lol MJ jesa confidence mere b ajaye lolzz
Kash!
I hope I will get call too
hehe
hahaha….I dont think so i will get the call :-p….mai kuch different kahna chahta hoo…..apnay apsai umeed nahe…par ALLAH sai hai
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so can any body tell? who are lucky ones
who got CALL TODAY?
@tick:
Yar noone actually. Ninja was mistaken it seems
None here
does USEFP work on fridays
hehe… I am hopeful for tomorrow then 
ninja..seemed quite sure..:p
Ninja plz tell us abt your friend!
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@Jalrox:
Yes, guess it does, but the funny thing is, they didnt seem to be in a hurry to make calls, left at around 4pm in the evening..
lol, there are at least around 6 active members on this forum + around 10-12 onlookers! Out of the total pool of around 300 candidates, the probability of either one of us 6 or the 10-12 onlookers is 6/300 + 12/300 = 0.06!
Khair as Iqbal says..Nigah-E-Mard-E- Momin Se Badal Jati Hain Taqdeer’en.!
In Undergraduate programme I just received call out of my 7 friends……So yes, percentage of getting shortlist for the interview is low…..
Hoping to be shortlisted again but with all my friends and the people of this forum :-p.
Share from which city are u people and what u do nowadays? (tori gupshup b hojae na
)
Aoa! Friends, I am back, good to see you people engaged on this forum. Waiting anxiously for the interview call
who are the ones, who received call today :p
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i thing my phone has something wrong with the ring tone :p…
I havent heard it ringing..:(
Back from job….Havnt got any call or email yet :-p….
None so far..
Is usefp even open on fridays?!
Cities…
Grt idea im frm pindi…u?
Only 2 engineers here?7 me n waseem, seems lyk yda is interestd in fb more than engineers!
No Call … :/
lol @ Waseem Khan!
I think they’ll call in Sept.
‘Wake me up when September ends…!’
Just received a call from one of my friend. He got a call from USEFP yesterday and they asked him to come to interview on September 4th. He did not yet receive any email from them.
This confirms the notion that they are calling people these days.
Just for your information he has a wooping 1500+ in GRE, a strong academic background in BBA and proposed field of study is MS in Visual communication. Furthermore, he has already secured admission in Carnegie Mellon University and had sent the admission letter along with his application.
I have a feeling that they are calling the strong applicants first.
Damn! I had my mobile switched off yesterday
Keep praying guys, the game is on now
Ahan…….Good….matlab hamai call ani mushkil hai phr :-p
Ops!!!!!!! 1500+ , already admitted to the Uni…. wtf!!!!!! Man I think I should take admission in MS somewhere in Pakistan
mera to bhai sara moral hi down hogaya ye khabar sunke
:S hehehe
My bro got da call today!had 1400+ in gre, proposed field ms in operations research. Good academics.
Yes, they’ve calld in top applicants for interview on sep. 4!
Lets hope n pray we’re next iA..!
Hey, do u ppl knw if two siblings hav ever gone on fb before??i mean spouse hav no such limits, do sis bro hav this limit.
Plz solve my query as im worried n also hav low gre score, in 1000, 150 quant hoping fr ms civil engineering
Congrats to your brother. Yes offcourse you can get it. there is nothing like limitations……If you are shortlisted and perform well in the interview then u will get it….Keep one thing in mind Females were encouraged to apply
@Jal…..sbko call agaie mai aur Jal rah gaie :-p
i called again today, and they ae still not done, they told to call back in sept first week, amazing people gettin calls
oh shit!..I have a Fuc**** low score in GRE,other things i think r fine.
..GRE should not be the deciding factor, its the university requirement, not a scholarship requirement
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it means it would be difficult for me..
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i am preparing to retake GRE..
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anyone who got call with score below 1000?
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what the heck is this, alumni tells even the people with 800 score got fb, or fb comission gives the oppurtunity to improve the score..
then what is this
DAmn
@ waseem?
ur friend secured admission in which semester?
spring or fall?
i mean if he gets fb then the he would go in fall 2013, so securing admission in fall 2012 or spring 2013 is beneficial in which way?
kindly, solve my this ambiguity!..
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how the admission letter of the previous semesters can help someone getting fulbright?
just talked to a friend,he got a call, he got 1280 in gre.
guess high scorers getting calls, lets hope average and low scorers next
@ jasi
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what is the intended major of your friend?
Public Policy
hmmm..ok,
and work experience?
academics?
can u tell a bit?
work exp yes & very strong
academics : strong
@Dr Majid Khan
Thanks for the reply. Ok, so I should also wait for the meanwhile..
They are definitely not going altogether with GRE score, obviously Personal Statement and Study Objectives are important, but GRE again is a very important part and one of the singlemost deciding factor if you have little time to scrutnize applications
I think re-taking gre is good even if you get call for interview, Jassi and tick.
btw 1280 is also on the higher side, don’t you think?I know people in 1100 getting last years fb, although rumor is that funding is increased this time.
Dear All,
You can find hundreds of other relevant scholarships for PhD, Masters, BSc in USA / UK / Canada here
http://www.scholarships-admissions.com/
and here are various scholarships specifically for Pakistani Students
http://www.scholarships-admissions.com/category/pakistan-scholarships/
Well GRE is certainly not the deciding factor for fulbright, so don’t worry about it too much.
I know people who never got called last year with scores of over 1400. I have a score of over 1400 and havent received a call yet.
all depend on ur intended major or degree. mean no same criterion for engineering, business, arts, music, computers. all differ
@syed
You’re right when u say there are a lot more important things than GRE scores. btw what’s ur intended majors?
I think they’re scheduling interviews from Sept. 4 and calling two weeks in advance at least, are they open on Saturdays?
Waisay to i assume friday is non-working, but ppl got calls throughout today!
@Syed:
Ur undergrad degree and do you hav work exp.
IS 150 in quant in new pattern good,equals 630 on old pattern, i think quant is difficult even for engineer because im one. Although im still hopeful to get the call.
I have applied for natural sciences. Have a gre score of over 1450 but with a terrible gpa and little experience relevant to my field. So its really a mixed bag in my case.
I am relying more on my personal statement and study objectives.
best of luck. I know exactly similar credentials guy who was selected last year!
@Sara
630 is a little low for engineering but it really depends on which universities you are aiming for.
For most of us it doesnt matter which university we get into. We are just after the fulbright grant, not really aiming for the ivy league universities. So the gre scores should not be as important.
@syed
need free ride for next tym!
yes, exactly. if i get a call, how much time will i have for retaking gre..?and any idea if fb pays for retaking gre as tick said they do!
And Syed, HOW did u prepare for quant. Im average in math,scored around same in ets practice test bt without prep. What shud i study, got kaplan new pattern and barrons old one.
any online resource / torrent for free practice tests?!
Id be grateful for ur help!
Well, i have no idea how much time fulbright gives or if it pays for GRE but i dont think your score is so low that you will be required to retake it (unless you are aiming for the very best universities).
I am myself not very good at maths but i just studied from the barrons book. I think once you have practised from the books, the best option is to give the downloadable test THREE OR FOUR TIMES because some questions change everytime depending on how you answer the initial questions.
Great! Thanks a lot.
I hope we get the much-awaited call/
public policy seems to be a stupendous major for getting scholarship.
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some of my seniors went last year on this major
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yeah..intended majors, their requirement in Pak, p.s and study objectives also matter alot.
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but, i think this short time factor is coming to play this time…
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@ sara..i have heard the pay for a retake..
dont take it on ur nerves guys….Maybe ALLAH have some much better plans for you than Fulbright….U never know…..The difference is that we cant see the Future thats why we depend so much on the present. Give ur full effort and leave it to Allah……
if one gets an interview call, then GRE is not the big deal..
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it means one`s application stands out ..and is shortlisted..
Saturday and Sunday will be off???
huh….
:S :$
yup. saturday n sunday off so no tension for 2 days
@Majid Khan, Don’t worry humein sab se last main call aayegi…. (We are exceptional
)
@Jalrox….lolzzz…ya….a b jae :-p
Soo, USEFP sleeps while we waaaiiitty!
Good h yaar.
By the way if they have already reviewed the applications then I guess one week is enough just to make the calls for Interview. in that face upcoming week is the only hope I can see….!!!! After that… lets think for Plan B guys!!!!!!!
Hey I have got an interview on 5th of September. Any one else who has the same date..
@Aamir Khan, Hii !!
Congrats for da call !
Can you plz share your GRE scores and profile/academics ???
+ Proposed field of study
@Aamir Khan,
Congrats dude, a friend is going for 4th sep. interview.
When exactly did you get the call? He got it after friday prayers. And would appreciate if you share your scores as Sara said. We are i think all waiting for similar benevolence of fate.
Ppl out there, based on previous history, i think atleast 300 people are called for interview and that means interview dates are going to continue till Sep end…
And you should get a *medal* or souvenir from the forum @Aamir Khan, you’re the first one who is actually here and got the call for interview~ double congos
You’ve crossed the first hurdle but remember, around 50pc get past the second hurdle, so you need to be very serious about the interview part. I remember this one guy who was very much against abolishing the blasphemy laws in Pakistan. He never made it past the first five minutes. It was not because the interviewers cared what he thought about the blasphemy laws. The interviewers did not care. That is why the scholarship program is there, so that people from different backgrounds and different ideas go and see how things are done and laws are made in other parts of the world, outside Pakistan, and then reconsider their opinions. The interviewers raise controvertial issues, not because they care what the candidate thinks about them. The interviewers are always going to play devil’s advocate here and try and negate the candidate, only to see how he or she reacts to a challenge.
Best of luck and godspeed!
@ amir khan,
Can u please share ur gre
Intended majors..
main objective of study?
Finally!
Just received a an interview call for 6th sep from USEFP. Thought they would be closed on Saturday so wasnt expecting it. Weekend per sotay say utha diya subha subha….
@amir share ur gre score,major
@syed share gre and major
guys plz share..
@syed..
It means..that gre..is playing a trick..
Here..
U have a good gre score..as u mentioned above
What are ur intended majors?
syed has 1450+ as he mentioned..i think only high scorers are getting calls today also…1100 1200 may also get today based on apps..
In my opinion, sunday ko bhi calls aen ge n aj bhi…can anyone confirm!/???
Intended major is natural/biological sciences.
My gre was 326 but I still don’t think the gre is that important, in my opinion its the essays that matter more.
Anybody else?!
@ syed.
Ur work experience?.
Ur extracurricular activities?
Etc.
And which subject in natural sciences?.
I mean, how it wud be beneficial to pak?
Friends!
Alhamdolillah, I just received the interview call. You all know my credentials I guess, everything’s average except, perhaps, my belief in Allah!
Keep praying guys, I’m sure we’ll all inshaAllah get the calls!
MJ gre scores
MJ @gre scores
I don’t know but Admin has probably blocked me from that IP. :/
@pkstudent -> This is not fair, I never abused nor uttered anything foul. This is unjustifiable.
1140.
@MJ -> Congrats, Now I have some hopes too.
And what the hell the Admin is blocking me again and again from every IP Address…What wrong have I done?
Waseem,
Your comment was marked as spam by mistake. We didn’t block your IP.
You should be able to post comments just fine.
Regards
hey mj
congrats on getting a call
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Mj u have an engineering background?.
And intended major kia h?
GRE score : 310
Intended major : Information Security
Good CGPA and about 2yrs experience as Software Engineer.
haven’t received the call yet
anybody else got the call please post here!
Congrats to all of those who got interview calls….
and good luck to those who havent received yet.
So they called on saturday… weird…!!!!
I have a weird question : what if I lost my cell number ? how am i supposed to be contacted then
GRE score is not a matter.
My friend got call
and his GRE score was less than 300!
So guys keep your optimism at Maximum!!!!!
@Jalrox:
Buy a new sim. I think they will also email selected students.
Ah!! Jalrox comes with a sigh of hope.
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lolz someone getting called having less then 300 score.
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Jalrox whats his intended major?
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people tell the intended major of the shortlisted candidates ..
v should know whats the trend going on!
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@ Doc. Majid..
any one from Doc. community called or not?
@ Jalrox..v r not getting call…so is there any possibility
v give them call :p and ask them about our application status ?
aaar…ya paar!!
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if they can tell?
My friend received the email after an hour when he received the call.
As far as I know no doctor got the call till now :-p………….Hearliest congratulations for all those who received the calls
So, Kot Adu remains a final destination for a doc
whats kot adu???:-p
lolzzz….anyone from KPK received a call so far ???? :-p
Congrats everyone!
Lets hope they call on sunday too!
@tick
” aar ya paar hehehe
good idea lets call them and Ask “is there my name in the shortlisted candidates
By the way guys his major was geology.
Thank God they are emailing as well, coz I lost my sim
Tick’s idea is great, I am gonna think about it but I just want to wait for one more day… I mean monday!
is it possible to get call on sunday….. :O
any one called today?
Lol tick. They dont tell u, id already tried
just wait cox they b intrviewing atleast till mid sept.
Waseem, let us knw when u get it iA, theyve apparently started with engineering n sciences bkgrnd.
P.S anyone who gt da call n filling embark.com app, it sux coz u hav to limit responsebto da textboxes meaning MODIfY ur app!right?or os there a way out?
Secondly, can I chsnge my uni preferences noe?
Embark form is da one dat reaches iie na?
but they should tell those, whom they dont intend to interview!!!.
atleast mail them
They will contact those who are not selected when they are done with the shortlisted people……..
When will they starting calling Doctors???? Anyone of Public Health got the call yet??
any one got call today?
@MJ -> Yeah IA, I will tell you all.
@MJ
I think you can upload your essays in doc form so size isnt an issue. I didnt modify my essays and they fit perfectly in the preview.
Also in the embark application we don’t need to fill the online recommendations part right? We have already sent the hard copies of the letters so it would be a hassle to get the recommendations again.
P.S Have you received an email from usefp yet? They had called me for interview yesterday morning but I havent received any email.
@syed:
no email yet. And yes, we don’t need to upload reference letters, even transcripts are optional since they’ve already got hard copies.
Can you change your preferences in the embark app? That’s the final document the IIE is gonna review, right?
@syed:
Any preps in progress for TOEFL?!
I’ve got to see the pattern, registered for Sep 8th!
Yar what is this Embark thing? I mean I know what is this but we were supposed to submit the printed application? What is this online thing?
@waseem khan
Those who have been called for interview have to fill in an online application on embark.com. Its the same application that we had mailed as a hard copy.
@MJ
I think I will call them and check if we can change the preferences in the embark app. Will register for teofl once i get the email. I think toefl shouldnt be so difficult.
Also anyone knows any good affordable place where i can stay in islamabad?
@Syed -> Oh ok thanks. BTW I have lost the application document as my harddisk got corrupted :
@Waseem:
You MUST hav emailed/saved it elsewhere!
@syed:
Know what dude, I haven’t yet gotten my degree attested from HEC. Tried a couple of times but they need this document or that everytime I went there. NOW, they say i need PEC registration since Ive lost my matric DMC.
I’m really worried, how long does the PEC process take?And do I necessarily hav to get it HEC attested before interview on Sep 5?
@MJ -> Yes, but the email also does not contain the last edited version. Any how, regarding the PEC thing, it will at least take 2 weeks. Please at least apply for the PEC thing.
@Waseem & MK……….ya batein tab discuss kerin jab hamai b call ajae :-p…..Kidding….
Best of luck for the interviews……..:-) And TOEFL….
LOL @ Doc Majid:
Doc just keep ur fone off on M0nday!!
keep phone off on Monday ??? lolzzz why?
my bad..i meant ON!
Oh!!! ok
hehehe… I am gonna ask this: No offense but When they are going to make calls to Agriculturist ?
BTW guys do you know at what time usually they call ? around 3,4 PM ???
Any one called usefp?
No call :S At least they should mail the rejection thing.
i called them, they said they would mail the rejection emails in October.!
any one who got call today?
or who knows someone who got call today?
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share credentials
Gre
and intended Major.
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Damn!!! October
((
I guess no one got call today?
any calls today?
Didnt get da cal today aswel.
And I know 2 other doctors who didnt receive the call aswel yet….
@Tick….didnt they tell u or u ask them that u are selected or not :-p…did u ask that u people making call discipline wise or merit wise?
Yar Engineering walon ko to call agayen mujhay lift hi nahi krai :S
yer i asked them
but he said i cant tell u!.
ya doc. Majid..any of my senior as well didnot got the call.!
..filhaal.
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Not doc. yet!..
all are going to Kot Adu
hope for the best lolz
SO no calls today….
What does that mean ? they work on weekends but Monday… Huhhh mannn I have a feeling of being in trouble
come on USEFFFFFF come onnnnnn
I am waiting
Doctors ko lift he ne this time. Koi policy tu change nahe ki. Lolz at kot adu thng. :-p
yaaar agriculturists ko bhi lift nahin. Main to list main naam dekh ke khush horaha tha ke preferable field hai…
yer koi to btao kisi ko call ayee aj?
or anyones relative friend classmate peer colleague etc etc etc got the call?
or was a off day today?
I think nobody got call today (Nobody = those who are active on this page and their relatives, colleagues etc)
Yaroooo ya Fulbright scholarship har year announce hotay hain??? :p….iss saaal chance ne lag raha :p
Yes Dr, and men bhi sari zindagi apply krta rahon ga
Yes, every year, and keep ur hope high. If it’s written, it wud be given!
i think aj calls nahi ki warna KISI ko to ani thee…it’s more abt gre scores though, in my opinion. What do u think doc majid?
well, one thing they should do, at least they should tell us the possible major reason of rejection…
so, that v can apply next year with a new outlook..
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i mean what can be more blunt response then this, sorry u r rejected :O
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there should be some reason for that…:o
@Tick
agreed. atleast they should tell the reason of rejection.
@Sara
no its not about GRE score. my friend got call he had less than 300 score !!!!!
*knock knock*
I have a query!
I took Gat General a few days ago; so for commonwealth do I have to take it again? It’s very confusing.
anyone know about that??
@Nida -> Yes you have the take the GAT test specially scheduled for the common wealth scholarship. Previous GAT scores are not valid.
Sorry for the mis-spelling in my last comment,
Didnt got da cal yet. Ya kaisa imtihan hai????lolz. @sara its nt about gre. Its about their secret policy which we dnt knw.
Today nobody got call yet ?
@nida. Cal them and ask them directly. How much u got on gat test????
Apparently, very limited seats this time becoz noone else has got call even in my colleagues, friends etc.
@Sara -> If this is true, it is in utter contradiction with what they said on a Seminar I had attended that they were increasing the no of seats
People people
I just got a call from the Kaleem guy and he asked me to send the screen print of my gre result asap. He was like, Jaldi jaldi se email karo aur abhi kay abhi.
P.S. My gre score is really really really bad
@Maria -> Then do send them and may you please mention your GRE score? I have a feeling they are interested in calling you.
Lolz. Its da cal which i got in july. Apnay pocha ne anythng regardng interview????
However, this is his 2nd call :p Last month, they inquired me about the postponement of my GRE.
Hey guys any I had received the call of 25 Aug, morning at 10. Will be having an interview on 6th sep at 8 AM.
any body before 6th Sep???
@Syed Naqvi -> Your GRE score, proposed field of study?
I guess there is no one here having an interview before 6th September, though one of my friend has his interview on 4th September.
Quant :164
Verb :152
Ana :3.5 =P
Ms Electrical Engineering
Great Please Do share your friend Experience with us,
actually i am a bit worried, as i am having a feeling that they might be focusing Terrorism and Extremism for Pakistan. Its better to anticipate them in advance
@Syed -> I have almost similar credentials, never got a call
Well, he will meet me after the interview, I will share his experience here on the board. Thank you!
Me too still waiting for the call :-/
@Syed: You got great score in quant
suits your field
Good Luck to all those who have received calls so far
Am just hoping that they call me too
@syed naqvi
I had also received the call on 25aug for interview on 6 sep but havent received an email yet. Have you received confirmation by email?
What they say is that there is a certain number of people who’ve been called for the first round of interviews. Apparently, they are gonna call other round of interviews after Sep 10. So wait for that!
@Sara -> From where did you get this info? If it 100% confirmed, it’s the last hope for us
syed naqvi:
Which prep material did u use for Quant. MA ur score is insanely high!
I talked to Mr Kaleem and asked if my name was on the list. That is 100% confirmed. Nobody will receive calls now since first round is done.
So far they are calling ppl for 4th, 5th, 6th sept. for interviews. I think they’re calling priority/merit wise?!
isnt it so?
ohh so calls done for First round
…
@Sara
what did they tell you about asking YOUR NAME ON THE LIST ????
Confidential Info, he said!
@Sara: So second round is gonna be the last one???
Confidential info… huh
so they are interviewing 3 days after 1st round… 3 days does that mean there will be not more than 60 candidates… so in that case there would be round 2 and 3
@ Maria,
what is meant by postponement of GRE?
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and what is ur intended majors? and academic background..
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@ Sara, what they told you when you asked them about your getting shortlisted?
this is there is some confusion, i mean there is no round scene in full bright , if they are telling that its gonna happen like this..
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if they are asking for GRE`s of people, it means that they are still reviewing the applications
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everything is getting messy
@Syed: No i haven’t received any email from USEFP, yet though i was expecting one.
@Ninja: Brother i have used Barron’s and ETS Guide.
so whats pattern of calling ????
Field wise ??? or may be area wise ??? :O
What a mess :-p….ya round ka chakar pahli dafa daik raha(
As maria got the call now for the print screen of GRE scores…It means they havnt called people on merit. as they havnt revived all the applications yet maybe applications that are still be to be revived mai high scores walay hoon
My intended major is MS in Marketing, communication & New Media.
Dont make assumptions. I’m telling what the guy told me.
There are rounds this tym. Period.
How many rounds they are planning ????
If u go thru maira’s comment again, she WAS called abt GRE scores before and has been called again.
Maybe she’d have been called in first round if she’d already submitted scores.
The application review process is complete,the round things is perhaps meant to facilitate the panelists convenience, maybe some member is not available at later dates (panel composition change or some other program interview sideway)
u can never tell.
All u can is hope and pray for the best!
Ridiculous as it sounds, my name is now Sara1 because the ‘how many rounds they are planning?’ question was ROFL stuff!
LOL, Sara dude, im not really sure. 3 would be my guess.
@syed NAqvi:
Which university?And did u study electrical power in undergrad or telecom?
Over top of my head(NOTHING AUTHENTIC)
They probably give quite some weightage to ur pre-undergrad education!
Most matric/FSc toppers/high scorers are in the list…
Guys who are lucky for interviews:
PLEASE share ur experiences when done!
Fullbryt people are playing sum ROFL stuff with us these days
And I think this “send the GRE score print” calls are normal – i received twice last week
they may be still sort of reviewing the apps
Cool it, guys!I think there’s substance in the rounds thingy!
Ya kia majra hai :p…..Guys hamai FB bhool jana chaheya…..agar is lamhay call agaie tu yad ajaega FB otherwise Ghum tu ne rahayga naaa :-p
yeah… Agreed
Lets forget FB and remember FB i mean face book
@sarah is right. the always do interview in rounds. From what i remember from my global Ugrad experience they called us in rounds. Some people got their calls very early while other very late.
And how they select candidates is not clear. You never know what is the criteria for them.
keep up the hope. I pray all of you get it on time.:)
No news today?????
Guys I have low score of 1030. Couldn’t improve my score due to my dad’s death. My intended field is MS marketing.
@ Maria .. can you tell me about your experience. Coz we are of same field. I have three years experience of aviation marketing.
Why there is no one here with background of Computer Science ?
Why there is no one here with background of Computer Science ?
@sara1: hey i am from NUST and ya i have kinda majors in power engineering
@AH -> Not really from a Computer Science background but intended is MS-CS
saab ghaib hogaie hain???? :-p….Who appearing in the Commonwealth local GRE test on the 30th September?
Kya karein bhai…. idhar betho to sirf ander jalta hai
hehe
I am not able to appear in Commonwealth GRE (because I am not graduate yet)…
FB ki umeed khatam hoi to wo hi reh gaya hai … CommonWealth Baba
lolzzz….then how did u applied in the FB? :-p 16th years education chaheya thii na?
16*
hahaha….try tu har jaga karni chaheya…..hamai kia pata qismat kaha likhi huwi hai
Na teen men na tera men ,,, itna yaqeen the yahan ho janay ka k NUST etc kahen bhi apply nhi kia
@Waseem….chalo g….mai au har jaga apply karta hoo aur bhool jata ho….dont take it on my nerves…..abi b call na aie i wont be hurt…apna career tu jaraha haina…..so thats why mutiple options rakha karein har waqt………FB k selection criteria ka tu kuch b pata nahe chalta…
@Dr Majid -> Pata nahi lakin yahan daal na gali to shayad agay prhon hi na, Job Zindabad
hahaha….chalo best of luck and apply again next time with me :-p…..
@Majid Khan
Yaar I am waiting for the results… FB ki requirement thi ke you must be graduate before December 2012. But commonwealth ki Eligibility Criteria main likha hua hai ke Awaiting results wale apply nahin kar sakte
I am applying in Commonwealth prog – Any idea how many are going to get the ‘yes’ from ComWel ??
@SaraK -> Too less than the FB at least.
applicants*
Whats the interview panel like?
I mean techies or general bkgrd ppl.
#MJ -> I have heard that there will be a few from US, one of them possibly of your field (PHD), the program head in Pakistan Rita Akhter and some other Pakistanis including a Psychologist.
Did the people who get call had attested their degrees from HEC?????
@Kay -> Not necessarily.
@Waseem Khan .. U mean to say that people are getting calls while they hadn’t attested their degrees ??? and Seriously for many years you people are applying for FB ??? This is my second Time
*For how many years you people are applying for FB???
@Waseem Khan -> and you are also from NUST that is good… I am also from NUST.. I think they have not yet called anyone with background related to CS.
@AH -> Nah em from UET Taxila.
@Kay -> Yes and this is my first and probably last time
I read somewhere in the Comwel adveritsements or FAQ section that there are going to be “30+” seats only !!!!! Now that doesn’t sounds event close to FB !
*even
@SaraK -> And that also on purely merit basis unlike FB.
@ SaraK: someone from the alumni told me that they select candidates with 80+ GRE General (Gat) Score, regardless of their academic backgrounds. I know a gold medalist who got rejected because he had a less GRE General (Gat) score. So it TOTALLY TOTALLY depends upon the GRE General (Gat)result.
Btw do we need HEC attested documents for CW, too?
And that GAT test is no-where comparable to GRE. GAT’s analytical section sucks…:/
@Maria: Wow!!!! if they are going to make decision solely on GRE score then applicants may have a chance – But if they got something like 50+ toppers ???
they ought to have another guideline for selection… :-/
@Waseem: Is the analytical section similar to the one in NTS-GAT ???? I scored 90 marks overall in that one, and the questions were real easy – the trick was “time”
SaraK -> Anaylytical section has got 40 marks in NTS-GAT CAT A exam. Haven’t you taken the GRE exam? The analytical section of GRE is entirely different from GAT, and I love the one used by the ETS for their GRE.
@Waseem: I took the international GRE by ETS – yep
and got 4.5 marks in analytical
I was asking about the Local GRE by NTS and the “90 marks” were in the Local GAT test org by NTS – that one has to give for BSC admissions in PK universities
I think it’s the same as NTS GAT, and the analytical section particularly questions on permutations / combinations are mind-rattling :p
Guys, any preps fr interview !@syed, @syed naqvi, @Aamir?
people when the second round of interviews would get start?…
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and those who got the calls, should inquire someone there, that how many rounds there would be?.
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how many people would get selected?
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and how many have been called in the first round?
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so, that v who r not called,would unequivocally get the idea about are chances.
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@ above all
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any one with medical background called or not?
I will rise the same questions as tick did.
Just one modification in last question
“Anyone with Agriculture background called or not ? ”
AOA. Hope u r all well. I wanted to ask that i applied for FB but haven’t received call yet so have they finished calling selected applicants and also that will a score of 1250 can get me scholarship. Also if someone could tell me is it necessary to have a really good CGPA and will 3CGPA suffice. Hope to hear from someone soon. Would really appreciate it. Thnx
AOA. Hope u r all well. I wanted to ask that i applied for FB but haven’t received call yet so have they finished calling selected applicants and also that will a score of 1250 can get me scholarship. Also if someone could tell me is it necessary to have a really good CGPA and will 3CGPA suffice. Hope to hear from someone soon. Plz i would really appreciate it. Thnx
@syed and @syed naqvi can u guys plz tell me what r ur GRE scores and which fields are u guys applying for. Your awnser will be highly appreciated. Thanks
@MJ I am also an engineer from CE&ME, NUST in Mechatronics Engg. Can u tell me ur GRE score, CGPA and intended field of study. I would be extremely grateful. Hope to hear from u soon. Thnks. Also all people on the group should pray for themselves and also for others who haven’t got call. InshaAllah Allah helps all.
When will the second round will start??
@Majid Khan
hopefully from September 10th….!
guys I got interview call today at 11 AM… my interview is on 7th september.
My major: Agriculture
GRE score: 299
Thanks to almighty Allah…!!!!
Wish you all the best hope you all will get it!
@ Jalrox. Congats! Bro can u tell me CGPA so that i can have an idea of the threshold. Thnx. May Allah bless all with interview calls
We all can help each other by sharing. Jazak Allah Khair.
@Shomaz
My CGPA is 3.79
Inshallah you guys will get it, as they are still calling for the first round.. So keep hope up!
@ Jalrox. Thnx. IA.
@ jalrox :O they r still calling?
:O
r u sure?
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people above in forum said that they have stopped calling for the first session?
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and now calls for second session would start after 6 sept. when the interviews of first round would be over!!!!
Got the interview call today at about 12:30. Interview is on 7th September at 12 Noon.
Intended major : Information Security
GRE: 310 (161+149)
CGPA: 3.57/4
Thanks to almighty Allah…!!!!
@Tick
yeah I got call today, I dont know whats wrong because some people said they stopped calling but they haven’t.
@AH:
Congratsss… Mine is on same date but at 8 AM!!!!
@Jalrox
Thanks..Congrats to you too..
I would be there when you come out of interview room.
@SaraK -> The local NTS GAT test is for the graduate admissions not for undergrad admissions in PK universities. For undergrad, the arrange NAT test.
@MJ -> The analytical section of GAT does not contain questions related to permutation / combinations, they are to be found in the quantitative section, and yes it is the quantitative section of the GAT which somewhat resembles the GRE quantitative section. The GRE’s analytical writing section is entirely different from the GAT’s analytical section
Congrats all who received call today and the very guys may tell me kindly that did you receive a follow-up email or confirmation email as well, something like that? Congrats again
Everyone receiving the call even the ones with lower GRE scores than mine
No Call
No cal here aswel.
Congrats to those who received cals. Anyone related to medical field received cal yet????
The reason I was asking for the email is that I had my mobile switched off for some reason since yesterday noon until I saw the comments here of guys receiving the calls, so perhaps I had missed their call
pP
Waseem,
U’ll get the call soon iA.Ur scores and field is currently in demand and USAID doesn’t like to drop many Electrical Engineering ppl from previous trends.
Wish you the best and keep ur fone on! email came around Aug 28, but they contact on your home number if your cell aint responding or they’ll email and request ur confirmation.
Just keep praying. The rounds thing seems to be somewhat true because there was a huge gap after which first call to Jalrox came for 8am(meaning no previous calls made).
So yes, keep ur fingers crossed. They have plenty of seats this time.
MJ -> Buddy thanks taking time for such a “kind” comment
I again now have some rays of hope piercing through the clouds of disappointment.
Ok I will, wish you best for the interview
I haven’t got any email. Just a phone call
@Jalrox -> Ok thanks brother.
@Waseem Khan
Anytime man.
Best of luck!
If somebody misses their call twice :-/ would they call them back again ??? They should i mean :-/
May be it helps, here are some questions/instructions I have gathered from the previous year grantees.
1. What is that you want to study?
2. Why do you wanna go to US to study that, aren’t there any opportunities in Pakistan to study that topic?
3. How useful will that be for Pakistan if you complete ur studies in the topic of ur selection?
4. Is there anything apart from studies that you are looking to learn from the US?
5. Is there anything that you know through your culture that you want to teach the Americans?
-Memorize everything you have written in your study obs and personal statement and you need only elaborate the same points you have made there rather than introducing any new ones.
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-Think in bullets and keywords so you remember the crux of what you are trying to say? I didn’t do this and couldn’t consolidate my thoughts clearly during the interview.
-You will not become a cheetah in your field in 3 days, so don’t go over those damn developmental economics [insert your major] books like I did. Just brush up on some relevant articles or recent developments. Research can take time and they look for opinions, not facts, so best to ask somebody who is well-versed with new developments [like your boss or a colleague] to provide you with a brief summary of the facts and how they feel about it.
-Trust your instincts and believe that you deserve to be there [when I redid my interview while bawling my eyes out at Margalla, I came up with better answers to every one of the questions purely relying on my experience and nothing else, so i guess lack of presence of mind, and this complaisance to please them with 'impressive' knowledge was the death of me.]
-Try to steer the line of questioning towards your strengths…no need to air disclaimers about your weaknesses at the beginning [like yours truly
-Don’t pay too much heed to the psychologist sitting on your left, she will also try to be as unintrusive as possible and will avoid any facial cues so no worries there
When you enter, you will be signing a sheet with your interview time so that’s a good opportunity to prepare yourself for waiting. Also, remember all the community service orgs that you are a part of as they require you to fill it out, you may have cited some in your application so it would be best if details are consistent in both. Also the essay is trivial so make sure you don’t go beyond 2-3 major points so there’s time to wrap up and conclude your stance, keep your writing clean and balanced as I have a feeling the psychologist girl goes over them later. Waisay they are primarily used to evaluate if your personal statement was written by you or ‘inspired’ by a bunch of others.
@Waseem Khan
Many many thanks mannnn!!!!! this is gonna helpful. AwesomE!!!!
Thanks Waseem.
@Jalrox, MJ -> No worries
@Waseem Khan
Thanks a lot man..
I asked them about email and they said you would get the email in 2-3 days..
Received interview call today around 3:00 p.m
my Interview is on 11 Sep at 12 noon
GRE (162+151)
CGPA 3.7/4
Intended Major: Biomedical Engineering
Rizvi -> Congrats Brother
@Rizvi Congrats!
@Rizvi
congrats man!!!!
Plz somebody respond
m so panicked !!! the Fb people called twice in the morning today – but i missed the call – i was sleeping 
Would they call me again if I am on the list???
@SaraK
Ofcourse Sara they would! That’s like saying if I perspired day n night on my election campaign,slept through election day- and saw on tv I’d won, would I qualify for President ship?!or will they start looking for the second highest vote count?
Please drop an email to kaleem at usefpakistan dot org and send him your query.
P.S Congratulations, since it seems k mA u got the call!
@SaraK
definitely you will get it. otherwise just hit them a back ring on that number tomorrow and tell them I missed your call… thats it…
@MJ:
Thanks thats reassuring 
and whooosh my panic is a little less now !!
@Jalrox – I just tried their number, but no1′s picking now – i think their office timings for today are up now
its 5:38pm already
Please guys pray that they call me back tomorrow with a goood news
@SaraK Congrats! Of course they will call u again or email u. Otherwise just give them a call telling that u missed their call and send them an email also. Din’t worry IA everythng will be fine. Congrats again and do pray for others as well. Good luck!
@SaraK culd u plz share ur GRE score, CGPA, intended majors etc. It would benefit all. I would be really grateful. Thnx
@MJ and @syed I am also an engineer from CE&ME, NUST in Mechatronics Engg. and have applied for electrical as well could u guys tell me ur GRE score, CGPA and intended field of study. I would be extremely grateful. Hope to hear from u soon. Thnks. Also all people on the group should pray for themselves and also for others who haven’t got call. InshaAllah Allah helps all.
Congrats sara. 2mrw z Sunday. Cal them day after 2mrw. Offcourse they wiltel u ur interview date. Best of luck.
Guys anyone with medical bkground shortlisted or not yet???i think they are not considering doctors ths time. :’(
Tick any info. Any of senior or colleague cald yet???
alhamdolillah!
got called for September 10th. excited. tensed. scared.
@Arij: at wat time did you receive da call ???
@Arij Congrats bro! Could u plz share ur particulars so that others can benefit from it. Jazak Allah Khair. Thnx.
Got a call today for Sept 10 !
Majors in Petroleum Engg
Congratz Sarah and Arij =)
I ll also share my experience here with you guys =)
Guys fb the interview process takes around 1 month time
So dont worry people do receive interview calls till early October.
@shomaz brother mine score was V=152 and Q=164
P.S: Guys Please Pray for Me too
Sab Engineers ko calls arahe hain :-p….Congrats guys….medical walo ka kuch pata he ne
Sure…..We will Pray…..please share your experience of Interview with us then…..:-)
@Dr. Majid Khan IA u will get call. Just pray and trust on Allah. He helps all. Also i don’t know much about medical but Rizvi i think got a call for Biomedical engg (if this helps) and of course if there is medical/health sciences as on their priority list they will call u IA. Also don’t lose hope. Allah surely rewards those who are worthy of it. Jzak Allah Khair
@Syed Naqvi u got call MashaAllah and we all r praying for each other. IA ur interview will go well. By the way when it is (date)?
@MJ and @syed I am also an engineer from CE&ME, NUST in Mechatronics Engg. and have applied for electrical as well could u guys tell me ur GRE score, CGPA and intended field of study. I would be extremely grateful. Below r my credentials do i have any chance with my low CGPA?Hope to hear from u soon. Thnks. Also all people on the group should pray for themselves and also for others who haven’t got call. InshaAllah Allah helps all.
P.S.
My credentials:
GRE: 312, Q: 161, V: 151
Intended Major: Electrical Engineering
CGPA: 3.0
@smuf and @Arij Guys at what time today did u receive calls
Thank you for da wishes guys
Here are my credentials:
Verbal: 147
Quant: 148
Analyt: 4.5
CGPA: 3.5
Intended Major: Neuropsychology
Around 10
Guys, interviews are starting from tomorrow. |Please let us know the details of ur interview as soon as you take it!
It will be great help.
hello all,
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nice to c u people getting calls, m still not privileged to get a call..
and shaid chances are fading now..
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doc. majid…no senior colleage got call
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@ Rizvi..
nice to c u goin to biomedical engineering
can u please talk to me?
i need your email…
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u seem to be a medical personnal..
it would be a great help if you can!!.
somone said here they are conducting some round system; what was that :O
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they are calling incessantly here, no round shound yer.
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its more frustrating now, no calls.
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Doc. Majid…any doc????? near or far got call?
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@ SaraK ..u got the call?? with intended neuropcyhology…
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any medical veteran.do responseee!
an best of luck..to MJ, Naqvi brother, AH…jalrox…and all the above here who got calls.
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people do inquire when u r at FB centre ..that how many have been called
how many would selected?
and when they are goin to end the calss?
No doctor that i know didn’t get da cal yet.
Hope we all the remaining applicants get the call by tomorrow :-p
@Majid Khan
Inshallah man!
Good Luck!
Even If we don’t receive the call, at least I would be happy as I know I might die out of happiness if I really receive it… And I don’t wanna die
To die with so much happiness is also a privilege.
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@Thanks Jalrox….InshaALLAH…:-)
Best of Luck guys !!
Jalrox..do c my questions, and find the answers to them..if you can..while you were at the center of FB
@tick
Yeah sure. I will let you know about it right after my interview!
guys who have been called for the interview , what are you doing about the limited size of fields in embark form.
I can’t even enter full name of my degree or university name.
Also two weeks for the TOEFL test are counted from the interview date?
@AH:
You’ve got to trim down some fields, however you have the option of uploading SOP/Research Objective verbatim thru MS Word document.
Yes, from the day of interview.
@MJ
Thanks a lot..
No cal today aswel. :’(
@Dr.Majid Khan: The fb house was closed yesterday and today
Hein. Y today????
Long weekend in US – labor day
@smuf: yep thats right
it was labor day in US
Ahan……Nice Info
I called fb house Mon morning – had to ask dem bout sumtin, sum1 piked after i tried 6 times.
Without waiting to hear anything from them, i narrated whole my issue
and the response from the other end was dis:
“baji aj ye bnd hay, kal phone kerna”
(O_O)
Now I can’t help lafing at et
thot 2 share wid ol da forum members,
a lyt shade to fb anxiety
lolzzz….at baji :-p….
So intrviews starting from tomorrow..
Plz do share ur expeeiences, panelists, total applicants n expected seats.
Plus I have interview on 6th, plz let me know if I shud take my certificates, articles ive written etc in a file.is that a gud idea?!
Would help if smebody responds quick.
lol @ baji ji..
i called too, he said nobody is here today, i though it was some kind of joke!
lol..
@Polka yes u must bring all the stuff with u…..
And please do share ur interview experience with us in detail….thanks in anticipation….
And @Sara do ask them by tomorrow that kis date they will make interview calls
Those who received calls on saturday – have you received the emails yet?????
After how many days of interview call, one gets an email????
@SaraK
Yes I have received the email today.
They said they would send email in 2-3 days..
Got the call on 1st and received the email today(4th).
Just received it !
No cal today
I got the call on saturday – but i havent got any email so far ! its frustrating
@saraK….have u called FB today????? whats ur interview date???
My friend had his interview today at Morning. He was busy so I could not talk much. He said there was 8 persons in the interview panel. They asked the familiar questions like Why do you want to do such studies in US and not in Pakistan, What will you after returning Pakistan. He further added that they were given a paper saying 400 out of the 1100 applicants have been short-listed. He was unable to confirm that those 400 candidates are all called upon or not.
I will share more details as I get. Good look for your interviews.
I am still hoping against the hope that they haven’t called all the candidates :/
@Waseem : Can u ask this friend of urs that how many candidates were called in for interview on that particular day ?
@Smuf -> Oh Yes I did ask him and I remember him saying that there were 20 students he could count that day and time who were waiting for their interviews. This figure is by no way accurate as he left the centre 10:30 AM sharp and did not know afterwards.
Don’t they normally shortlist fewer people for interviews, closer to 250?
400 means only around thirty pct of those interviewed will actually get the scholarship..
arnd 15 20 students today.general questions plus essaybon pakistan’s biggest challenge.
Besto luck.
Ab tu hamai bohat kam hope lag raha to receive the call :-p
@tick….kidar hain :-p….any doctor receive call yet or not????
@syed
Yes, normally there are 300 interviewees and seats available are arnd 40pc. This tym arnd, the funding has reportedly increased and seats available are 200-250.
Interview panel cannot have 8 interviewers. It’s 4!
Interview Tip#1:
Be yourself!No amount of learning is going to benefit. P.S Panel is very friendly!
I wish you are right about the increase in number of seats!
P.S Someone please recommend me some places to visit in Islamabad, I will be free after the interview and will need to pass some time till my flight in the evening.
Dr. Majid…yer idar e hoon lolz.
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For how long they would call people?
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no calls yet to any doc. i know Dr. Majid!!!.
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do inquire them that when interview process is going to end?
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@ Rizvi…sir please share your educational background.
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Nd the person with neuroscience as well..
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ur educational background, gre????
@tick
I have done B.E in biomedical Engineering from NED University.
What da hecks wrong wid hec ppl..?been gng fr atyeatation fr a week nw..
They need fsc certificate which ive misplaced…
Screwwwwd..plz lemme knw tineline fr issuance of duplicate..
@Sara -> I reconfirmed, the interviewing panel consisted of 8 interviewers, today. That is 100% confirm.
GRE has got nothing special to do with the short-listing, guys, people have been called who have far less GRE than mine. My friend chatted with the follow guys who were there for the interview. To your amazement, one of them had a score of just 950.
@Syed -> You may like to visit Damn-e-Koh these days…Will enjoy a pleasant weather there and also because it’s nearer to the USEFP office.
:O Just reading all the comments… I have no comment
And Monal Restaurant aswel
Would that I had the interview call and for the same days, I would have met these guys, coming from different cities
Aah ko chaye ik umer asar honay tek…
Koon jeeta hai teri zulf k sar honay tek…
@Waseem:
isnt it amazing that the panel has 8 interviewers?I had a friend whose interview was today, she had a panel of four, two americans and two former fb fellows.
Yes, GRE has nothing to do with it, and since seats are high, you’ll get a call soon. And medical ppl, there has been noone frm med background, approx. noone. So u guys have hope. Dont worry and keep praying, if its written, you’ll get it.
and if not written??? :-p
Can somebody quote the source from where exact number of scholarships for this year can be confirmed ?
You won’t!
lolzzz
( Sara why u didnt call them to confirm ur interview date????
@waseem:
Any other specifics regarding the interview?I mean, questions and duration as well as essay topic?
@Dr. Majid:
I’m the ‘other’ Sara!
@Sara1 -> I will come with a detailed information about his interview experience tomorrow :/
I just called USEFP office and have a good news for all those who have not yet been called for an interview including me. I asked if all the candidates had been short-listed and called for. The guy replied that the short-listing was an on-going process and I could have a hope for the next one and a half month.
It means not all the candidates are called and that 400 he told is a rough estimate. *Sigh ^_^*
Any news regarding the interview i am in isl, gearing up for tomorrow’s interview at 8
@ Waseem and Sara: guys do share your friend’s experience.
huh!!!…dont know whats going on!.
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@ waseem khan..this 950 guy seems to be an exception..but mostly i have seen on this forum, people with high scores in GRE have been called.
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@Rizvi ..thanks.
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@ neurospsychology person above…please share your educational background as well
and Dr. Majid..
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yer why are they not calling any medical background person
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whats ur intuition is ?
Due to low priorty field i thnk so. Maybe cal in da end. None of my friend being cald yet
@sara. Lolz. Sorry.
Waseem. Great info. Thanks
Hey Guys, anyone know any psychology majors called for interviews so far ?????
Someone appearing for commonwealth ???? I just got 1 prep guide for that – the local GRE book by NTS – any suggestions about other prep material ???
@Aamir Khan How did your interview go ?
Guys please share with interview experience…..
Yom-e-Difa Mubarak
Interview went ok. 4 panelists, general questions, rapid-fire type.
No need for preparation since you dont have much tym to think.
Anybody knows when the result is coming?
Had my interview today. It went great. The panel asks general stuff and in particular what specialty |YOU| have got like anything ranging frm cooking, singing etc.
Rita Akhtar is one hell of a lady, lives upto her repute!Rest all is fine.
I would give myself 6/10 for interview. ALL OF YOU please share how you’ll grade urself…???
@Dr. Majid Khan: I called them
and some lady picked up first time and told me to wait for the email till evening – i did so but nothing, and then next day i called again, some guy picked up and said that my interview date is not confirmed right now, i will be contacted again…..
so, apparently they gave me missed bells twice out of the blue
so, right now I am feeling totally crushed up
because there was this hope first and now i got a box of elephantic panic 
I will rate myself 7.5/10. HAd a great start, but got confused on one question regarding whether USA dictates Pakistani policies or not.
And our essay was on ‘What makes you happy?’
Please be advised that the essay you’re given matters quite a lot and the whole interview might revolve around ur essay.
Rest all is general stuff like people have shared, regarding Pakistan’s multiple crises, democracy/dictatorship, american elections, cutural aspect, why you would like to join politics, technocrats role, pakistani economy, energy crisis, drones and diplomacy,Mitt Romney vs Obama,my military background,about ur siblings, PTI etc. That’s all they asked me.
Will share further details soon.
They asked if how much i was interested in the preferred unis I’ve stated, I said I had no issues if they changed it! I think that was the only drawback in my interview!
Rest went fine. @Syed @Aamir @Sara please share yours for the ebnefit of the upcoming candidates.
P.S We have plenty of useful discussions before interviews, just make sure no LUMS ppl with crazy accents/tension zada person bothers you before you go in!lol.no offence guys, just my twopence!
I’d give myself a 9/10!
And they gave us a paper stating something to the effect of ..’1100 ppl applied, 400 have been shortlisted and final placement would depend on funding available.’
@MJ What program have you applied for? just to get an idea that are questions related to that ? For example if you have applied for public policy or political science than they will ask you for all your views about politics if I am not wrong. Please guide
@SF:
I’m an Engineering Major and applied for MS EE.Can you share your profile and interview date. BE SURE to write a compelling essay!:)
Had my interview yesterday. The panel was very friendly and had two pakistanis and two americans. But most of the questions were asked by the pakistanis, gora saab was just sitting there and observing with an occasional question.
In my case they focussed completely on why i was applying for this particular field, what would I do when i come back, how would it help pakistan etc etc. Also it seemed they had read my personal statement very thoroughly and asked a couple of questions from it. Overall its hard to say how it went because the panel was a little too friendly and almost everyone who gave the interview seemed satisfied because they werent asking any difficult questions.Really dont know how they are judging interview performance.
Also I was really amazed by the number of people from lums, out of the 20 or so people there more than half were from lums.
@Sara ya tu apkay sath game ki hai….maybe they have placed you in the interview in the later dates……………………
Guys thanks for sharing your interview experience…It would be a great help if we are called for the interview :-p…
@Dr. Majid: pata ni, but surely I truly abhor my sleep routine now.
They tried contacting me today as well. At 11am – 2 bells. Why cant they sms me or email me – simple as that.
Cant express enough k kitna gusa aa raha hay mujay khud per
now i am all in panic, no idea whether they would try calling me back or not now…
When they call I am sleeping, when I call them back they ask me to wait for their call.
@syed:
urs mustve been in the after-12pm slot?
Well, they were very friendly n all, but you get to knw if they’re interested by the ‘nature’ of their questions?like if they ask you whether you’ll have any difficulty adjusting in the US?About how much interested you are in getting ur particular choice universities?like if you wanna improve ur GRE?
All SUCH questions mean you’re probably in, if not principal, you’re sure to get the alternate slot.
Otherwise, they grill ppl they’re not interested in with questions until they dont have a sane response.and they ususally tell them to either apply independently or get more experience or point out flaws in the application and actual work etc.
I’ve been thru the process twice and hav friends in FB interview alumni. If they’re happy and usually if your interview lasts less than 25-30mins, you’re most prolly IN. And tell u what, they’ve already almost 70pc made up their minds abt what they’re gonna do before you even enter.
Hope the info is useful.
@Syed:
Was the panel interested in what EXACTLY you were gonna do when you were back?Did they bother with lots of questions?Were you able to defend ur case?
I know for sure that I missed the chance as soon as I answered with pessimism abt PAkistan’s future.
@MJ: What abt you, dude?
@others on the 6th sept. or before date?
@SarahK:
‘..ye tu bari nazuk soorat e hal hai’.. LOLX!
Just give em a call on 51-8431515 and talk to Mr Kaleem, and tell him the entire situation. They’d DEFINITELY have a way out. Also drop an email.
I’m sure they are calling you for the interview iA, they email around 4-5 days later.
anyone for PhD? this wait is now getting on my nerves.
ya call mr.kaleem
………aur tell him dont call while u are asleep :-p
Guys
I got da call !!!!!! Have interview on 12th 
They said that they have been trying to reach me from 25th july
@sara lucky you
@luminite
Thats some really useful info.
i was there in the first batch but had my interview after 12 and they did ask me specific questions about what i would do when i return.
But quoting from what u said above “they usually tell them to either apply independently or get more experience” this is exactly one of the things they said to me. So thats not a very good sign.
Cant do anything now except waiting and hoping.
Plz pray for me k sub acha ho jaey
@SaraK
Best o luck n congrats!Your interview is the chance to shine!
That sure doesn’t sound good, either because you have an extremely stellar academic record and they’re certain you’ll get independent funding.
Particularly people with Engineering/innovation/energy related backgrounds get the scholarship without USEFP assistance because these re ‘in-demand’ fields unlike perhaps LUMS grads intending to do majors in (sic) media sciences,journalism, film-making which dont get independent grants easy.
Your interview experience sounds cool, you should keep ur hopes high and meanwhile apply independently.
Some facts I gathered from my interview experience:
1. From what I know, not all ppl who have been interviewed till Sept 6,2012 are engineers. Some people from finance, public health, and social sciences as well. As they say, women(from LUMS) and minorities(from FATA/Hunza/Gilgit) make up atleast 40pc any given day!
2. this is new … priority candidates are called earlier than other less suitable (in their opinion).. its not entirely based on the subject one is applying in..
3. This is just a rumor … For every person, their is an alternate from pretty much the same field and who wants to do almost the same thing.. these two people are mostly interviewed on the same day or the next day .. so those who had the interview can confirm this .. if they met someone with similar credentials wanting to do the exact same thing as you ..
4. Engineering candidates are about 30 % of the ppl who get the scholarship but they make up 50 % of the applicants .. so it might be a good idea to look at alternate options ..
5. The wait before the interview and luminites(apologies luminite~)bantering and ranting about their societies and volunteer work makes the wait excruciatingly slow(outsite the USEFP office at a shanty bench)!
Thanks, you make it sound good when you say that they think i have a chance of getting funding interdependently, but here is exactly what they said “why dont you apply independently to some universities, that way you will have a better idea of your strengths and weaknesses”. That certainly doesn’t point towards a stellar academic record.
btw what had u applied for?
If you were there before 12 we probably would’ve seen each other.
No, I was after 12, infact my interview time was around 5pm. My intended majors is economics, graduated from lums in 2011. There was an engineer from uet at our table who was very confident and had an amazing profile, know how his interview went?I think his intended majors was energy and management related…
^ Was talking to luminite and meant “independently”
@ UETian
Forget about everything els, your fifth point is the best (no offense to people from lums)
@MJ : Thank you
SarakK -> Congrats
I guess the only ones left with no interview calls are me and Dr Majid… :/
After interview within 15 days TOEFL is required ???
^exactly. Even after 4-5 missed calls and most wanted status of yours, you didnt get this info! SaraK! That is baddd..
lol..just joking, wishing u the best and i knw u’ll rock!
Do we HAVE to take some kinda proof with us that we are registered for TOEFL already, when we go for the interview? It doesn’t make sense to me though cuz if one doesn’t get selected after the interview, what’s the point of giving the TOEFL?
@Luminite: Thanks for the wish
and i do know what they told me about TOEFL – that i have to bring the registration proof and must give within 15 days after my interview day
And when did i say that my application was most wanted
I just get way too excited about things and i lyk being that way 
enjoying every inch when you can 
@Sundus Mehmood: yes they do need some TOEFL registration proof. And yep it isn’t making sense to me too
That is absolutely right, i can understand taking gre but why toefl before selection?
I have already spent a months salary on fulbright including toefl, gre, a round trip to islamabad for interview. How can they expect that people from under privileged backgrounds (who they claim to prefer most) will be able to afford this.
@syed: have you given the interview ??? Did they ask you to appear in TOEFL within 15 days and bring in registration proof on interview day ??? anything like this ???
Yes they had asked us to bring the proof of registration to the interview and checked it with the rest of the academic documents.
So Finally guys back from isl dying to share my experience
Great so i was called on 6th September at 8am and got interviewed on 230pm I was the last one of the first 20 and preceptually all the 40 were acquainted with the fact lols.
yesh that was a bit awkward but that what happened.
The pannel was of 4 two Americans and two desi 1 of them was for sure a lums alumini, by the way he brings lums professors in between the conversation
The interview was a surprise as they didnt bother to ask any of the cliched questions YESH…
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It seems that the pannel has been working on my research propsal for quite a time as they were quoting my sentences in more or less every questions, unfortunately the way they were asking it seems they have prepared the questions from wikipedia
It was tough not to use to much engineering jargons and still explain them complex ideas.
the interview lasted 37 minutes.. And it was all about my plans on return to pakistan the board was having a concern that you dont have work experience, that was a weak point in my app and they nailed on head. So for recent graduates do prepare for that too Oldies you should worry about the question that how will you coup up with MS program
In a Nut shell the interview was a non conventional they seemed pretty serious they didnt bother asking about my back ground(perhaps they have read the personal statement). The LUMS alumini was a bit aggressive, and was trying to intimidate. So dont get confuse its a part of interview
Advice for all of you do prepare for the worst dont be expecting that you all of the board members will be nice and good. Special Advice for Those focusing power be prepare to defend your Study Objective.
Best of luck to all of you….
Anyone else who is still waiting for the Interview Call? Or anyone have news related to the Interview Call being made these days or not? Please ;/
@syed naqvi
Good luck, you are from nust right? the tallest person at the inteview? unless iam mistaking you for someone else..
But your interview was 37 min long? Dont think anyone had such a long interview.
Mine lasted 20ish!
Dunno if it’s a good or bad omen. Anyways, I thoroughly enjoyed, and yes the LUMS guy tried to intimidate and interrupt but I tackled him real good- quoted credible sources and newspapers etc when he didnt seem convincing.
Then suddenly, the lovely chinese american lady cut in saying,’Why don’t you go to China/UK for your masters?’I was like,’Yes,I did try erasmus and failed!’
They were very cool about this- honesty sometimes pays and sometimes you do!
Anyways, it was wonderful and I’d like to have it that way even if I’m given a second chance!
@MJ:
It’s usually good,do you know by when are they gonna inform alternates/principals/rejected?Mid Oct.?
@Waseem Khan:
Calls are still being made, they’re interviewing like 30 ppl a day. For 400, it’s gonna take somewhere around Sept. end for interviews.
ONLY electrical engineering/journlism/Marketing/Finance ppl are being called. Noone from medical or bio or education as yet. So you still stand a chance, don’t wanna give any false hopes but just a chance!
Sundas Mehmood,
ur intro, as per norms f the group, we introduce ourselves when we join. Hope it’s cool fr u.
Im EE major, 303 GRE, interviewed and waiting.
@Luminite -> At least there is a chance, I can live with it
UETian and your intended MS is?
@Waseem:
Power Transmission and Dist.
Anyone having background in Petroleum Engg or opting for masters in same the discipline interviewed so far ?
Uetian -> That makes you the “demanded candidate”, your field is in priority list while mine not. I have also a EE major.
Yes, perhaps thats because i was called.
Hi,
I am an from finance/business background and is planning to apply for international development, with a concentration in microfinance. GRE score 303 and GPA 3.5, still waiting for the call and really freaking bec each day chances are getting less of getting the call!
GRE score/acadmeics are not as important as SOP/Research Interests and most of all, sth that makes you stand out.. like singing/dancing/writing at a recognized level!
@syed: Nailed on head =P ya i am the one,
nah yaar there was a boi from LUMS who also managed to get Admission into Oxford his was around 45 min. He was the guy i regret having his contact no:)
@Syed Naqvi: is the interview time has some proportional relation to selection chances?
you guys are referring to it as a good indicator
Also, were there turns or umm just randomly they were calling the candidates ??? My interview time is 12 noon, should i expect delay ???
what i have noticed is that people are takin luminites really seriously. Really seriously. Grow up people. LUMS itna he ala hota tu FB ke zarurat kya the.hahhaa.
and people talking about extra ciric, dance, singing. really is that getting u to FB, yes i agree some volunteer work or research work can help u get in , but it differs, engineers have no volunteer work, but maybe a social sciences background may have, but on the other hand engineers can have strong publications,
@sarak, it depends when you are in the que if your name is the last one like mine expect to leave usefp till 7 or 8. It have two meanings either they are really interested or they have found a lot of incoherence in the candidate.
Best of luck to every one
lol @ waseem Khan..
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m also with u and Dr. Majeed..having dreams shattered lolz.
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now i think the chances of call have almost ended…
@Tick -> If there is not even a foggiest chance, then we should say Bye Bye to this thread and well wishes for the rest of the people around
Haha. Bye bye. I must focus on my main career and specialization rather than mph via fb. Lolz.
lolz exactly!..me waseem khan..and my fraternity doctor Majid..lolz..lets have a rejected applicants party
..and focus on our careers lolz 
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And many good lucks and well wishes to all the fullbrightians
Where can you prepare TOEFL from? I mean which book?
none.
nothing wud improve it in a day, so best prep is sleep tight~
I would even love the USEFP people if they email me the rejection thing as soon as possible
@above:
there are certain tms when wishes are granted my man!
USEFP please kindly email me that your are regretted :-p…….
@Waseem Khan….will u apply next time???….
I am confused that if we apply even next time….we dont know the reason why we are rejected this time…i mean by GRE score, by statement or what? so that we can improve that…….We will be clueless next time aswel….I was shortlisted for UGRAD…but not now….I dont see any difference b/w my last and present application :-p
Dr Majid -> The only reason which I can find is they think that Pakistan does not need individuals equipped with cutting-edge technological knowledge in computer science. I have not seen any single candidate being called for Interview whose intended major is MS in CS.
Other than that I find no reason. So if by chance my field is in priority list next time, I will apply else there will be very grim chances next time too.
Majid -> Please call them tomorrow and ask them when will they notify the “Not Selected” ones? Ask them we are dying to be notified
lolzzz…..they will notify in the mid October. Same here….no one from Master in Public health called aswel…..pahlay sai likh daina chaheya tha who should apply…..
hahahah Dr. Majid u r very right..
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none of the people from my medical college are called for Public health..
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lolz no medical person called..as far as i know
@Waseem Khan
My major is MS in Information Security which I think is quite relevant to CS and I got the call and gave the interview.
I think they are still shortlisting the candidates so you guys shouldn’t lose the hope..
@tick and Waseem Khan:
Guys, the wait after interview and TOEFL is more frustrating, believe me!
Afterall, it’s true that you are never satisfied with what you have. Insaan hai he nashukra!
AH -> I am glad to see you short-listed and wish you best results (which is of course winning the scholarship
).
I am genuinely interested in asking you, your credentials, please care to share with me the maximum like your previous academic background, marks/GPA, GRE (each section marks) etc. It would also help others who will be applying in coming years
Regarding the hope thing, have a look at this Ghalib’s verse:
“Rahi na taqt-e-guftar aur agr ho bhi…
To kis umeed pe kaheye k arzoo kia hai…”
@Luminite -> I hope you people won’t forget us after being selected (A treat/party or something)
@Waseen Khan
Thanks a lot man for wishing..
Bachelor in Information Technology from NUST with two gold medals..
CGPA: 3.57
GRE: 161+ 149
2+ yrs exp as Software Engineer.
1 research publication in ACSAC.
Posts should have delete and edit options..
AH -> Credentials seems fine … Can’t say what was there in your SOP and LOR … Anyways Good luck.
No cal today. Lolz. Bt i received cal 4 interview 4 job at saudia. :-p
@DR Majid -> Congrats
dr sahb cha gye ho tussi..
Fwd my cv as well!
Why has the forum died ? I was really enjoying reading all the updates ? Any news with regards to results for FB awards ?
@Hiro-> Almost all of them are interviewed so why should they care coming back to this forum until the result days are nearer.
And we also have no reason to linger on here as we are the not selected candidates..
Valid Comment… Understandable…
Common Wealth ka kia scene hai ? Whats the best way to prepare for that ?
I did not even apply for it
I have almost left my plan for any study. Nonetheless the best guide is to study the Barron’s book for GRE except the analytical section of GAT which sucks big time.
I did give the GRE for FB what should I study for Common Wealth other than GRE stuff ? Also stuff I should skip on for NTS ?
Hey Guys, I got back from ISB yesterday and the interview went GREAT there
although it seems that everyone who comes out of the interview room had a great time – all the four panelists were very friendly and it was more like a chit chat – so its hard to guess whats on their minds 
Yeah that’s what I felt too it has to be a points based system with interview also having marks. Interviews have been too general to be the only deciding factor. Unless someone really screws the interview big-time…
@SaraK what questions were you asked ?
@SaraK:
Sara, give us detaiaaals on your interview like you got from us!
Waisay yes, you guys are right, they probably hav already made up their minds whom to select and whom to reject before you even enter the interview room. They just wanna re-confirm their assertions.
I hope we all make it inshaAllah, i heard the scholarship program is gonna be HUGE this tym, like around 250 awards. It’s just a rumour, nothing authentic.
@MJ: Don’t worry i had u guys in mind
just crazy tired becuz of da round-trip to ISB nd i got another R-trip dere for TOEFL dis saturday night – and i am still yawning from da last one 
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Well, so much for ma whining
The interview panel was totally friendly – there were 4 panelists, 2 PK, 2 foreigners – one of the PK lady was clinical psychologist from LUMS – and she was the one who did most of the questioning in my turn – i guess that was because i am from psych too.
The foreigners made me defended and provide reasons for ‘why i picked the particular field’ ‘what good would it do out here’ ‘how do i plan to apply it here’ etc.
The PK-dude was a fb alumni – and he asked me about what i do for fun and just generally asked about what i would share out there in US – then he was asking another question (it was just in his mouth, like he managed to say out a word i guess) but the Foreign-guy didn’t heard him and he presented his question and a discussion started
so that one question from the PK-guy was forgotten
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All in all, it went wonderful by the Grace of Allah
Now, what i see is that everyone says the same thing that the interview went great
and thats true because the interview panel is honed enough not to let their judgments slip out on their faces.
So, “interview went great” is only what i think and can analyze – but i have no idea what really is cooking in the fortune
Allah ta’ala has to handle this one for me
Best of luck guys with your interview outcomes – I am removing my email subscription from here so we might never see each other on this thread again, had a great time here…ALLAH Hafiz
@MJ: realllyyyyy 250 !!!!!!!!!!!!! you gotta b sweetly kiding me !!!!!! That sounds super-fabulous MJ!
But dont like the sound of “they must have already made up their minds and interview was only a formality to back-up their assertion”
I think otherwise – before the interview they made us write an essay too and that was something that’s gonna count also — i think its how they are going to see on the whole and then make a decision
Obviously, they would have priorities after each step – but they have a reason of asking for an essay, interview, TOEFL scores before they finalize the candidates
They are going to consider each and everything
@Waseem Khan: Allah Hafiz
May God Bless you in your future endeavors – Do remember us all in your prayers
@SaraK: Yup, that’s what I heard, so ‘dont shoot the messenger’ if you get a conflicting number from someone else|!
I hope the funding increases this time around. And I’m sure those with upcoming interviews should do well to thoroughly read and keep abreast of latest news, particularly the disrespectful movie against Prophet Muhamamd(PBUH) and the outcry that followed.
Sara, wishing you the best for TOEFL, just make sure you’re not seated next to a Pathan guy chanting out loud during the speaking part!I had to ask the instructor to intervene!No offence to PAthans, I’ve a lot of Pakhtoon friends!
Well, mashaAllah seems like your interview went super great SaraK!I was quite ecstatic when i came out, but yes you’re right they don’t let judgements slip
waisay tum se phone calls receive na karnay ka nahi poocha kia kisi ne!? 
@sara
how exactly did you justify psychology majors, do you have experience as a psychologist or sth.?or teaching?
@MJ: hahaha
nahe buchat o gai 
nobody referred to my ignorance on da callz 
Its not psychology majors that they discussed its the specific field within psych that i am going after – cognitive syc (a part of neurosci) – long discussion but they seemed convinced though
Mine also went great alhamolillah,they are generally more interested in how you can benefit from US education, culturally and technically!
The panel was great except perhaps the LUMS guy who interrupted me once (willfully i guess) and was the one asking most of the questions, not related to my field but general stuff!
However, I write in newspapers/magazines and had brought clippings with me, i presented him the file and that made him quiet for quite some time!
They are more interested in where you’ll fit in when you return/field etc. Sara, did anybody say anything abt GRE scores or whether we could retake?!
Hey. I had my interview on the 11th. My GRE score is 310 and GPA 3.5. I have applied for a three year dual masters program MFA Studio Practice/ MA History of contemporary art, theory and criticism.
Hey. I had my interview on the 11th. My GRE score is 310 and GPA 3.5. I have applied for a three year dual masters program MFA Studio Practice/ MA History of contemporary art, theory and criticism.
They called 400 people out of 1100. I’m guessing the interviews are in their last throes now…
Great score Madiha, and yep the interviews seems to be nearing a close now.
What i have learned from former fulbrighters is that the figure of 1100 is just an approximation from the number of applications they received for last year. This year, it has to be more than that, because they increased the advertisement and all.
@MJ: Nope i haven’t heard so far anything about the GRE, i guess they would let you know if they have selected you and a “certain” university wants to have you ‘BUT’ with a higher GRE score – i think they would, then, ask you to retake
@SaraK: Well last year they extended the deadline from May to 15th June, unlike this year. Also, everyone seems to have had a “great” interview. Which makes me wonder whose going to get struck out. I met some people there who has applied as many as three times, and this was the second time they were being interviewed. I can’t seem to stop going through the interview experience over and over in my head. This is torture!
I guess I am the only one to have a *not so awesome* interview :p
Khiar hai, hopes are still high
@Madiha: YES !! I totally agree about the torture thing! On my way back from ISB to LHR – I kept reliving the interview experience and every time i replayed it, I would remember “something else” that i so want to say !!!!
Like during the interview they asked me my fav psychologist and I named one, but now i think that ‘Hey there is another one I like so much 
and their research areas relate too!’ My mind tortures me on NOT saying out his name too!
@Smuf: When this whole thing started, I never ever thought that i would make it this far at all
When i took my GRE – I had a major life crisis going on and I never prepared anything for the GRE – all that i scored was on the basis of academic BG — and so, I had very tiny hope that they would ever like my application or call me for interview at all. But they did Alhumdulilah
We all should stay positive and keep our faith on Allah
One of my friends got selected in fulbright for the last batch – she is in NYU nowadays – she told me that the result is going to be out after 2 solid months
so “you have plenty of time, araam say panic karo” 
@MJ, Smuf, Madiha & all: Is it allowed on this forum to exchange contacts ?? email or cell number??? I would so like to stay in touch with you all
It was fun discussing things here and i feel like being among friends !
Guyz. R calls ova??
Shud rest of us hav hopes ??
My friend got call. I m stil waitin……
Othrz lik me?
@SaraK Well I’ve had probs of my own , I have been unemployed for the last 9 months – but might get hooked up at one place by the start of Oct hopefully.
I’ve applied at some unis too, independently, for the Spring ’13 session ( hoping to get some financial aid in the form of RA/TA,scholarship etc ) – a decision on most most of the applications is also expected by the end of this month.
So by the mid/end of Oct, I might be involved with a lot of stuff or none at all :p
Gods knows better
Two months! Damn! Thats a long wait. What did they ask you SaraK…other than your favorite psychologist?
Hi, I wanted to ask that do we also have to upload the transcripts on that apply. embark website? or is it just the essays? Also is it necessary to submit it before interview? please help.
Thanks
@SF: I uploaded my transcripts. You need to submit it before the interview. But you will have computers there to on the day of the interview. You can submit it then and there, provided you have uploaded the required things.
@Sara,smuf,Waseem Khan
We shud vouch nt to discuss our interview experiences furtherrr!
Like u sara, I got a lot of ‘grt responses’ when I recount my interview.
And two months, I agree we shud start connecting so da wait isnt as torturous!
My id is jalalawan at hotmail ¡!!
Thanks Madiha
Guyz. Plz tell if u kno neone still getting callz?
I want to kno so I can mov on..! R all interviews done?
Neone plz answerr..
Thnkx and may Allah bless uz all. US consulate is havin protest. I hope
Fulbrigt ppl dont change there minds. Lolz
Even if fulbright has second thoughts about continuing with this program in Pakistan, that would only dampen the sole purpose of the program i-e to promote mutual understanding b/w the people of the two states which may help in reducing offending instances like the one which we are witnessing these days.
@Rija:
I haven’t heard anyone in my friends circle who’d applied for fb receive a call after Sept. 10. However, as posted up in this thread, they’ll be calling both MS/PHd candidates till Sept end.
All you can do is wait! Don’t panic, i have a simple formula to deal with such situations, i never have Great Expectations from myself ever!
So masters callz are done??? Is tht wht u are sayin?
Hmm…. I knw frm friendz dat they were callin n interviewing in 2
Shifts dis time. Lik 40-50 ppl a day. Which tells dat interviews r prbly
Over.
Iz dis tru? Can neone confirm dis?????
I applied 2nd time dis time. Atleasst last time call to aye thi.
Lolz
Hope dieing…
Rija,
What i meant was that noone in MY friends circle received a call after Sept 10. I suppose they WILL be calling candidates on 3 days notice till Sept 30.
Keep praying, inshaAllah u’ll get the call..Whats ur intended majors btw?
MS Mechanical Eng
Hey Guys! I just got back from ISB “AGAIN”
– it seems ISB -> LHR is now a habit nowadays, Whoop , Done with TOEFL too 
Went good, hoping for a good score lets see
@Madiha: The usual questions, what would you share with US fellow students, how would you apply your field out here (and lots of debate on this one), Field relevancy in practical scenario etc. I have applied in cognitive neurosci, so they discussed a lot about my field, how why etc !!!!
@MJ: Yeah you are right
we should stop braining about the interview, becuz every time i recall it, paranoia sweeps over me 
bhoooooooooooooooootttt hay!!!!!!
@MJ: just emailed you,
guys anyone else wana stay in touch ??
Me !! I’ve dropped a mail aswell
So what if someone dont take 90 score on TOEFL IBT… will he/she will be rejected?? is this toefl IBT score is part of selection as well ???? any idea ?
I suppose the TOEFL matters…anything below 90 would suggest the persons incapability to communicate
Why would they want to give a scholarship to someone like that? The TOEFL is pretty easy…I don’t think it is something to fret about.
TOEFL Results tomorrow!
My guess: 108!
No TOEFL score isn’t a “Criterion” of selection but yes, as Madiha already said, that it’s unlikely that they would go for below 90 scorers
@Mj and saraK can u please send me ur filled application forms at “drmajidkhan at ymail.com”….So that i can point out my mistakes in the application form and get an idea how to fill the application form next time…..
Thanks in anticipation….
If anyone else on this forum send me their filled application forms with the statement and objectives I shall be very thankful…….
Dr. Calls waqi mai khatam kya? How can 2 weeks be enuff ??
Wht field u had applied to? Plz share. Ager koyi share kera app to plz
Send to mr also. Allah will be kind to u nd us.
Thnx. Gud luck to all. N u guyz shud pray for us…
@All:
I think id nail all other sections.
But due to the ambience/45-60 sec time etc I totally sucked at speaking.
Dunno whats the minimum you get on speaking!>
@Rija…..i dont know whether they ended calls or not….but most probably I think they are done with it…..I have applied for Master in Public Health…I think this time no doctor was shortlisted for the interview…..none of my friends and seniors got shortlisted…….
@ Dr. Majid..yeah they have not called any doc. i know as well.
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@ all above..like Doc. said..please send me the complete application more importantly the study objectives and personal statement especially MJ, Syed Naqvi and sarak ….
so that i can figure out my mistake..and cut a fine figure next time..
it would be a great help
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Guys I have a bad news 4 all those anticipating the all elusive call from Usefp ala me , I called them today and they replied that all calls have been made……so I guess it’s the end of the road for all those awaiting!
@ Rija,
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I dont thinkso they would call any more now.!!!
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any medical background profession if get selected ..please mention here..
it shall be a great help for us.
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fullbright commission should atleast mention the lacking area of an application
so that it can be improved or polished further..
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my email is twist.twist88 at the rate of yahoo
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@ casanova…did u got the call?
Today was the last day for master’s interview and PHD interviews will start from 20th
I met a guy at the interview who was applying for public health….
Infact, it was an interesting mix of people. There was a girl from Lahore who had applied for development economics. Another girl from Karachi has applied for Tax Development. There was a guy who had applied for creative writing (this was the third time he was applying for the FB). There was another girl from Islamabad who has applied for Fashion Design. The guy applying for public health was from Karachi, he said his wife and son would accompany him to the US…
Madiha wht day u were interviewd? I think da guy with kidz is my cousin. Lolz.
Small world.
@ Casanovas.. Heartbreaking newz if ur facts r ryte! Sighhhh
I didn’t see anyone with a medical background, we were more or less an-all engineers group, with intended majors like energy, power system analysis,design, power electronics, smart grid etc.
Then there were LUMS ppl, a guy going fr Law (freaked out he was), a girl from NUCES for MassCom, two girls with economics majors, a guy from DMG going for MPA, another one for MS in marketing.
A nice mix of ppl as madiha mentioned, predominantly engineers, i hope they have enough seats to accommodate us ALL!it was wonderful interacting with such brilliant ppl.
Hope to keep in touch with out pkstudents group too, we should actually consider a get together some time in the coming months!
What say u?
@MJ: M up for the G2G
it’ll be good to meet the fellow applicants !
@Rija: I was interviewed on the 11th. He didn’t have kids, he has a kid
. Small world huh…
SaraK, you know I think they had called a lot of the artists, writers, designers that day…perhaps they have a way of categorizing people. There was a girl for marketing too that day from Lahore. She had had a bad interview :/
But hey, I feel kinda relieved that the interviews are over. Kind of gives us less to think about. Now all we have to do is give our TOEFLs and wait. A get together in the mean while sounds nice
@Madiha: dats rite
so lets plan !!! you guys in LHR ??? lets decide a day, time & loc
@SaraK: Nah, I’m in Karachi.
Ooops , m in LHR – wht bout you MJ ?
last yr forum was so activ. dis time ppl dont share
complete experience so rest can benefit.
wht they asked in interview @ Madiha Sara MJ and other who got call. plz plz tell if i shud even wait or hope fr a call now tht it is 19. last yr interviews were fr 1 and half month. how can dey wrap so early? i was interviewed in aug last yr. so i knw. how my profile dont stand out this yr? i m sorry. so worried.
any pphd ppl got call or interview? do u guyz knw when the final result comes out ??
@Rija: They were interviewing people in two shifts this time. Twenty people per shift, that it forty people a day. So they wrapped up in ten days. A friend of mine knows one of the interviewers, he told me. Anyway…to help you out. They asked me really simple questions, I felt I went over prepared. They introduced themselves and then asked me to introduce myself. Their first question was why I wanted to become an artist, then they asked what I like about my profession. They asked if I was a practicing artist and then I passed them some images of my work. They asked me why I wanted to go to the US to study. They asked me how I think art supports Pakistani culture. They asked me about my choice of wanting to study contemporary art history and what I would like to give to the US when I am there. They asked me how I perceived the future of Pakistani art and we also discussed the Art history courses I took at NCA and those at the institutes I wanted to study at in the US. That was pretty much it. Hope this helps.
Thnkx for kind reply.
I heard tht dis year they will send more students then why only
Interview 400?? Do they tell hw many kidz da schlarship will send
nxt yr? Any newz or info on tht?
Guyz r there othr funding ppl can apply if fulbright dont work which
Luks like the case in my case.
Can neone call usfp and ask? I called but no answer
how to improve my application for next time?
I want some advising from interviewed people
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if any one can send me his or her
personal statement and study objectives
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then it would be a great help
twist.twist88 at yahoo
is my id
please do a favour so that i can improve my application for the next time
i am clueless what went wrong
@Rija:
Your comment: ‘last yr forum was so activ. dis time ppl dont share complete experience so rest can benefit’ prompted me to write every details but this page is now freaking me off!IT CRASHED!
Well, as me and others on the forum have already elaborated in details heres a rundown again for Rija:
I was the second in my group so naturally a bit worried before the interview, but the panel was mostly harmless and friendly. Started off by the senior most american lady (I assume) with a ‘Why Energy?’ I was thankfully prepared and started off good. Then there was rapid-fire Qs from all 4 of em: why masters?Work life balance at engro..How I’d contribute on return?How particular i was about my target unis (I’d mentioned quite a few ivy leagues
, over-stretched perhaps!), political scenario, Pakistan’s biggest dilemma, my hobbies?I showed them some newspaper clippings, articles i’d written etc. Asked about the age group i target?How i’d use writing in US, with no foreign investments in pak, how i could provide consultancy etc Most of the stuff is from ur own SOP, learn it by heart and believe in whatever youve written! How I intended joining politics?..And all of a sudden: Any Questions?!
I hope it went well though!
Do pray for us all.
@Tick:
Please fwd ur app to me at jalalawan at hotmail and i’ll review and send it back with candid feedback inshaAllah coming weekend!
@SaraK/Madiah/tick:
lol, im midway between khi/lhr, almost!
Anybody applied for DAAD Germany scholarship!?
My frend said all interview ppl felt tht interview went
smooth. Tht is scary. Lol. I mean wht r dey reaaaally
luking for no1 knowz!
Praying fr all to succeed who got callz. U guyz also pray
fr my future and each other. I think I will go offline frm dis
forum. No reason for dose who dint get call to stay…..
Thnks and gud luck.
Ne idea when finalist will be reveald? I wud like to drp in
and congratulate u ppl on da forum. Inshallah every1 will
get it who r part of dis helpful forum.
Bye………….
They didn’t ask me a single thing from my study objectives or personal statement :/. I think there is no formula to it. The interview moves so fast, you barely have time to “make up” things. I think the finalist will will be mailed by the end of October…I’m just guessing.
I think we seemed to have forgotten that the people on this forum are from all parts of Pakistan
I hope and pray that every deserving candidate including me makes it InshaAllah… have put in a lot of effort for this… Ameen.
ya. I hope dey don cancel scholarship becuz of recent events
I just received this email against my query regarding TOEFL IBT scores that should’ve reached by now:
PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF SOMEONE ON THE FORUM/FRIENDS GOT ANY SIMILAR EMAIL ! im unable to really make out sense since I think other candidates for Sept 8 have already received their results. Is that normal? Should I expect a retake. I’ve already emailed usefp regarding the delay. Would appreciate any help!
Your September 8, 2012 Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) Internet Based Testing (iBT) scores are delayed because they are under administrative review. This review is routinely performed on each test score in certain circumstances and may take up to four weeks. We hope you realize only accurate and valid test results are meaningful and helpful to their recipients.
At the conclusion of our review, you will be notified only if there are questions concerning your scores. Otherwise your scores will be reported to you and to institutions you have designated to receive reports. If you have not heard from us in approximately two weeks from today, you can call the Office of Testing Integrity at 1-800-750-6991 between 7:30AM and 5:30PM Eastern time, Monday through Friday or send an email to TSReturns.
Thank you.
Sincerely
Kanei E. Tucker
Test Security Analyst
Office of Testing Integrity
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@MJ it happened with me.. It’s because either your scores by different checkers are very different or you have an extraordinary score..
Hi everyone.. Just checked this forum while surfing on the net.. It’s interesting and informative..
I also gave interview but it didnt go that well..
@Ambreen:
Thanks a lot..i just HOPE the latter part abt extraordinary scores is true!
Ambreen,
When did u get ur scores n the guy in testing integrity said the whole centres result was withheld..
Did u get a similar email?!
MJ,
My score was available after about 25 days from the day i took the test. Yes, there was some problem with Pakistan centers.
I ddnt get any email.. I called them instead..
Its not a big problem, you will get the score soon..
In which course you applied for scholarship and whats your score in GRE?
Applied fr energy engineering/management, do you know what the deadlines for US universities are in general?I hope my scores come in before fb deadline!
What ur intended majors?
It’s somewhere in January.. But I think FB ppl apply earlier than that..
Your score will definitely be reported before that..
Major is development economics..
I hope the protests in isb do not delay things.check out ur embark profiles, they should start updating your transcripts/letters etc.in my group, there were quite a few ppl with no experience or recent graduates, I think fb has a policy of encouraging them. AND women n ppl frm tribal areas of course, in against this gender/area bias!:)
anyways, nyone up for retaking gre???
I think the results will be out by mid october, meanwhile all we can do is wait!
So can we also retake toefl, incase someone wants to improve the score?
Yup, I guess u can within the deadline. consult usefp
Yes.. You can retake toefl and GRE within time limit.. It’s mid Oct, I think..
Anyone with an intended major in Economics?
Hey guys. New to this forum. Also got interviewed. MJ – what embark update are you talking about? I thought we put everything as part of the application. Do USEFP ppl update stuff? And is that some sign? Please share your experience
@Harron,
You dont necessarily need to upload transcripts and other hard data uve already submitted. Of course ur LORs too.
They upload ur toefl scores and all other data on the portal once they start the application process for IIE. It’s not a sign per se bt an indication that there’s development at USEFPs end…
Is yours uploaded? Anything new? I added my own transcript and score becuz form had that section. My application on embrk looks the same right now. no changes.
Guys please share ur majors. I
No changes.
Whats ur majors haroon and tell us abt ur interview experience.
It’s sort of customary to start with the newbies intros!;)
Thanks MJ, you are so quick in responding
Thanks Ambreen
@SF:
It’s becoz the da day-off today SF!
Im usually quite lazy!
Development Economics
Interview was good but I remember on the 9th that
most ppl had good interviews. Panel was very relaxed
and in my grp there were at least 5 other development
Related candidates. Lol. I don’t know it was bit scary
This is my 3rd time applying – 2nd interview call – and
most ppl had great cvs and strong backgrounds.
Lots of LUMS ppl were there.
I couldn’t tell if the panel was impressed or not. Asked for
introduction and what I will do when I come back. Most of
the questions are now a blur. Yaar I hope this works out.
I don’t think any of us can do more than just wait and it’s
tougher when you have already done it before with not so
great results. this is my only chance and I m sure for many
That is the case.
Let’s pray that all the people get in. inshallah.
@Haroon:
Yes sure, prayers for all!
3rd time applying, that takes a lot of resolve!Don’t they prefer applicants like you?!And what was the previous interview experience like, i mean when you were rejected, was the panel as friendly as this time!?I mean there MUST be sth they’re judging in those odd 20 minutes!
Another friend who didnt make it through last time was told in no vague terms that he should get some relevant experience before re-applying, i mean don’t they indicate if they’re not impressed!
Development economics is a priority field this tym, and i hope you make it!I’m not surprised most of the interviewees in my batch were also from LUMS, these guys knw how to nail an SOP!
Yaar even the first interview was smooth. I was not sure why
it didn’t work last time. So it’s difficult to be sure what they
are really looking for. They didn’t say anything tht suggested
that I need more experience or something was missing.
That’s why I m really scared this time. I can never know if
this interview was better than the last one or not. Time will
answer that. I hope the political situation doesn’t change their
plans and inshallah we all make it.
I’m getting worried about some of the answers that I gave like:
‘Why US?’ I said sth on the lines of US being the technology incubator,and told them id applied and got rejected from erasmus!
Was that immature?!
And then i said i was not particular about the unis id mentioned in the list!
Whats ur view haroon?!
I think it’s everyone’s right to try for as many scholarships as they want. Whether the panel is told about it or not is the tricky part. It can go either way. I’ve heard that some ppl have come out crying from their interviews and still managed to get the scholarship so no one can be sure.
I was very particular about my UNIs. Last time they questioned me on it asking why but this time it didn’t come up. So no idea again. Trust me when I say that it is all about luck after the interview. Ur credits gets u the interview and after that it’s luck and anybody can swipe the scholarship no matter if those left out had great credits. So all u can do is pray for urself and others.
@MJ I think your replies are perfectly fine.. This is what America is.. And you made your options open by saying that you are not particular about the Universities you mentioned..
@Haroon My intended major is also Development Economics. Kindly share your background and GRE score??
Thanks guys.. This forum is like oxygen!!
hey guys, new on da forum.
Plz let me knw the exact docs attestation requiremnt.i hav taken towefl bt nt yet attesyed docs frm hec.
Do they need attested copies or originals?
& transcript as well as degree?
I hav to visit hec on mondayr kaleem frm usefp is getting crazyy!
@Myra were you interviewed? Also can you find out if the interviews are over or not? I wonder when the final list will come out. Last year it was sometime in mid October.
The list of attested documents is in the form. Check that out. I think it’s the degree and transcript but confirm it.
is anyone else on this forum getting nervous now that we only sit and wait?
Btw, was Rita Akhtar there in any one of your interviews? Do share guys. Last year she actively took part. And theory was if she is there, the candidate is priority.
Yup, was interviewed on 11th. Rita Akhtar was there in the building but I dont think she was present at the interviews.Atleast not in my batch of 22.
I’ve heard from a friend who called USEFP that the interviews ended on Sep 18th. All 400 candidates have been interviewed and they’re shortlisting and finalizing alternates/principals/rejected now. I assume the process would be over by mid Oct coz they dont want to miss deadlines to unis.
However, the fb office usually gives a delayed date to prevent getting emails and phonecalls. So they told my friend the rejected and accepted candidates will be notified by Oct end.
I think mid Oct would reveal what fate has in store for us. Rita Akhtar was the stern blonde with short bob, right?!I dont think she was present in any of the interviews. But if she was, the forum members are requested to tell.
Also, Haroon, do you think candidates are called in as per priority?I mean the earlier u’re interviewed the more higher up ure in the priority list..?
Yes, atleast I’m very nervous. Lets keep in touch thru email and fb to keep the anxiety on hold. MJ/tick/Madiha/SaraK have already shared ids.
Mine i myraahmed at ymail … Lets keep the forum alive. Its truly a lifeline for those waiting!
Yup, Rita Akhtar wasn’t there during ours on Sep 6th.
P.S I dont think the date of interview has anything to do with priority.
Anybody who took the TOEFL test on Sept 8th?The results are apparently delayed coz of some ‘administrative review’ that’s going on. Anyone who got the TOEFL results?!
Well I had my TOEFL in march , result was delayed by around 5-6 weeks coz of some administrative issue by ETS ( Karachi Center ). Results were withheld of the whole lot who had taken it on that particular day.
Just send USEFP a forward of the email in case the ask. They usually press for Toefl after the final selection is made. Thats how I have seen it with my friends. No reason to worry. It should be fine.
I was interviewed on the 7th. Anyone from that day? Noon batch? From what I know the week from 10th to 15th was the last interview week. Any confirmation? The two batch system was new. Year before last when i interviewed, interviews were from late july to mid sept. This time they wrapped in 10-12 days, 40 students per day. I hope they dont make hasty decisions.
good luck to all
@Haroon
My interview was on 7th, morning.
I had my toefl test today… couldn’t perform well in SPEAKING
reading section’s time was too short
Or may be I didn’t prepare well enough
@Haroon: had a friend from NUST EE interviewed on 7th noon, was myself interviewed on 6th noon.
I think the interview dates show a certain priority trend. Those interviewed in the first throes had outstanding credentials and can hope to get it since they have better chances(or so i heard from a previous fulbrighter). They never let u know for sure,ever!
U can only guess from (+ve)hints like: do u wish to retake gre?do u plan to stick to ur preference unis?how exactly u plan to contribute on return..its generic but for those whom they’re interested they’d twist and turn this VERY question for the most part like; u intend to work in da same org./start a business/how EXACTLY?
Is that so? I don’t think these questions mean any thing. Ive had lots of friends whom they questioned about universities but they didnt get it last year. Its all a game of luck after the interview. And this time the interview were covered in two weeks. How does one even set priority between someone who was interviewed on the 4th (first interview day) or 6th or 8th or the 10th for that matter. And asking how one will contribute is probably the only common question all of us had to answer. by nature of the scholarship, everyone has to answer this
We can only make guesses guys.
Hey guys! Had my TOEFL today. All these people speaking around you is so disturbing! But it went well.
@Haroon: A lot of people get questioned about their universities because they have mentioned a whole list of top notch unis. A girl at the interview was asked the same question. She had mentioned Harvard, Yale and MIT on as her priorities! She said those are the only unis all pakistanis have heard of! I think they might be trying to figure out how consciously you were researching your universities. Same was the case with another friend who was applying for architecture and mentions the same unis as his priority.
@Haroon:
What i said was:
‘..its generic but for those whom they’re interested they’d twist and turn this VERY question for the most part like; u intend to work in da same org./start a business/how EXACTLY?’
so there’s a subtle difference if you care to see!
@Madiha I have a friend who applied from architecture also. Are you from Lahore?
Yeah I guess it is a way to figure out how conscious one is when researching colleges.
What program have you applied to? Dev Economics here.
It’s a painful wait, this after-interview wait!
Esp. if you hate ur job!
knock knock!
Howz the group spending this one month..?!
@Haroon: No, I’m not from Lahore. What your friends name, I might know him because I studies from Lahore. I have applied for a dual program. Masters in Fine Arts and MA Contemporary Art History, Theory and Criticism.
@Haroon: No, I’m not from Lahore. What your friends name, I might know him because I studied from Lahore. I have applied for a dual program. Masters in Fine Arts and MA Contemporary Art History, Theory and Criticism.
@MAdiha:
Did u go to NCA?!Ive a friend rafio from nca batch 2010, teaches at bnu now, applied for interior design related subject.
*Rafia. Does this thing not have an edit/delete option…?
Apparently not!
So just like the fb interviews, our fates are sealed!
And Haroon.
I’ve friends who’ve applied three times too, but there is NEVER one truly deserving person who gets rejected based on ‘luck’ and ‘intrview performance’.
Tell u what, the fates are already sealed, so to quote, before you enter the interview room. Almost.
Ur interview performance has a little impact. If you have adequate relevant experience, a good 1300s GRE, know sth beyond ur course books and take up a priority field and embellish ur SOP with facts n fiction- u’re definitely IN!
@syed: Yeah I studied at NCA. Are you sure it isn’t 2009? The thing is we have our thesis in January 2010, but our graduating year is considered 2009. I think shes my batch mate. There was a Rafia in painting…
@syed: Yeah I studied at NCA. Are you sure it isn’t 2009? The thing is we have our thesis in January 2010, but our graduating year is considered 2009. I think shes my batch mate. There was a Rafia in painting…
In a month, we’ll know whether we made it or not. Just a month, 30 days…
I would like to believe our interviews mattered
Can u believe it! i have a presentation at work today and been waiting since 9:30 for the team to show up. Yawn! its Sunday yaarrrrr!
My friend got the scholarship a year back with a really crappy GRE score of 1000. I stand by my belief that it is luck and nothing else.
@Syed – what it your major?
The priority field criteria only exists for pre interview sorting out. Why else will they call music/fine art/writing/ and other arts humanities candidates when the priority field list misses them out?
There is no rule is the only rule. Thts how they work!
Hello Guys,
Do anyone know that whether FB has started calling PhD applicants for interview? Any PhD applicant here?
@Madiha
yes, that might be her, shes 5 7″, prolly da most beautiful girl ive ever met.hope that explains!
Hey everyone,
So this is my first post on this forum, but have been following it for a while… Its good to hear from everyone going though the same worries and concerns
I also took my Toefl on the 8th Sept 2012 and am yet to see my score report online. Have emailed ETS but haven’t heard from them yet… so people like MJ, you are not the only one on this ship! Hope it all works out though, would hate to sit through that useless exam again…
Abhi match dekho aur Pakistan ke liye dua kero!
There’s is nothing fun about waiting. So distract yourself.
Welcome BBM. Intro please. Majors. Interview date and experience?
@BMM n others watching frm da sidelines:
plz hop in n introduce..waiting fr ur intrview experience n then our experts here would rate u:
my rating :
Jalrox
haroon
SaraK
madiha
MJ
ambreen
sf
smuf
syed
BM
Lol. I don’t think I want to rate anyone nor be rated. It’s enough that USEFP is doing that on its own.
Oh ho! Hafeez out. But a good 42 runs by the captain.
all of u esp. Senior members like Haroon, I knw sme might disagree bt plx rate based on ppls experiences!
All in gud spirits dude..plz go ahead..
@BMM:
Yup, result still unavailable. I talked to them and asked if it was a normal review of all centres and the guy said all Pakistani centers were undergoing routine administrative review. Didn’t tell any particular date, said it could take upto two weeks.
So BMM, please share your interview experience?your subjects?and when you were interviewed?
@Madiha/SaraK/SF/Jalrox:
Where u guys at?!I think after the encouraging analysis by Syed, you guys should come out of hiding!
LOL, i would second Haroon and leave the ‘dirty work’ to USEFP!;)
@MJ: Here i am
I haven’t been following the conversations for a while, got stuck in the hassled routine – but i tried to have read alllllllll the previous forum posts now, (most of them, i suppose
)
Well, MJ I am here now where did the meetup planning of yours go ???
And yes i would second those, who are not in favor of ratings – USEFP is already too too and too more than much on mind these days !!!
any other rating won’t do good.
Every time i go over the interview experience with some friend or family member of mine and ask them for their feedback on ‘whether the interview sounds good, bad or okay’ the feedback would keep me out of panic state for only a short while
and then my mind goes back to the anticipation + panic = flashbulb memories of every tiny detail again and again and again 
In short there’s no escaping this panic-moments and regular trace-back down the memory lane
I just pray to Allah that all this wait is worth everything.
@those asking about interview details etc: Guys i already shared mine earlier
you can read in the previous forum posts.
Also, there is no guessing at the “absolute” criterion of selection. However, one of my Professors evaluated the FulBright program 4 or 5 years back i guess (by evaluation i mean, that he assessed the selection strategies used and the process). Now, he did not discuss everything with me but after my interview i told him that i was too evidently nervous and i shouldn’t have been that way and all my worried blah blah about “interview was the most important step and the panic attack ruined it plainly” – what he said was this “who told you interview is the most important thing? The application, personal statement and study objectives matter most. Whatever you put in your application is going to be the primary focus throughout.” that’s what he told me directly, now the policy or the selection method may have changed (i dont know) because his assessment of the program was few years back.
Hope this may help
although, it did nothing to my anxiety level and the desire to go back and perform “better” in the interview !!! Its totally frustrating all this wait
what were you guys checking about the online application ?? I mean the thing that you talked about tracking activity of fulbright program etc? What was that about?
I submitted my application half hour before my interview was due, and received a confirmation email that the application has been submitted – but for some reason they could not track my “online application submission” in their system, so i had to check in-front of one of their workers but no progress happened that day – i am thinking of calling them tomorrow and ask about it – whether the issue is resolved yet or not
@Syed:
acha waysay why you rated me on third
me to damn worried about selection – pata nai kiya oga !
To all those who have been interviewed – please share your emails or contact me here: sarakanwal28 at gmail
also, may be MJ’s meetup can be realized then
So many silent viewers. Why?
How many users are using the name ‘syed’ on this forum?
@ syed who posted above me, what have u applied for?
P.S: i am the one who applied for natural science and posted in the beginning of the thread.
There’s an EE major syed, then there’s me with Bioinformatics major.
So just to add to the confusion, which fields do Syyed,Syed and syed belong to respectively?
Shut up, n mind your own business.
Im sorry but adding to the confusion is wrong and creates a mess on the forum.
Im hereby Syyed1 with intended MS bioinformatics. I hereby seclude myself frm other syeds on the forum.
Right… so ill echo some of the people here that I don’t really want to be rated on this forum
I hope we all do well and get this opportunity to realize our dreams…
My experience? well… took the interview on the 6th sep 2012 (may have met some of you there) the interview was pretty much like everyone else’s, had predicted about 90% of the questions that they would ask (the same questions that have been discussed in this forum)… in retrospect, I could’ve come up with better answers but really cant say if it went well or not. The guys there had pretty good poker faces.
But yes… staying busy and distracted seems to be the best thing to do at the moment. Still kinda worried about the Toefl results though… so thanks MJ for your updates. Will keep you guys posted if I hear anything from ETS.
Guys, is it true that no PhD candidates have been interviewed this time? Or as yet? If the paper they gave us had accurate information, then 400 candidates have already been interviewed in the ten days from 4th to the 16th. That’s 10 workings days and 40 interviews per day.
I dont remember any PhD in my group. There were three much older men but I think they were Masters candidates. Was talking to a friend who applied for PhD but hasn’t heard yet from USEFP. She’s worrying so I told her I will ask on the forum. Does anyone recall having any PhD candidates as part of their group? Your quick replies will he highly appreciated.
Starting tomorrow is the last week of September. Calls don’t continue into October but we have seen many new trends this time so it’s possible that things are different and they may carry out more interviews in October. PhD candidates are usually interrogated more critically being a four to six year commitment.
Any ideas? Guesses?
BMM. What’s your Major?
Haroon,
I think phd candidates hv been introduced alongside.consideeing deadlines in nov/dec, they wont take it in two slots. I had no phd candidates in my group of 18.
I think theyre done already. N they mightve reduced phd funding n instead increased ms scholarships, I heard/read sumwhere that the scholarships had been increased twofold!
A friend whod applied fr phd said she was told ALL interviews had ended on Sep18.
Plus there were phd ppl at toefl test, so atleast some were calld!
Hope dat explains…
PHd candidates have most probably been interviewed. That’s what a fb page says.
Thanks guys.
@Syyed. Can you please share the FB page link?
Dear all,
What I can confirm is that some PhD candidates have been interviewed (as I was one of them). However, I am unsure if PhD interviews have concluded, too. In my group, all candidates were PhD candidates. I also know a few friends who were PhD candidates and have been interviewed.
Coming back to final selection process, can any one tell as to whether final decision is to be made by USEFP, Pakistan or IIE, New York. I mean will USEFP finalize it or refer the case along with relevant information to IIE since they have got online applications filled by us. Moreover, does any one have some clue about the scholarship break-up. In my group, one girl said that 35 scholarships are available for PhD. Can any one comment on that?
@Syed: Nah, she not my batch mate. The one I was talking about is about 5 ft 2″. Or may be you forgot to minus the heels
I submitted my online application at the USEFP like 10 minutes before my interview. Does keeping a track of the application determine anything? Also, I agree with BMM, why add to the anxiety with a rating session here! We need to figure out a way to block the interview out.
@SaraK: my email is madiha.sikander@ gmail.
So how’s the weather guys? Holding yourself together today? Who can promise to stay away from this forum for a total of 24 hours without giving in to checking the posts every hour? Lol
@Haroon: I bet none of us can.
At Office, refreshing
24hrs? How about 2?!
People are taking it too seriously. Lol
Apparently yes, I am!
Its a 50 50 actually…200 out of 400..
Nooo madeeha who wears 8in heels?do u??!!;)
@Madiha:
I’m sorry if i made u anxious with my did-you-check-out-ur-embarkform message!
It’s really nothing, and most of us including me submitted it at the last moment!:)
FB ppl will upload ur lors and u’ll be able to view them if you checked the waiver-to-see-my-LOR option in the app. It’s a routine process and they do it for all candidates regardless of selection.
So Cheers n happy waiting!
Thank you MJ for sorting that out. I was beginning to wonder if I made a blooper somewhere.
@Syed: You never know…Desperate times, desperate measures
200 out of 400? Hasn’t the funding increased?
Hi everyone, I have also applied for the masters program this year and I was interviewed on 12th September in the morning batch, although interview didnt go well but hoping against hope. This forum seems to be a nice place.
i was interviewed on 10th. neone from 10th morning?
Wasn’t 10th a Sunday? No one gets interviewed on Sunday as far as I know.
Introduce yourselves.. all new posters.
Sept. 10th was Monday!
Plz introduce and share experience, it’s customary, says MJ!
@ATS: I was also in the 12th sept batch and interview time was 12 noon – were you in the same batch ???
@SYYED: Lolz
you a rep of MJ ?? he seemz to b out ov forum-scene these days
Are we to hear the results around Mid-Oct ????
panic + anticipatory butterflies are growing every passing day…
Last year, results were announced on Oct 14. However, this year we have to allow for delay in interviews’ start. Anyways, keep your fingers crossed.
Anyone called up USEF for details ? Couldn’t bear to wait… Its killing me
Any news? Updates? MJ. Madiha. Sara. Syeds. Jalrox. Newcomers.
Lol. Don’t call USEFP. They have cli.
J/K
@Haroon:
Hey i dont think so that they would be calling before first week of OCT, as they haven’t received the TOEFL score of many of the applicants yet.
@ Naqvi – who told you that?
Definitely not before mid oct.
TOEFL scores for Sep 8 applicants are on hold due to an ongoing ‘administrative review’.
ATS, ole, R A S
Introductions and interview experiences please…
PhD applicant for Public Administration. Interview was not great—-just average. If last year threads are something to go by, it’s almost curtains for someone not having an outstanding interview. Anyways, let’s see….
I have news. Friend of mine mentioned last night that USEFP has started updating items on the embark application – test scores recommendations other stuff.
This means time is near..
Welcome RAS. PhD in public administration sounds like a priority area. Good luck.
Just checked in my embark app..
There is progress as Haroon mentioned..!
My reference letters, GRE etc are updated in the Applications area of embark form.
i have updated info also.
MJ what is ur major. my is ME.
Yeah there is progress on embark, my GRE scores are uploaded and other things too but so far, i cant see the Reference letters
OK guys, mine arent uploaded yet.
Is that some indication?I mean do they upload all candidates documents or only those whose applications are being sent to the IIE.
I think the latter is true because they wont upload all 400 applications if they’re gonna forwarded only some to IIE Washington.
Can anyone comment?!?!?!
Im very anxious!From previous forum threads i think those whose docs are uploaded have some chances now.
Know it sounds lame, but the number on top of my GRE Score is 122 (scribbled with pen).
I think that shows something related to your standing amongst other fulbright applicants, i compared with some friends and there seem to be a trend
no scribble on my GRE. but everything is up. do ur friends hav scribbles as well Myra??
@ Myra
I dont think it has anything to do with your standing among other candidates. My GRE scores have ’822′ written on them so i certainly cant be 822nd among 400 candidates (or atleast i hope iam not!)
That might simply mean nothin..!
considering syed’s 822!
@SYYED – there’s still time. They are probably uploading gradually. When was your interview? I think that might be an indication. Don’t worry yet. Just pray and hope for the best.
Maybe you can call USEFP and see if all your materials are there and if it’s even a sign to have uploads on embark.
Nice to see you people undergoing the same ol’ awful wait. It’s a great time to make relationships that last, friendships you’ll cherish. I hope all of you make it to the esteemed fb with the now-increased funding for 2013/14.
After this wait comes the more gruelling wait of awaiting your preferred uni responses. Life is , in fact, marked by these moments of anxiety that make it worth living, worth waiting and then cherishing after the wait is worthwhile (InshaAllah)
Guys, why don’t you break this awful wait by asking fb when they intend to announce the result. Last year it was 14th oct., the year before that Oct. 8th. We did just that back in Oct 2010.
I think they will be announcing by mid oct. because even last year the delay was owing to extension of application deadline.
About the embark thing, it’s not a sure shot criterion, but those whose all docs have been updated can feel a LITTLE more excited since they are atleast being considered(alternate/principal PROBABLY) Dont make assumptions, its a guess from last year.
The numbers on the app also mean sth, if you care to read between the lines
Regards,
Muhamamd Mujahid,
FB2010
And yes, let me know the Track Status of your app so I can comment on that and lessen probably some of the anxiety.
It’s Home>Last Link ‘Track Status’ might be in process, no current status, sent to IIE etc,.
I’m on this forum only for tonight, send in your embark form status so I might comment.
|@Former FB:
Thanks for the info. How does the number say or describe anything?
Secondly, ALL of the people on the forum seem to have their documents uploaded. Does that imply all are selectees!
LOL, since the assupmtion is not true, i doubt about the embark forms.
ANYBODY ON the forum who has not seen his/her documents, please let us know R A S/ole/Sara/Syyeds etc.?????
ANYONE?
LEt’s call em up tomorrow and ask ..
@Syed:
What’s ur GRE Score?!I might atlast solve the mystery of GRE number on top of ur score report! :p
@Haroon:
Are your docs uploaded?And whats the GRE Number on top?
@former Fulbright applicant – thank you for your response. But please clarify what the number means? Mine says 522??? That can’t mean anything. Some of us have 822, 122!?
@Myra
My gre score was 326…
My status is not available but all my items are uploaded except for Toefl score.
@former fulbrighter – my recs, and other stuff are there but cant see any number on the GRE report. Wht will that say?
Previously, it shoed ranking before interview but NO, consider it a random application tracking number this time around.
Last year forums show that most of the ppl with docs etc uploaded were amongst alternate/principal candidates but this year there is noone whose documents are not uploaded. They change schemes, I canot comment anything. You all people have good chance it seems. Im not najoomi, nor aamil bengali, so just call 051- 843 wala number tomorrow and ask them straight away.
Ranking before interview? Interesting.
Those who have some number scribbled on their GRE Scores, have you guys only submitted the score reports by post ???
Do you not have a number, Sara? I think the post thing you are talking about might be a sign. A friend of mine also doesn’t have a number.
Haroon, sign of what ?????? Like am rejected????
no i dont have any number scribbled on my GRE score-report
ETS never mailed my Score report to Fulbright house, so they called me before the interview to email them the PDF version of GRE score report and that version is uploaded as it is
No. Not rejected. I am referring to the by post from ETS thing.
I am sure it is something but as long as our items are uploaded it doesn’t matter.
Time will tell.
dreamum wakeupum critical conditionum
@ole: very critical.
Lol
No document uploaded…meaning thereby…heading towards a …OMG.
Can’t see anything there posted in my application… really worried…
@Former Fulbrighter what does that mean the end of the line ?
Hi guys, sorry if this sounds like a stupid question, but how do you check if your stuff is uploaded? I can only see the stuff I uploaded myself. Other than than the ‘Track Status’ section says ‘No current status. Please check back later’ So does that mean that my documents haven’t been uploaded?
@BMM : just download the pdf copy of your application and look out for uploaded transcript,LOR,gre report etc
Yup…
I don’t think Track Status has been updated. You can only check the PDF application to see if USEFP has uploaded your test scores, LORs and degree/transcript.
@smuf – what’s your situation? Uploaded?
yep… nothing but the stuff I uploaded. Sadness.
@Haroon Yeah , all the stuff has been uploaded – but the only #’s ( 5 digit :p ) scribbled were those on on my LOR ( which i guess shows my app # )
Do they still upload GRE reports even if the applicant has already submitted the scanned version with application ? Anyone care to comment ?
My application had both the scanned as well as the official ets report.
ab her thori dayr may is forum k saath saath embark b check ho gi
Fulrbyt people hve created a frenzy
Reading last year’s threads, i realized that ones who get their documents uploaded are either Principal candidates or alternate candidates. Others simply face exit. But then life is like that.
What docs have been uploaded in the track status section ? GRE report and what else ?
guys don’t torture yourselves. i have been in this position two years ago. it was horrible so i know what this feels like. jo likha hai kismet mai wohi hoga. uploads or no uploads.
just pray for the best and go with what you get.
I have my documents upload except for the two of recommendations. I wonder if they email the reference persons as well to confirm etc? any one?
@SF: i dont know about the email thing, but my recommendations are also the only thing missing so far,
Does your “Track Status” section shows any progress ?? mine shows none, although, my application is updated (except for recommendation letters)
@ Sarahk , no same here, it doesn’t show any progress. and I have my two recommendations missing. Lets try and not worry, I think we can only try that :s
My friend is a recent fulbrighter, she just told me that the embark section has nothing to do with your selection
its just for the fulbright panel themselves ! So, it would be futile to use it for predicting something
Mid Oct
@SaraK
just talkd to mr kaleem. He has the following info:
1. Results announcement not yet. Atleast one month expected tym frm today.
2. Embark app not ur concern.However, only shortlistd candidates profiles are updated!!!!
3. Toefl result delay reason to b emailed asap,may rewuire u to email ets n let usefp knw.may decrease ur chances if result nt rec.
4. Embark number is confidential info.
@Madiha.
Uploaded??!!
Anyone else frm arts??!!
@RAS: can you plz share the link of last year’s thread here ???
Hey guys! I’m a bit confused. I downloaded the application. And it appears to be an amalgamation of the application I posted and the embark application. Does that count as “progress” :/. Also, I had uploaded scanned transcripts and my GRE score on the embark application…thats all thats it there.
Oh and my GRE scores didn’t reach them…they called me and told me to send them a copy….there is no number scribled on my GRE score…
@Madiha, same is with me, but i don’t think that i uploaded any GRE report on embark myself – as i had no scans of the doc and as far as i can recall the embark did not support ‘.pdf’ format – so i guess, that it shows progress
Any comments from others on this matter, please ?
Embark and GRE scores and doc number and all..
This is a ‘very nazuk soorat e haal’…
@MJ: dont mock around abi toooooo ! tell me, embark per pdf format upload hora ta ???
@Syyed, Has your account been updated? And as you talked to Mr. Kaleem, what was your feeling, are they done with uploading or is it an ongoing process taking, may be, a couple of days more.
@SaraK: I had scans. So I uploaded them. Those were the same scans I got done for the USEFP when they asked me to email them the copy. Honestly, I’m done thinking about this stuff! What ever happened tot your plans of getting together
Do you guys think I should call them and ask them to correct my address. It says aparment 3, its apartment 2…or shoud I just let it be.
I have no embark number on my scores. And I uploaded my TOEFL and GRE scores myself but they seem to have deleted my upload and only put their photocopy scan that I had posted which is strange if you ask me. Anyway, nothing’s missing now except for the TOEFL scores. Which is surprising because I mailed mine in JUNE. They haven’t called to say if they received it or not.
This is just too much. Tell us already.
@Haroon, have they uploaded recommendations ?? and well, i haven’t sent my GRE scores by post – so what does that tell me – i mean is there a progress in my application status or not ??? my letters of reference are missing but other stuff is there
should i think they have updated my application or its the stuff that we uploaded ourselves ?
Yeah all three recommendations are there. Only my toefl score is missing. And they have uploaded my scanned GRE scores.
@madiha – are your recommendations uploaded?
@Haroon, i dont have recommendations uploaded only – does this count as a progress ?? all other stuff is there
Is the other stuff something you posted or they did? Technically, recommendation is the only item that we dont have to upload ourselves, its with them. scores, transcript, degrees and everything is with us.
Also, check if ur transcript is the attested one or not.
@SYYED – i don’t think any art people ever get shortlisted. I have same story. What have you applied for ?? and I calld USEFP – they are not sharing any info on whether the uploads are done or not. I was interviewed on the 8th. Major Painting/fine artss.
@Haroon: Nah, no recomendations. It is not the attested transcript…what about yourrs? Is it attested?
@lal-tan: I would beg to differ with you. I know MANY fine artists who have studies on the fulbright…
@lal-tan: I beg to differ with you. I know MANY fine artists who have recieved the fulbright…
@Madiha – Hmmm. Yeah, attested degree and transcript that i had sent with the application. Have they uploaded anything at all from what you posted?
I have all certificates, letters, CV everything i posted uploaded on embark. Except Toefl.
@ALL:
This is starting to look like a Sunday bazaar!! :p
Stop second-guessing things guys. Lemme clarify some of the confusions here:
If you check marked as YES the ‘Do you waive the right to see your recommendation letter’ in the embark app, you did NOT allow ur recommendations to be seen urself! So there is nothing to worry about.
If you sent some of the items separately from the overall app package (like your recommender sent LOR by snail maiol, ur GRE scores sent by ETS), that should/will definitely have a number ‘scribbled on top’!Nothing to hop about, nothing to cry on!
Girls on the forum(no offence) getting all OMG- is understandable, but GUYS! Seriously, we need to grow up, as a nation! :p
@Haroon: My CV is there, my GRE scores there…and the unattested transcript. Thats about it. Hey, there is a whole lot of time till they announce the results and i’m sure theyere working on the embark thing gradually…even if theyre going to upload only the shortlisted applications, there are going to be around 150 to 200 of them. Which is a whole lot. I’m sure its nothing to get worked up about.
And btw my transcripts etc uploaded on the embark app have not been attested by HEC, but by my uni professors!
Is that a cause of concern!?I’ve got hec attested degrees now, should i send ‘em by mail!
@MJ:Call em up and ask them…I think you should.
whts the updates
Call usefp deeba…
any body with nothing NEW uploaded>!please post, there is some imp info~
What do you mean?
@Former Fulbrighter – kindly share the imp-info
I have nothing new uploaded..
TOEFL missing
plz cntact fb office, they might call u sumtym if sme of ur docs r missing
^ U had something imp to share ?
for ah
ok. I will call them on Monday afternoon IA, if my documents would not be uploaded even then. Just thinking, may be they are still uploading the documents, since there are more 150 students and they can’t upload documents for all of them in one day.
btw, what should I ask them? Should I ask them that they have not uploaded my document on embark. Is it because that there are some documents missing ?
thanks a lot for the help. really appreciate it.
What was the important information?
@AH:
They have a very busy schedule esp three weeks after interviews. So they must be gradually uploading stuff. The thing is they might tend to put aside incomplete applications to review later, and then when they contact you, you might take more time to fulfil their requriement. So better to ask proactively instead of waiting.
Tell them straight, do i have any documents missing because my embark app is not complete. He wud probly say we’ll contact you if needed, make an excuse that you’re going abroad etc ad ask him to plz let u knw…That way u save tym.
The imp info is that eventually they will probably upload all docs and then decide
lol..u never knw but from previous experience and previous forums, the earklier ur ‘complete’ app is updated, the better!
i mean all docs of all ppl…
@Former Fulbrighter:
Thanks a lot. It was quite an informative reply. I will contact them Monday afternoon.. IA.
embark changes seen again.
Any new updates guys?!The forum is getting quieter.
Before every storm, there is this awkward silence…SSShhh…!
Strange. They removed my GRE scores scans. Rest if the same. Recommendations still up. Now TOEFL and GRE missing. What about you all? May be they only put the originals up and not the scans. Hmm.
They might not be sending ur app unless u repeat ur scores..
i was joking..they might need ton put originals as u said…wht was ur gre?
The problwm with the forum is ‘anybody can post as anybody’.
my advice:
please dont heed anybody’s advice suggestion/important info etc. unless u confirm that info thru reliable resources.\\
P.S my app is unchanged, and Haroon, there’s nothing starange in ur app getting changed.it show progress!
I totally agree with you MJ, anyone can post anything and at this time all of us panic at little things that won’t even matter.
We should have some faith, if we have made it so far may Allah help us in future as well.
Cheer up and pray.:)
What the heck is wrong with TOEFL scores?ETS people are making a mockery of us by fleecing money and acting like Sukkur Board of Intermediate & Secondary Education, Larkana… :p
ab kya hua? when r result being relesed
@MJ
Is everyone having problems with toefl scores?
I appeared on 16 sep and havent got the scores yet.
Yep… took the toefl on 8th sep 2012 and no results yet. Is there anyone else on this forum who took the test on the same date? Have emailed them twice but haven’t received any responses. The local guys at the prometric centre are clueless…
That said, there is an update on the toefl site saying it will be down for maintenance tomorrow (hoping to see results after that)
dhak dhak kernay laga.
calld em lasy week n tal led to mr kaleem.
The news abt embark app is not confirmed, but mr kaleem thru a slip of tongue perhaps said ‘we only upload transcripts of selected candidates..’ On embark profile..
Anybody frm previous years can confirm this??!
ole ur major?n y the dha dhak?!theres still a month dude n an almost yearlong process!lol.
I dnt really get much tym to fret coz of a busy work schedule…
Yaar. I remember from two years ago. Most of the people who didnt have any progress on embark were not called with any news but a rejection letter 2-3 days after the successful ones were told.
But worry not, they keep updating embark applications till the last minute. That’s what all me friends who got it told me. There was constant changes. Believe it or not, USEFP is quite ineffecient most of the time and the period after the interviews are over, they are completely overburdened.
I am surprised Kaleem let it slip. He would cancel all such calls year before last. Lol.
We should have a Facebook page like previous years. Make one MJ
How one knows that the application has been updated on embark? Do they send some email or what?
Yes i Will send mail
@Haroon : There is this fb group for this year : www. facebook . com / groups / 136211599856958 /
^but its more or less useless, unless u want to spend tym flirting over fulbright!
Its the 1st of October tomorrow. I predict the 3rd week of October for the announcement.
Good luck to all of us. Inshallah it will a positive outcome
@HAroon..
Same here dude, n prayers!
Why dont u add me up on fb, jalalawan at hotmail!
009 609 406 5430 — 5444
for toefl result queries
USEFP just called. Need my attested degrees/certificates.
I asked about results announcement, he says tentativelly end Oct.!
Let’s keep our fingers crossed.
Oh…. I guess you are IN man
Goodluck
per mujhe tension horaha hai yar ab coz mujhe to abhi tak degree hi nahin miliiii
Have ur dox been uploaded on embark jalrox?
yes My transcripts, Recomm letters and GRE Proof of Registration is attached on embark…
Yaaron, mere GRE aur Toefl abhi tak nahi upload. kia problem hai yaar? upload ker ke chhutti karo.
Wow MJ… Lotttry lag gayi tumhari.
Who called u? Kalim sahab? Wht did he say..??
Any change in embark ppl????
@ole,
Mr Kaleem. I had not submitted HEC attested docs, thats why!
Anyone else got called?
One of my friends did. But its the usual documentation call, nothing more as MJ mentioned. They have to evaluate each candidate based on original attested documents.
Anyway, best of luck to y’all.
This bakra eid is our actual qurbani eid i think..
Haroon,
GRE not uploaded?!It means nothing is uploaded, same as my status. Transcripts i think we have already send
@Syyed my recommendations and attested items have been uploaded. Yours?
Toefl update!
The result for the 8th Sep test just got published online…
I spoke with them yesterday, after dropping my call 3 times, I finally got through to someone who said a bunch of rather unconvincing phrases like ‘administrative review’, ‘regular process’, ‘internal controls’ etc etc. But assured me that the scores should be out by Thursday. But it just came online this morning!
Congratulations to everyone who got selectedd! including meee!!!!!!!
wow. didnt think this forum will come back. lol.
congratulations to u too Laja. what program?
what???? how do u guyz kno? did u call usef
Congratulations everyone… anyone who made it in Energy ?
Its really sad not to have made it after coming this far
Dejected…
Areeba they have sent out emails and sent approvals letters via snail mail..
Got in Alhamdulilah !!
I just got a snail mail confirmation. No email.
@ Hiro Nakamura – did u get email saying u not selected?
Finally this forum is back!
It was gone just when the results started coming in.
Got the scholarship!!! Received the email this friday.
So who are the other lucky ones?
have everyone been informed? no man. what is this. i cant lose! syed what did ur email say? i will call them. this is not possible. my interview was gr8
At Areeba nope not as yet… Perhaps tomorrow is the last day of hope if at all… I wish and pray that Allah SWT has a pleasant surprise in store for us Ameen…
I think they have just started sending out the mails. There is still a lot of time left so no need to lose hope yet.
@syed: do you think that there is still hope one can receive selection calls from USEFP ???
I havent received any so far……..
I know it’s difficult but All SWT works in stranger ways so keep hoping till you get the email either way…. Atleast that’s what I am doing…
No one knows if they have mailed everyone or not but just looking at last years thread the results continue for around a month and they have just started. Also no one I know has received a rejection mail yet.
Anyone knows somebody from Psychology who got the call yet ???
Guys, embark uploads are a good indication of selection. If u have documents uploaded, chances are you have been selected. Although emails congratulating successful candidates were sent out last Friday.
Guys, embark uploads are a good indication of selection. If u have documents uploaded, chances are you have been selected. Although emails congratulating successful candidates were sent out last Friday. But keep praying. God is kind!!
Any alternatee? Or only priniciple told?
@Smuf – what’s your major?
According to USEF only principal candidates this year…
so this meaning it is ovr? hiro nakumara did u call dem? They alwyz give false info. Nevr tell true things. they said result will be end Oct but ppl found out in first week. why r they rushing. Ne one else real upset or m I only fool?
got it alhamdulillaaaahhhhh allah has been so kind. my family needed this
@dulha congratulations mate… which sector ?
@Areeba you can add me to the list of people who are still in disbelief after this outcome…
As I said earlier simply dejected…
I Thot being frm rural Sind wud help! Lolzzzzz
Selected for Public health and dev.
@Areeba
I guess being from Rural Sindh helped! I am from Rural Sindh I am nominated. BTW where are you from ?
Any idea how many have been selected ?
@ Hiro Nakamura – My guess is between 150-180. Could be less, don’t really know. What had you applied for?
Where are the rest of the forum regulars? So far only 4-5 people have come up and confirmed their acceptance on the forum. Please share.
@Haroon Energy Management…
Where has everybody gone? No new updates?
I think ppl don’t know the Forum is back up again
So those who have been selected, any details on how the placement process would work?
guyz, any other scholarshipp i can luk for? i m devestated.
Just found this forum while trying to look for information of fulbright process. I have actually received the email confirmation for selection as principal candidate. i had applied for public policy.
What I do not understand is the placement process. When I gave the interview I asked them whether I will get to make a choice regarding the university I go to. Like i understand the applications are handled by IIE but what if i get admission in more than 1 university. Will the choice of which one i go to be mine and at the time they said it would be mine but the letter they attached with the confirmation email said that even that decision will be made my USEFP and IIE. So basically now I cannot participate in the placement process at all?? does any one have any experience in this regard?
@areeba you should check out erasmus mundus. Their deadlines are towards the end of the year. Although I think their number of scholarship available will be less than fulbright but still its worth a shot! I think commonwealth scholarships deadline has passed. u had to give a NTS local gre n the date for that has passed.
to NN, when did u receive ur confirmation email? Plz,
I got it on the 5th of October.
NN what is your major?
And to answer your question, they apply to 4-5 colleges on your behalf. At the end, the choice is yours where to go out of the 4-5 options.
I applied for public policy with a focus on economic development. I have done a BBA finance from IBA.
That was my understanding as well but the letter says “your final submission plan will be shared with you at an appropriate time, just for your information. The final placement will be decided by USEFP in consultation with IIE”.
I hope it works out for the best.
In which year did you complete your bba? And city campus or main campus?
last year. 2011 batch city campus
@ syed, MJ, Haroon, Madiha, Jalrox, Smuf what is goin on? why are all quite.
Just waiting for usefp to give some more details about the placement process. Until then there isn’t much left to discuss.
Anyone contacted usefp about when the placement process would begin? The last i heard from them was when they asked me to report scores to iie.
u have to send attested hec docs also. 3 of them. have u done tht?
Have sent them for attestation. Will take around 2 weeks.
NN I guess you should check with AD
AD? well i emailed usefp and they said ” The Fulbright placement process policy is that your final placement will be decided by USEFP and IIE.”
Fulbright process is sooo long and considering our participation in the process is pretty much done now, the wait would seem even longer. The letter they sent in the first mail said that after this mail they wont contact us for a while n we should be patient :p… easy to say!!
Relax yaar. Allah asani keray ga. Don’t be impatient. There r ppl who didn’t get it so imagine there wait.. Shukar parho.
Yes that is true. Alhamdullilah we got this far!!
how long is hec attest taking ? i heard lke month long process. nd so expensive.
Yaar guys, who has sent copies for attestation? OCS is a pain the butt. They said it will take over a month. That is too long.
What u guys r talking abt?
@Haroon
Same here. When i had sent my degrees for attestation in april i had received them through ocs in 10 days. But this time ocs is saying it will take a month even though they only need to attest photocopies. Really cant understand why it takes a month to attest a photocopy.
But i emailed usefp and they said that they know hec attestation takes time so its not an issue with them.
NN who did you consult before the interview? Rings a bell? Ask Ad
:S… I dont remember consulting anyone with a name anything close to ad… i only consulted a distant contact… i was traveling when i got the call tou i didnt even have much time to prepare before the interview…. maybe i am forgetting :s
@Sarak : Any updates regd the response ?
Hmm…
My friend got rejct lettr
What is going on these days? I havent heard anything from USEF.
Did you join that discussion board jiski email came from IIE??…it says the timeline for uni applications is till december… tou i guess they will contact us once they have prepared the university list to which they will send our apps….
Didn’t get any such mail. When did you get it? Was is from USEFP or IIE? Anyone else got it? Can you share the link if it’s ok?
you have been confirmed as a candidate right? that is why you sent your documents for attestation :s… i got the email on october 20th to register on the forum using the id on which i received the email… once they confirm the registration by checking the id the account will b activated and participation will be allowed…
This is the mail. You should ask USEFP in case u didnt receive the email…
Dear Foreign Fulbright Candidates,
Welcome to the Fulbright Foreign Student Discussion Group! These groups will begin on October 23rd and run through November 6th. We welcome this opportunity to meet you, tell you what we do on your behalf in the University Placement Service Division and to discuss how the admission process works in your particular field of study. Please take full advantage of this opportunity to get to know your fellow Fulbrighters and learn more about the Placement process!
In order to access the discussion boards, please go to the following link: http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/board/phpBB3/index.php and create an account by clicking on the register button located in the top right corner of the website. You will be asked to agree to the terms of the site and then taken to the account creation page. Here are the steps we ask you to take when creating an account.
· Username – please use the following format: your initials_country (e.g. jm_sweden). If the username is already taken by another individual, feel free to add a number after your initials (e.g. jm74_sweden).
· You must use the same email address that you received this invitation on, as this is how we will identify you as a Fulbright candidate. Accounts created using different email addresses will NOT be activated.
· The language is set at English and cannot be changed.
· Select the time zone from which you will be participating in the discussion.
· Select your field of study.
· Then Submit!
New accounts will need to be approved by IIE staff. After being approved, you will receive a second email instructing you to logon to the site.
Thank you and we look forward to meeting you!
Best regards,
University Placement Services Division
Institute of International Education
NN
Your comment is awaiting moderation. October 24th, 2012 at 9:37 am
you have been confirmed as a candidate right? that is why you sent your documents for attestation :s… i got the email on october 20th to register on the forum using the id on which i received the email… once they confirm the registration by checking the id the account will b activated and participation will be allowed…
This is the mail. You should ask USEFP in case u didnt receive the email…
In order to access the discussion boards, please go to the following link: http://foreign.fulbrightonline.org/board/phpBB3/index.php and create an account by clicking on the register button located in the top right corner of the website. You will be asked to agree to the terms of the site and then taken to the account creation page. Here are the steps we ask you to take when creating an account.
· Username – please use the following format: your initials_country (e.g. jm_sweden). If the username is already taken by another individual, feel free to add a number after your initials (e.g. jm74_sweden).
· You must use the same email address that you received this invitation on, as this is how we will identify you as a Fulbright candidate. Accounts created using different email addresses will NOT be activated.
· The language is set at English and cannot be changed.
· Select the time zone from which you will be participating in the discussion.
· Select your field of study.
· Then Submit!
New accounts will need to be approved by IIE staff. After being approved, you will receive a second email instructing you to logon to the site.
The forum wudnt let me post the entire thing in one comment… anyway you will need to have received this email in ur ID to be allowed to activate your profile… so just email usefp about not having received this mail yet. Anyway there is not ALOT of activity in the discussion board… its pretty quiet there…
ok so the comment with the link i think did not get posted :s.. it says it awaits moderation… so yea it wont work unless u get the email so jus contact usefp :p
Hey thanks NN. Has anyone else got that email? I will contact USEFP and see what they have to say.. I hope it’s not serious to not get IIE email
@Haroon
nobody has got that email dont worry about it. its not a matter though. why dont you join facebook group
facebook.com/groups/155364464526121/
I also got that email and have joined the discussion group. Maybe they will mail some candidates later.
Guyz wht email? I called USFP n dey hav no idea. r u Guyz serius or j/k???
the email came on placement@iie.org
I think it was sent to some 777 ppl. So if that is not all the candidates for this years international fulbright program then they must be sending it in batches.
the email came from an iie ID
I think it was sent to some 777 ppl. So if that is not all the candidates for this years international fulbright program then they must be sending it in batches.
Wht? USEFP is not answering fone. What news is on iie foram?
well its pretty slow… not much new… they have separate forums for different fields of study so ppl r asking questions about what helps them in admission n wat doesnt… following is the timeline they have shared for admission
Placement Process Timeline
October: IIE receives applications
October-December: 1) IIE researches best programs, finalizes submission plans and applies on your behalf
2)IIE follows-up with Fulbright Offices to acquire all necessary admission documents
January-March: 1) IIE follows-up on the status of your application and
pursues cost-sharing
2) U.S. departmental committees review applications
and may ask for additional documentation
March-May: U.S university decisions arrive
IIE informs Fulbright Offices of decisions
April-June: Placements are finalized
May-June: Grant documents are prepared
Ne changes in embark track status area? I saw my acc. Some othr things r there. Wht abt other ppl?
Bakraeid mubarik
Guyssss!
Excited to get back in touch with some goold ol’ friends and some new ones!
I’d actually completely forgotten to check back on the forum, pardon me for being so lazy!
Anyone retaking GRE?!From the IIE forum, seems like quite a few ppl are up for a GRE retake, and possibly coz USEFP provides a free GRE coupon for re-take!
Anyways, would keep in touch now iA.
Good luck to all selected and those who couldn’t make it this far, Allah always has a better plan!
Regards,
Jalal
yar wht is this foram? i hvent got ne email. but i ws nominated for scholarship
any 1 else who has nt got email frm iie
usefp is not answring phone. i shud email my advisar.
who r ur guys advisars
Deeba, I haven’t received that email either. I don’t know what that means though. MJ and others who have received it, do you know if it means anything?
The only thing i can discern is you guys are getting it in your Junk Mail. Check that out.
Else post your email ids herer so i can check if yours is included. And it has some 800 odd ids!Shouldnt surprise if someone’s was skipped/delayed.!
At MJ: how many emails have you received? More then once or just the first time. What did it say? I checked my junk. No mail. When did u get it..
the original email to register on the forum came on 20th oct. then when u register it emails to tell you u have been registerd n then another email to tell that ur acount has been activated. Y dont you guys email ur official contact person at USEFP from whom you received your confirmation email. they should know what the prob is. the forum is open till 6th nov i think… after that i dont think anyone will b able to view it.
Can ne1 plz share da iie link here plzz. I wanna c if I can log in plzzz
Board URL: foreign dot fulbrightonline dot org/board/phpBB3/index dot php
—————————-
Your account is currently inactive; the administrator of the board will
need to activate it before you can log in. You will receive another e-mail
when this has occurred.
Please do not forget your password as it has been encrypted in our database
and we cannot retrieve it for you. However, should you forget your password
you can request a new one which will be activated in the same way as this
account.
Thank you for registering.
–
University Placement Services Division
Institute of International Education
It has NOTHING to do with ANYTHING regarding the fulbright process. Your names have NOT been deliberately missed.
Come on guys, contact ur respective advisors and dont worry about the forum!it’s as alive/dead as this one anyway!
If any of you guys are applying in public policy and have any question to ask you can let me know and I can ask on your behalf n tell you the answer…otherwise tou kafi general hi hai… i am guessing they made the forum so that they can keep the candidates busy while the fulbright offices and IIE process the applications… they must know how panicy we all can get while waiting :p… its been a while since we heard frm usefp…i would have been freaking out if the forum didnt distract me… but i think that is all it is good for…they opened the forum when we no longer have any decisions left to make and here on all the decisions are made by usefp and IIE… so it shouldnt say anything about the status of your application…
Wht field discusion boardz r there? Xcept for public pol. Ne in eco? Arts? Business?
Yar I hope u r ryte..
Sandy marva na de. Lolllllzz
syed,
Uni preferences dude?!
Really confused about university preferences. Cant mention the top unis because most of them dont offer masters programs in the natural sciences and only accepts phd students. I tried to discuss this on the iie forum but now they are also gone because of sandy.
Btw does anyone know if we will be formally asked to provide the uni preferences again by usefp? I had just mentioned some names from the top of my mind in my application and need to change them.
Hey guys, am new here. great job going on. I joined the iiE forum but cannot see any Arts pages. Anyone have any clues?
also i think deeba might have a point about the hurrican stopping the funds. i hope that is not true
Hey MJ. Long time yaar. Kidher thay.
Anyways guys do we know how many people have been awarded Fulbright this time?
And when do we know about the decision of the DC office? They letter said they have the final go. I hope that it’s not a prob.
Who are all your advisors? NN? MJ? Deeba? Jal?
USEFP is quiet. So is HEC
My advisor is zulfiqar ali bhutto and he’s quiet as a cat at the moment!
my advisor is faiza… i askd her about the final approval and this is wat she said “The final approval will come in sometime in February by the board. However, usually we have not had any of the nominated candidates have any approval issues.”
That’s a relief.
My advisor is quiet. may be off on vacations. Lol!
Have u guys submitted attested transcripts as yet. Almost over a month but HEC has not returned my copies as yet. Wonder why there’s a delay
Haroon,
Guess u gotta call gec, ocs delays are known but one month is a bit of a concern,
NN,
I hope what faiza said was fb policy and hoping it continues.however there were no alternate candidate this time around which is kinda strange considering previous year trends..
What do u guys think?
And what if youre asked to retake?does that effect chances of scholarship?
And secondly,are there precedents of fb candidates dropped for low gre or toefl scores?!
Hi.
I don’t think i ave introduced my self – selected for MPH.
Mr MJ, I know of atleast one person who was dropped owing to no approval from scholarship board. But that was Ugrad candidate.. my friends sister. What I mean is anything is possible so we need to be prepared but as NN has pointed out 99% this should work out.
Mr Haroonn even my attested items are not back yet. strange. where are you? Khi Lhr or Isb?
I havent really heard of anyone getting rejected at this stage over approvals but then I havent followed the process of many candidates either. but still fulbright ppl r covering themselves by keeping this approval thing open for as long as possible… i hope the storm doesnt effect the number of scholarships :s…i wonder if we should keep applying for any scholarship that opens just in case till this gets final or we get visa because i have heard of even fulbright candidates losing out over visa issues…
the thing about alternate candidates is wierd.. dono wat to make of it :s…they did say in the letter that the scholarship is contingent on improving score if you are asked so i guess that could be an issue…
@ NN – GRE scores will need to be revised only if your program requires more. Most US unis don’t even need GRE. Look for yourself. That an IIE and USEFP requirement, not university.
Yaar, i dont know what this means with the storm crisis. They look in ok shape and recovering. It is the elections that are a big question.
Visa is a constant trouble. i hope we all sail safely to the US and back.. ameen
hay guyz, is iie forum still on?
i maild my advisar but she is out of city for emergency basis. NN can u ask ur advisar if iie forum invite is important sign or not. i still hav not got it.
i m getting worrieed. plz plz plzz helpp me. i will be thankfull. may allah bless u plzz plz plz.
thanks
ok i will email her… the forum was supposed to close today but it has been extended till 11th due to storm disruptions…
^*9th Nov to be precise, and LOL @ deeba, there is NOTHING watsoever to worry over invites, my friend didnt get it, she contacted her advisor and she had it the next day with an apology for missing out!
Anyways, what really worries me is if i get a lower GRE than my previous on re-attempt, what happens then?!!?Anybody who can comment on that?!
MJ no need to retake GRE if your desired field of study does not require more than what you have.
Have you been asked to retake it?
PS: Even I didnt get the IIE email. My advisor is also MIA. Maybe Deeba and I have the same advisor. Lol. Who was your friend’s advisor?
@deeba – relax please. MJ is right. who is your advisor?
ya guys itss ok fr u to think n not be worrieed. i will ask when u hav not got such mail nd r worrieed.
NN plss can u paste email adds of all who wr sent tht iie email. from A-z or from a-J at least so i can see if my mail was actually nt there. im sorryy but my advisar is not in twn and i cant get detail nd it is driving me madd.
manny many thnakkxxx
Yup Haroon, was asked!Just pray that my GRE goes well this time, i think my preferences were a wee bit lofty\!
And I aim for a better quant this time around..although cudnt prepare much!
Anyone with updates on where IIE applied on ur behalf..the way they choose unis is pretty baffling at times..They recently asked a friend if he was okay with Boston Uni, which means they’re already applying!
Really!
That soon? Did the adviser ask or IIE did directly!?
Guess we will never know unless they ask us.
USEFP should keep us posted. Who is your adviser MJ?
^You got the 1000th post, shytt!!
LOL, my adviser is ZAB and he hasnt updated me regarding anything as yet. Adviser asked, IIE hum se parda karti hai!
Depends pretty much on ur adviser, he corresponds with IIE atleast once a week, and they keep him posted about the progress.
Let’s keep our fingers crossed. Allah has blessed us with a wonderful opportunity, He’ll sail us through!
Nn plzz answer. can u post mail list plzz
@deeba… i emaild my adviser… she takes a couple of days to reply..it might b late wen she does…the forum wont let me post emails… i tried pehley n it said awaiting moderation… ul hav to giv me your id, spelling out @ and . n i can check if its there…
@mj… someone asked the gre question on the IIE thing n this is wat thy said “IIE will use your most competitive TOEFL/GRE. If your current score does not meet the minimum for particular program on your submission plan, IIE will recommend a retake. Some programs will require that you achieve their minimum required score by their application deadlines and we will advise whether a retake is still possible for the individual program.”
“If you have taken the GRE multiple times, ETS will likely list all of your scores. Some schools will take the highest score from each section, while others may use your overall highest score.”
so i guess if your second score is worse they will use the first
Has every1 submitted there HEC docs? They taking longggg
Got a call from USEFP. They need added info like portfolio work. Making submission plans. The time has come.
Good luck.
Still no news from OCS….
wow… congrats… portfolio work?? wat r u applying in??
n who is ur adviser??
@deeba… what program did you apply in… i think they sent emails to selected programs….or like mj said.. some ppl just got missed out. i asked my adviser if anyone who didnt get the invitation just got missed by mistake and she said tht the invitation was sent to only selected programs. not all… so relax… it isnt a sign… any way the extension to the forum doesnt seem to be useful coz no body is talking now..there are still unaswered questions n no one is reply… lets forget about the forum now n worry bout the next stage…i wonder wht more info they need :s
Development Economics. They needed some research work portfolio that I have mentioned in my CV. Nothing special. I asked. LOL.
deeba u should be happy. NN solved your problem. And HEC is taking longer. I havent heard from them as well.
What about you NN?
well i am in isb so i personally got my documents attested and submitted them to the office…i asked my adviser what the next stage in the process is n she said she will let me know when the time is right… so still waiting for any news… now i wish i hadnt mentioned the research tht i mentioned in my cv …lolz.. matlab i have done it but i dont know if it is that good k i share it with them… it wud suck to lose admission over a random research project :p… i applied in public policy… so i dono if they need any research work from me…they shud knw na k the reason y im applying fr masters is cz i need to learn this stuff to be better at it! :p you guys know anyone who applied in public policy in the past and was asked to submit any additional info at this stage??
Stop fretting over this. This is useless.
My cousin went on FB for public policy 2 years ago, he wasn’t asked to submit any such documents. I was asked to share it because my personal statement also talks about that. So they said forward it just in case. its not a requirement
Hey guys,
Long time!i too havent got the invite eveybody is fretting about..so please i have a query, would be grateful if deeba, MJ,Haroon posted in the iie forum on my behalf..
I had 150q and 153v now i have 155q n 151v..its not much of a improvement i think..please ask if it is enough?and will it affect chance of fulbright..really worried..plz response as soon as you c this as im really tensed at the moment.
it depends on wat program you are applying for… if it is more quantitative they will require more…in the discussions bout gre these are the posts that came form the admins “Many of you have most likely taken the GRE, and are wondering how important is the GRE for MPP/MPA programs admissions. Most programs require the GRE (for those applying to mid-career MPA or MPP programs the GRE may be waived). It is a component of your application and complements your academics, relevant professional experience, and English proficiency. Although the programs do not generally have minimum required score they do look for strong quantitative subsection scores. As Public Policy/Public Administration programs are designed to provide policy analysis and enhance your quantitative, analytical, and managerial skills; many programs want to be sure that you have foundation in math and economics and the quantitative section of the GRE speaks to this. The GRE quantitative section aims to show critical reasoning and the ability to apply the content. Many schools see the GRE as a supplement in addition to your academics in helping to predict your competency and success. Although there is less weight put on the verbal and analytical writing sections many programs looks for at least a 148-150 in the verbal section and a minimum of 3.5 in analytical writing.”
question on good quant score “At least 150 although many competitive programs may prefer a higher quantitative score.”
true. this is completely dependent on program choice. for eg: someone with a majors in accounting will need higher quant scores and someone with majors in humanities will require more in the verbal section. but imagine someone going for a field like design or art… GRE isn’t as important at all.
This is just general information. See what applies to you most and focus on that. IIE reports all scores to the colleges. Not just one.
Has anyone been asked to improve on GRE scores? I have 1190. I hope they don’t ask me to retake. It was such a pain…
Hay guyzz. Do v kno when Uni decision is told to us???
neone has askd the advisor??
I m worriedd I will not get my desired Uni. they are so tight abt letting kno
where they r planning to apply.
Wht abt u all?? Any newz??
MJ, NN, deeba, Syed, Jal and any others who are currently active please refresh our memory of your majors and preferred school. It will help keep our mind off..
Major is Dev. Econ – wish to get into Uni. of Pennsylvania. Top priority.
Can anyone confirm if they will tell us the names of the universities they apply to on our behalf?
Note: I am the other ‘syed’ and & have changed the name to syed1 to avoid confusion.
the letter they shared with us in the first email did say they will share with us the submission plan but mujhey mood nahi lag rha :p… lets see wat happens… i am applying in public policy
Yes, as a matter of fact, they are obliged to!
They’ll finalize a submission plan based on ur sop, lor, gre, toefls n all and select 4 unis necessarily including atleast one of ur preferred ones.
They send u their list of unis for ur approval, the approval thing is just a formality, u basically have to say ‘qabool hai’!
This is authentic news based on iie discussions and previous candidates experience.
thanks for sharing guys.
i think we will know submission plan by Dec. That is when most universities start accepting applications.
hav unis been final?
wht r u guys talking bout?
We were just commenting on our choice of fields and prefered universities. You can share also deeba.
MJ-NN-SYED1-10. What about prefered universities. Have you guys been told if ur toefl and gre scores are in? I had received call from from USEFP to tell me that they have been received.
Happened the other way round with me, told THEM id sent the scores n they confirmed,
i asked my adviser if she had received the score reports n she said she had… my prefered unis were harvard, columbia and princeton… i thot i wud be ambitious and they cud be the voice of reason tou mila k decent submission plan ban jayega ;p… no submission plan yet but atleast aik uni ki app tou has strtd… they asked me to fill in the online uni app…
NN,
Whats ur intended majors and GRE scores?!
Mine is Energy and GRE 310, so was slightly less ‘ambitious’ while selecting unis, northwestern, gtech, USC..
NN,
Whats ur intended majors and GRE scores?!
Mine is Energy and GRE 310, so was slightly less ‘ambitious’ while selecting unis, northwestern, gtech, USC..
Haroon, what abt urs?!
my major is political and economic development…i had 159 in verbal and 162 in quant…
Hey folks,
My intended major is Pet Engg , Gre – 149(V),167(Q) and I am inclined towards applying at Texas A & M , UT Austin , Stanford or Tulsa.
NN, which university app have you filled up online? I thought IIE did that itself!
Your universities are ambitious but it’s good if they even apply. I have Yale on my list. Lol.
they asked me to fill harvard ki app…they partially filled it…but they want me to write the essays.. the essay is pretty much the personal statement hi but i guess they want me to customize it for harvard… do pray i get it… ambitious honey k chakar mai scholarship bhi na jaye… :s
\i also had kind of ambitious uni preferences; UT Austin, Wisconsin Maddison, Nashville but my repeat score is around 155Q+151V.
What do you guys think, haroon, NN>Any chance?!Plus shud i re re-take?!Really confused!Ziada tar fb places students in batches last year lot of them went for GTech i heard, they are more concern abt money aspect, Ivy leagues are usually private if im not wrong..
@ Syed1 – did USEFP ask you to retake your GRE? if not, then dont waste more money yaaar.
Ivy Leagues are private and many fulbrighters go to Ivy League if they are capable enough. Have they started your submission plan?
guyzz my HEC docs hav not yet come. Have u ppl submittedd ? i m worriedd. what if I am late
ok so guys..since so many of you were having trouble with attestation due to courier delays i talked to the legal department of CCP… according to competition law HEC should not specify one courier service through which people can use their service. you guys should be allowed to choose the courier service you use for the purpose. So anyone who is facing delays due to OCS please email Shazia Ashraf (sashraf@cc.gov.pk)
She is working on this case and needs research evidence that HEC’s policy of specifying just one courier service i.e. ocs is leading to delays and basically hurting the consumers of the attestation service. Tell her what you sent for attestation and when. having primary evidence of the delays caused by the exclusion of other courier services will help her make her case stronger. if you have friends who are facing a similar problem ask them to send her their details too. we can use this case to make them speed up and may be save future students from all this trouble!!
Haroon,
i was asked by USEFP so they paid for my \GRE.
ok thats cool!
What are your uni’s Syed1? And have u started your online university app like NN? USEFP is really slow. Last they called me was almost 2 weeks ago and my adviser is no where to be found. lol.
SMUF-NN-MJ-deeba
any updates on your cases?
no further update on my case. do email shazia about the ocs issue
Yaar pehle receive to ho jaye documents. this is getting out of control now. I will have a word with usefp about this delay. But the thing is no one can really do anything right now.
yaa i calld ocs But thy saying it will take time. any1 else also waitin frmm hecc? plzzz tell.
I got a call from ocs today that my documents have arrived in karachi and will be delivered tomorrow. I had sent them at the beginning of October.
Also in most cases the delay is not the fault of ocs, its hec which is lazy and wastes time.
Lucky you! What’s your major, Captain Planet?
Its the only fb forum alive on the web apart frm gradcafe!no updates haroon, fb called asking if id sent my hec attested docs which i had sent and gotten confirmation frm them already..thats how efficient they are but lets not blame them entirely..i heard theyre understaffed and sorting out apps is a heck of a job..
Keepin my fingers crossed fr gud unis…
Hey what is this gradcafe forum and what does that say MJ? So many ppl are viewing this page but onlye 3-4 active people are commenting.
Speak up secret viewers. Share your stories and problems. We all can benefit. Heheh
And we r bak!
Thnk god we’re back!!
Did anyone receive submission plans?!
ya i did.
why this forum close dwn?
my sub plan had no personal pref uni.
all state collgs.
ur MJ?
Deeba,
Didnt yet receive my list..my program coordinator said hell mail it tomorrow..
What was ur list?!shudve selected state unis urself kionkay theyre very stingy about uni fees, usually look for the most cost effective options..
hey man. even mine are in. one ivy – YALE.
one state – Washington
and two private – St Louis and Georgia tech
others please share
Grt harooon,
We might end up together dude!gtech, wsu pullman,umass lowell, uni of sothern calif.only one frm my preference list…
Bt overall gud plan i guess..Allah behtr karay..
Can we apply on our own n fwd acceptance if any to usefp?!any previous fbrighter who can comment..?!
hey man. Congratulations!
anyone else?
I obviously want yale.
No submission plan for me… :s… the letter that they sent us on acceptance said they will not consider any admission that we get on our own. I think previously they used to allow it bt this time it doesnt look like they will
Nn,
Dont u think the letter was generic, i mean previous ppl might have received same but they do consider on a case to case basis.just inquisitive…
I just talked to last years fulbrighter who had actually applied to a uni and got in.
i dont knw about whether previous ppl got the same letter but they have said it too clearly for it not to be the policy… but u never knw they might make an exception…
My plan has michigan ann arbor, pennstate, purdue and alabama. I am happy as long as its not alabama. I have mailed my advisor to ask if its possible to apply on your own to other unis, lets see what they say.
Btw i have only been asked to fill the online app of one of these unis. Does this mean they will fill the apps of the others themselves?
I was thinking maybe i can mess up the application of alabama university deliberately so i dont end up there!!!
Syed 2 – That appears to be a good plan. What is your major in?
From what I know personal applications are only considered if you applied and got in before sending in FB application. A friend of mine got it like that applying in 2010 to the uni and applying to FB in 2011 with the acceptance from uni. He left for the same place this year.
By the looks of the university choices, they mostly do go for cost effective options which are 90% of the time state univs.
The part i am most scared of is that the submission plan says it clearly that if any of the 4 unis accepts first, they wont wait for the others and might just consider the first one. That could mean you least wanted college. I hope they give some consideration to our own decision from the 4 options.
I am a bio major. Yes the first university to accept clause is exactly what i am worried about too.
But i think they keep at least one lower ranked ‘safe university’ in the plan in case you are not accepted by the better unis. They probably will try to send you to the better unis unless absolutely necessary.
Guys,
My majors is Energy Systems n i so want to apply to Michigan, i emailed their energy systems dean and he says i can apply online till jan15, and decisions usually take like a month…
Syed,
Dude do u think i shud apply online myself and then put up a case, there is a clause in the grant letter that says our own admission offers will not be considered…
And it might even annoy usefp!:)
My advisor ZAB is on leave till monday, so no response from him as yet, its such a game of sheer luck, Allah willing of course, depends on ur advisor, if he allows and puts up a reasonable case before iie, they might consider!last year, a senior got in michigan that way..
And congrats syed, michigan is the bestest school, you shud be grateful and inshaAllah we’ll get in all the schools theyve applied, its been that way, a fulbright scholars app has its own merits and somehow manages the stringest of scrutinies!!!
I even emailed the exact ann arbor program, but got no reply as yet…
Real confused, although submission plan has all top 100 unis and they’re all worth it…but my exact aspirations are met by the michigan energy systems program…
HOW do i tell em
ive emailed my program officer multiple times but apparently, he cant suggest alternate unis at this stage to iie, theyd ALReAdy applied??? As per submission plan before our go ahead!lol..
Do you know if they can apply to fifth/sixth uni if somebody puts up a genuine case?!
MJ relax kero. Let ur officer come back and then think about personally applying.
What are the 4 unis in your actual plan?
oye NN kidher hai?
Syed- Michigan Ann Arbor is quite good. I’ve heard great things about Penn State and Purdue as well. Good luck to all and may allah make it easy.
does any one have any idea about the health protocol? i think we have to take some tests as well…
Hi guys new here I have applied for fine art.
Others who are from arts background please get in touch. Have no clues of my submission plans. Did u guys mail your advisers to get information?
Hello and welcome.
I don’t know of many art students selected this time.
Anybody else consulted ur advisor for applying on our own behalf..
hii.
my sub plan needed changs so i tol my adviser. try tht mj. pata nahi if it wil wrk or nott but i dun wan to go this one collge at all and i told her to mak that excception fr me. they hav very under staffd departmnt
Deeba,
Yeah tried that, they dont really entertain requestes at this stage..but hoping the one i prefer wud be the one they select!
We’ve come this far, iA will get our choices too..
Does anyone know if they convert masters scholarships to phd? In my submission plan they have mentioned the degree type as phd for one of the universities.
I have mailed them to ask if its a typo because i had applied for masters but it seems everyone at usefp is on leave.
I still havnt received my submission plan
Is IIE sending you guys the submission plan or usefp? if usefp is available to work on your submission plan then why arnt they available to reply to mails :s
NN, the submission plan will be mailed to u by your advisor at usefp. And it seems they arent replying to anyones mails.
Syed2
Yes, there are precedents of masters to phd before..
Thats good, i would love to go for a phd. But they have mentioned the duration of degree as 2 years so its most probably a mistake.
aj sirf krachi mai day off hai ya in whole country? i have to tcs my attest docs. plzz help
Ppl did go for masters leading to phd before but from wat i have heard now they allow only one degree…
isb mai tou chuti nhi hai….i guess lhr is off too
Daharki, sind is off…yay!!!
kal isb off tha coz of the d8 conf… aaj baki mulk ne chuti le li uskey badley mai :p
Any news NN? Submission plan??
hai alla bari khofnaak mail ayi muje kal usefp se saying if my docs dun get ther in time thy cant process my things……
i promisd to send by mon.
any else got such mail
public policy..
Harvard,usc,uiuc,duke
no news for me…. so far no submission plan… hurricane wat was ur intended major?
Got a reply from my advisor about applying to universities independently. It says we are not allowed to apply own are own and usefp will only consider the universities in our submission plan even if we get in somewhere else.
Thats not so good! I wish i could apply to Yale on my own. Why dont they prefer Ivys yaar?
What news on the IIE forum? any updates? Do you people know of the health exam we need to have?
The IIE forum closed long time ago…. even if they put the ivys on the submission plan private unis will always b more expensive than state… most ivys r private i think… so we will need to get admission and scholarship from the uni for it to be cost effective for em…. it looks like many ppl have submission plans that dont even match their objectives… so i guess as long as objective of all the unis in submission plan is matching we shud b satisfied…
Yeah most Ivys are private. Can’t complain about my sub plan since 3 unis were ones that i mentioned in app with only one iie option. They left out ivy for there own choice. Plan is balanced with two private and two state universities. Now i wish i had done my selection more carefully. No point in crying now. LOL
any news from ur advisor NN? You should call them.
Anyone started filling an application for any university?
I was wondering if we will need to provide online recommendations again or the ones we sent previously are enough. Getting recommendations again for four universities will be a big hassle.
still no news for me… there are a few ppl in public policy who havnt gotten it so i guess they r still working on it.. but most hav… I will email her within this week if i dont hear from her… for my harvard app they did not require new recommendations… if u want u can get new ones for specific unis but i dnt thnk it is required
How are u filling out your Harvard app NN without the submission plan? Thats strange right. I have got no such mail to fill out application form online. I think they will take care of it themselves. Dont worry syed 2, i think it is upto iie to decide what to do with the recommendations. no point in running for them again. that will be so much trouble yaar.
i got a separate email from iie to fill out harvard app.. they said they wud coordinate with me on only this app n any rest of my correspondence should b with my adviser here…. it looks like they sent 90% of public policy apps to harvard… most of the ppl that i heard had apply in policy were askd to fill out harvard app…
Actually they have asked me to complete the purdue app by next week. I was worried that if they ask for the recs at the last moment i wont be able to get them. I had also mailed them about it but got no reply.
And i had also been asked to fill the app before i got the submission plan. So if they asked NN to fill the harvard app that means it probably will be in the submission plan as well.
oh ok.
no request to fill forms out here. i guess no harvard for us. lol
There is a directory of previous pakistani grantees on the fulbright website and it seems that almost everyone from pakistan who gets into an ivy is from public polcy / public admin /journalism background. Almost no one from science or eng background.
hay guyz. is st louis good uni? plzzz i need feedback
n also wht abt umass?
hi,guys iam new in this forum, iam student of b.sc(hons) agri sceince i have apply usefp( whose deadline will finish 28 nov) i donnt know about the procedure of thsi sclership more, if any body know about the procedure plz inform me . i will be thanku
any updates boys and girls?
il email my adviser tomm if i still dnt hav my submission plan… i have a general question…what if at this stage someone changes their job? would that person be required to tell about that to fulbright ppl?? i mean our application shud b based on wat we were doin wen we applied na… wat if we change jobs after that… u think it wud influence the grant?
hay i wantd to becum facebk page member of fulbrigght but it is pvt. i saw sum ppl on page who i prsnally knw and dey dun have schlarship. hw dat is possible?
is it offical usefp page or sum1 did it thereself?????
the page i am a part of was made by some ateeb i think… its nt official… it was made wen iie emaild everyone for forum n then the guy posted the link to the fb page… dno how they r sorting grantees from nongrantees :s
can u share link
it is not letting me post link… even wen i spell the dots :s… trying again
https://www'dot'facebook'dot'com/groups/IF1314/
it is not letting me post link… even wen i spell the dots :s… try adding this aftr fb dt com /groups/IF1314/
i thnk this is the one…there were a couple bt i thnk end mai they gathered here
is it any useful
Guys… FB page was created by AAMIR. Please you guys drop your facebook ids here so I can add you in that FACEBOOK’s Fulbright Group. then you will be able to post.
Thanks
Hey guys. My adviser emailed me confirming my plan. Anyone else got such email?
Jalrox – what is the facebook page link? I want to browse first.
There is also a facebook group by some afghan fulbrighter nejibullah and one by ateeb i think. Is this a new group?
guyz any1 else got email to write prsnal statmnt agaain??
((((
why r dey makin so tuff fr ppl like me?
Here is the group link:
facebook dot com /groups/136211599856958/
Hi guys!
I just came across this forum. My proposed field is sports journalism, and my adviser is Z A Bhutto. Anyone here with the same adviser as mine??
my Adviser is Z A Bhutto
My proposed Field is Agriculture
Saba…. wats your f.b name ? mine is: facebook dot com / jalrox
hey everyone. how are things? any news from any of the advisers? they are probably busy applying.
Hello saba welcome. Please share your submission plan. You as well Jalrox. What universities have they applied to on your behalf? You can read our options by scrolling up.
Thanks for joining.
why no one tell me if dere r ny art backgrnd master studnts dis yr??? My cuzin didnt get schlarship aftr gr8 intrview. do u guyz think no art applicnts dis tyme…..??
Plz share…
Unis they applied on my behalf:
Colorado state uni (my choice)
University of Missouri (my choice)
Iowa State University (their choice)
University of Nebraska- Lincoln (their choice)
The IIE will only be confirming my deferral to Boston University, where I had applied and got in last year, and won’t be applying anywhere else for me. You guys are lucky, you at least have some options.
Well i dont think we are the lucky ones. IIE can place us at any of the 4 unis in our plan, it can be our least preferred one. At least you know that you wont end up in a place you have no idea about.
Actually now i think its better to apply independently to a university you like and apply for fulbright once you get admission.
But congrats on getting into boston, its a good university.
lolzz… i still dont have my submission plan… i cud end up anywhere in US… so you all should consider urself lucky… kuch tou pata hi hai na :p
syed 2: I guess you’re right in a way. I also listed Boston as one my top preferences, mainly due the fact that the program offered there was perfect for me. Although, I wouldn’t have minded a shot at an Ivy too.
Anyways, we all should be thankful and consider ourselves lucky to have even gotten this prestigious scholarship, irrespective of where we end up in US.
Thats right we should all be grateful for having come so far.
And NN you shouldnt worry about the submission plan. They asked you to fill the harvard app which means you must have a good profile so the other three unis will also be good.
muje to bas northwestren jana hai. lolzzzz
guyz do u kno any art studnts who got FB this yr? my cuzin is relly upset. she is such great painter….
NN- did you call your adviser!? How many advisers are there? Mine is also ZA. My friend has some Guy named Ali and I know there is one girl adviser. Does anyone know how many scholarships have been given this year? The fulbright website only has listing till 2011.
Saba – congrats on getting your choice. BU is a great university. 2 of my friends went there.
Jal – Colorado State is also pretty great. Good luck.
I hope everyone gets in the university that is best for them. Inshallah.
Syed 2- what are your universities?
Deeba – I think there must be art students. Fulbright sends a few art students each year. Check their website and you will know. Sorry about your cousin not getting it.
Others- please participate in the discussion
i didnt call coz there are a few other ppl on the fb group who hav asked their advisers bout the delay n they say its ok… so i dnt wana bug… just now i got a call from usefp to urgently submit a scan of my passport…so i guess they havnt forgoten me entirely…hope this is a good development :s… i had sent a photocopy as soon as they had askd fr it pehley…
It seems everyone has moved to the facebook group.
Haroon-I think i had already posted my universities here but anyways they are michigan ann arbor, pennstate, purdue and alabama.
Nope, not everybody has moved anywhere..those few remaining are the ones ‘loyal’ to this thread thats been with us thru all the ups n downs!senti much, lolz…
Anyway, we’ll be receiving submission plans most probably within this week as ive quite a few friends whose advisors told em so.ive received mine and one of the unis UMass is under review as i emailed them saying it wasnt a very good fit!
Haroon,saba,syed 2: congrats, you guys have cool unis, may Allah give us whats bestest in our interest…i think the honor of being a fulbrighter is enough, and the thought of iA studying at a US university with tons of int’l exposure possibilities seems exciting!
Anyways, my advive wud be to review and thoroughly research your courses since many us universities provide countless variants of a single course and one that matches your interest shud be chosen, NOT the overall prestige of the uni..case in point, NYU might be a great school for social sciences but a lower ranked University of Southern Calif. would ultimately put you in better stead at a, say MNC three four years down the lane…
Lets keep praying and keep sharing updates.
From what i know, advisors include rahat karim, faiza, zulfiqar, nadia…and zulfiqar seems the most responsive from what ive gathered..
Theres absolutely no need to worry about pestering them with queries, raising valid concerns as its their job to convey our concerns to iie…
Secondly, guys, ive three private unis in my plan now…anyone who can comment whether private unis offer cost sharing too…?!
Theyre northeastern, rochester to nane two…
And i hope i end up at NE, its in Boston and from utube vids and college reviews, its a great school..
WhTdo u guys think? Northeastern..u of southern calif…rochester..uiuc..?!
my adviser iz ali.. ne else got ali?
MJ northeast ya west???
MJ – are they going to send everyone the submission plans? I had emailed my adviser about one misfit university but havent heard from them in over 3 weeks.
I dont know if they will consider it yaar. Were they responsive to ur requesT?
Hey guys,
new to the forum, was active in fb group and just came to know abt this one. Im engineering major, MS Electrical,just got my plan:
Gtech
UIUC
USC
Northeastern
GLAD!
hw to join Facebookk pg? plz tell Captainn
what facebk page is there so many out thr.
facebook dot com /groups/IF1314/
Ppl are still retaking gres. A friend just got asked to retake.
Can anybody tell if we can retake now to improve universities or change submission plan now.
What do you guys say!?
Btw ive heard that if you dont hav a lot of ivys in the plan its gud since they donot mostly send ppl to ivy but other public sector lesser expensive ones.
Have people been asked to retake or are they just doing it themselves? I have not been asked and I dont plan to retake. Quite happy with my universities. Except one. lol. Ive mailed my adviser to rethink that but there is no response and it has been 3 weeks.
I think once the plans are set they wont change it since it messes up their whole process. If they allow one plan to be changed, others will ask for the same.
How can not having IVY be good at all Captain? many IVYs like Columbia and Harvard welcome fulbrighters. These are the two popular ivys when it comes to fulbright and there are around 8 ivy colleges.
Any news on the facebook page? whats the weather like there?
muje to wehshatt ho rai he.. No newzzzz in so long time. Lollzzz
any idea when do winter holidays start in US… i think they shud start by next week.. so those of us who havnt received their plans this week wont get em till jan!!
why thngs r so slowww…………………
You are right deeba. Things are slow and quiet. Even here. I guess everyone will be on christmas holidays in US so please everyone stay calm till Jan-Feb. We know it is hard but we must.
Yaar kisi ko visa ka kuch pata hai? When does processing begin? i might have to travel somewhere in march
anyone get any invite to join facebook alumni page for fulbrighters?
those who know previous fulbrighters do you have any idea wat it means to not get submission plan when everyone else has… when i ask my adviser she just says she will tell me wen she gets it… but ab tou uni deadlines are so close when will they make the plan… some candidates say they are applying regardless of sharing of submission plan so both the things are independent but how can they be when they have given candidates a week to review and have changed unis in some cases… that means they applied after sharing the plan… im sure previous fulbrighters would know through their forums if such situation was there last year as well n wat happend to those ppl…
Hurricane posted here with the submission plan but i found him on the forum for 2009 fb as well sayin he hadnt received plan when others had… i dono if its the same guys but that thought is just freaking me out k they may jus reject in the end :/…
call hamza in usfp he is real helpfull.
me fro kurram agency parachinar .i wat to go for ms geology to USA
Hayy.. Internatnal Fullbright facebk pg is not wrking…. Any got idea?????
NN? haroon? Jal?..I added last month but now is it gone..
the fb group is working for me :s
Wht link it is? Plz share… ne new updats on thr????? Plz share fr sake of othrs. Thank NN….
btw finally got my submission plan
… harvard, columbia, chicago and michigan… views?? for masters in public policy….
its the same that i told earlier… add groups/IF1314/ after fb.com…. but the group settings are on ‘secret’.. so i dno if it will open for any non-member
Looks good NN. Seems the wait was worth it.
Any other news? Haven’t heard any updates since November now.
Btw I read some place this year 56 LUMS kids got selected. Rofl. Can any LUMS candidate confirm or is it not true. Imagine 56 yaar. Kon kehta hai LUMS ki preference nahi?? Any opinions?
@miraj khan: USEFP give free advise service. you should register for an adviser and they will guide you about how to apply for specific universities or for scholarships. Hope this helps! Best of luck with applications.
@haroon: yea i read that in an article too. it may not necessarily be a preference for lums. Maybe lums people are better are writing a strong app. I am not from lums so i have no bias for or against. but i guess eventually i guess fulbright ppl wud make their decision based on who is better positioned to get admission in a good place and then come back and contribute. I have no opinion on whether lums grads r more likely to contribute but maybe lums ppl write better apps that wud put them in a better position wen competing for admission… jus an opinion…
hay NN. plz share newz frm intl fulbrigght foram. i thnk they block me cuz i don see nethingggg.
plz plz plz. wht is goin on thr. Haron u knw? Captan? anyyyyy??
Hellllooooo????
Sub kahaa gaye??? America?
Lolllzz!
You can discuss 2014-2015 Fulbright Scholarship here
http://www.pkstudent.com/2013/01/09/usa-fulbright-scholarships-2014-2015/
Hi everyone. I was one of the few who benefitted from the discussion on this forum but recently it has no activity. Please can anyone tell me where the discussion has moved to? Has anyone heard from USEFP? It has been 2 months. I kindly request everyone to please keep sharing the updates or give any link for continuing discussions on Facebook or other.
Thank you guys. May god bless us all.
Major: Finance
Uni: Princeton, Umass, Uchicago, Rutgers
Toffee whats ur GRE score, ur educational background and your current job please?
@deeba and toffee: aaj kal these isnt much useful activity on fb page either… ppl r jus discussing submission plans and those who hav been calld fr interviews r discussing that… warna that page is pretty quiet too… these is no new update to discuss… i guess the discussions will come alive once ppl start gettin uni offers..
IBA. GRE -1290
Current job – banking
Thank you NN. What Facebook page are you talking about and what interviews are these? Any ideas? When are the university decisions expected? By advisors at USEFP are not replying to emails so no clue. You have any idea?
toffee which years graduate r you?
The setting of the fb page are on secret so only a member can add you to the group. I will post the name of the admin. its something ateeb nakibullah or smthng i am not sure. you can message him and he will add you…
the interviews are mostly for people who are applying for mba
I think we will know about admissions somewhere in march. That is when the universities in my submission plan say they will be finalizing admissions
hay i hav my interviw with uni on monday. m freaking outtttt!!
ne advice? i really like dis uni. NN plz invite me on facebook pg also. i hav askd so many timessss.
hw r u tofee? welcum. dis foram is not as gud as b4 but still help. many ppl not replying now like haroon mj syed captain and so mannny oder. i m only girl now. lols.
deeba wat makes you think you are the only girl :p… any of these initials could be a girls name! lolz…. sorry i forgot to post the admin ka account.. i cant add ppl… abhi at work so cant check fb… will post admin profile wen get back home…
Hello.
Thank you NN. Please try to do it soon. Why is this forum not as active as before? Btw, I heard the Foreign Fulbright board needs to still approve all candidates. Has anyone heard from the advisors?
its not active coz everyone is still waiting for any news. right now its just about getting recommendations again n interview. I havent been asked fr any interview but was asked to submit recommendation letters again… boss is being super lazy bout it!!
@deeba: which universiy and which program have you been asked to give an interview for?
I asked my adviser back in Oct when the US board decision will be made and this is what she said “The final approval will come in sometime in February by the board. However, usually we have not had any of the nominated candidates have any approval issues.”
Why were you asked for new recommendations? is it a regular situation with everyone? i haven’t had any such request. did they tell you why you were to resubmit?
Hi deeba. Please mention what program you are being interviewed for.
i was asked to fill online application for one uni bt for that they said that they will use the letters submitted with my fb app. another uni directly approached my references to submit the letters online… a number of people have been asked to do that. ask your references. I wasnt informed about the emails sent by the universities to my references but my references told me
hay none of my recommnders said ne thing to me. o my goddddd i m scared wht if thy dun reply on time n not tell me thn i wil be in trouble…. usfp needs to tell ussssssssssssssssss
yaar my boss has the email for weeks… she askd me to write the letter mainey draft bhi bheej dia tab bhi wo submit nhi kar rahi!!
Oh. That sounds horrible.
Yaar how do you even ask your recommenders? Isn’t that confidential.
This is scary yaar. I should ask. None of them have told me anything.
Syed naqibullah esmati
This is the name of the administrator of the fb page
actually its probably spelled sayed… i posting the link to his profile bt that wo post nahi hua
any 1 interviewng??????
i m so scaredd..
NN kab pata chale ga unis ka? n ne know abt wher we live do v apply on r owwnn of will FB help every1? dis is my 1st time goin out of pak so i m really confused an scared. ppl pls talk here n share ur opinionz. hw long visa take????
yaarrr i jus wanna go nowwww.. lolz. excitd and scared.
did you request the admin to add you to the fb group?… i think fb arranges accommodation shuru mai till we find a place for ourselves. that is what i have heard…
Wht recent activty is goin on on FB pg? post sum updat NN. Yar bas tum aur mai hai yehan aur koi no respons. Lollll
Yar I msg tht person but no reply. I m not vry activ FB user. FB is blockd in offic an I dun get much tyme in home…. So plz updat an share wid us wht is FB page sayin. Is it only PAK grp or global FB?
my scene is same. Fb blocked at work n dont spend much time online at home… nothing much happening there as well.. wahan bhi log yehi post kar rahey hain k they are bored koi shughal lagao group pe :p… its global.. bout 400 members.. mostly pakistani n afghani hi bol rahey hain
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uff ala itni waiting to bord Ke exams Mai bhi nahi hote yaar. NN tht person is not replyin. Plz tum hi bata do kya hora hai??
Do u kno visa kab apply kerna hai? I need to remak my passport cuz it will expire in Feb. plz plz plz help I email my advisr but the usef is not giving answer
Hey guys.. Long time. NN deeba and rest how are you all? Anyone interviewed for admissions yet? I think by end of Feb and start of March we will get our answers. Any in touch with advisers?
no news for me… except to ask me to write a bunch of essays for financial aid application for a uni :’(… nahi likhey jatey aur essays!! i dont think we will get any final decision from usefp before end of march.. bt that depends on our uni timelines as well.. i dnt thnk iie will get final decisions from my unis till march n then they will compare the offers n make the final choice… the wait has made me so numb now k bas ab tou yakeen hi nhi ata k kabhi jana bhi hai :p… I hope God helps us through these final stages n we make it to good programs :p
Kisi ne tv pr cermony dekh ti? Usfp launch new fulbrigt comptition n also gav som awards. Wht were the awards? Humara saal ke ya othr? Hum ko bhool to nahee gey???? It is been so long time yaaaaaarrr.
NN ap ke ilaway koi jewab nahee deta. Ap hi kuch bata do.
I didnt see any ceremony. Hamarey fulbright k ilava aur bhi tou scholarships hain inki. maybe unka kuch ho..
I reply coz i am always online staring at my inbox waiting for some news :p
btw deeba how was your interview? what did they ask?
theek tha.. mostly askd abt bckground and wht I want frm program. it was general talk … N also abt my rsrch projects I hav dun. 15 mins ka tha…
I emaild my advisr to as well to share experience but no reply… These advisers r useless lolz.
there was a girl who said tht the only correspondence she received from her adviser was when she was told she got selected for fulbright. her adviser told her not to email or call her and that if there was an update he would contact her himself. he doesnt reply to her emails. that is just mean!! matlab koi bhi problem hoskti hai. dont call urself and adviser. khali msgr ban jao. only 2 of my references got emails from one uni to submit references. the program requires 3. maheeney sey pooch rhi hn third ka kia hua n abhi tak kuch pata nahi chala cz iie isnt informing usefp so usefp isnt informing me!
Yes deeba. I saw it. It was the launch of 2014-2015 round. It always starts off like this. I think admission decisions should come in soon. The acceptance letter from USEFP said that by Feb decisions are made final. I hope they give preference to personal choices in universities. It’s upto them and not us.
did it say feb? :S. what do you think happens if only 2 of 3 recommendations reach a uni? would the application be rejected for being incomplete? coz the uni approached my references themselves nt through me so i have no role in there being less letters. I submited 5 references with fulbright app so i dont even know which 3 should have been emaild by chicago. I asked all five n only 2 were approachd n thy hav submited the letters :s
yeah i checked again, it says feb. may be towards the end? why is this forum so empty and slow. anyone else interviewed with universities yet?
dont worry about your recommendations NN. as you said, this is not in your control and doesnt reflect on you and your capabilities as a student. we did our part. thats all that is important. inshallah sab acha hoga.
deeba, when was your interview? mere dost ka bhi interview that in jan.
hello rest of the silent forum readers. please add to this discussion. ur experience so far and if you have heard anything at all.
thanks.
i asked my adviser n she says this is not a big issue. we still have time. I hope masla na ho. I checked my uni websites and they say they will giv decisions in march so unless iie gets them to decide on fb candidate separately i cant really get a decision before that. but still we are at least closer to finding out our fates :p…
chalo at least ur advisr reply to u.. my is not answring to me n its drivng me madddd. nn can u ask ur advisr to plz tell when we will no of unis? plaeesseeee!!!
lolzz… my adviser answers me because i dont ask questions about when will we know. I tried shuru mai n she always replied when it is timewe will let you know. so i gave up asking these questions. I am expecting the information to come in march but i soooooooooooooooooo want to just find out n be done with it by feb!
hamari kismet hi aisi hai yaar. wait wait wait… phir bhi pooch lo nn hum becharoun ki khatir. v beg u. lolz.
feb ya march bas aajaye jaldi khabar. suno do u knw visa ka kia proces hoti hai?? will usfp help us or no?????????????????
Called USEFP. No one is picking up yaar. I wanted to ask them urgent question about one university. It needs my work portfolio as well as cv but USEFP never asked for portfolio and I never gave it. It’s my top choice of school and I checked their website last night.
((((((
Any suggestion? I think the time is long gone now. Allah ki marzi.
if you have a portfolio you can just go ahead and send it to your adviser or if u hav contact of the iie person handling admission. IIE will be negotiating on our behalf with unis so they might be able to share is now. I mean its a slim chance but all that we have. maybe they have had fulbright candidates selected without portfolio
hay NN. koyi ayi news? my advisr emailed today fr some updated docs to be sent to uni again. this process iz so slo.. i ask hes said by march we wil kno fr sure.
yaar can v make r own choice of uni????? i dun wan to go to this one place or darr lag raha hai waheen bhej dain ge.
no news… wat kind of docs do they need now?? the have made it pretty clear that the decision is theirs
Guys I am back!!!!
Deeba who is your adviser ?/???? My adviser is not answering from a month or so…. I even dont know whats going on there…
its the lull before the storm… lolzz.. march main they will start dropping the bombs of uni acceptance n rejections ;p
my advisr said to mail my cv to sum iie contact. nothin very importnt. yaar ye bara tension ka mahol hai.
jal mubarak ho ap wapas aa gaye.
yar i knw usfp is payin for evrything but i really hope kisi faaltu uni na bhej dain. lol.
nn.. i thought all applcant of FB r accpted to collges!!!
they cant get accepted to all the colleges in the submission plan and from wht ppl r talkign they tell the result of each uni when it comes. atleast acceptances mai tou they do.. dno if they inform the rejections as well
@Deeba
Atleast koi bhi UNI faaltu nahin hogi I am sure about that..Coz I was UGRAD in 2011 and I got selected to one of the small university where Masters courses were not offered but even that university was awesome… and all the universities who offers MS – PHD degrees in USA, they are not faaltu… I had been to around 4,5 unis overthere
hay Jal. how u selected again fr scholarchip if u did Ugrad. i thot only once u can avail schlrship from usfp!
NN who is talkin bout results? does any1 know?? yar i dunno if they tell when everythig is final. any kno visa ka kia scene haaaiii?
ugrad isnt a degree program.. the condition is you cant hav availed the scholarship to complete a degree…. ppl on fb… some of them have heard from their unis.. depends on the timeline of the unis in our submission plan. mine mostly say that they will tell in march…
aik wakt mai aik cheez ki tension lo.. right now its admission… we will cross the bridge fr visa when we get there… i have given my passport fr renewal meanwhile.. it was gona expire next yr
@Deeba
NN is right, UGRAD wasn’t a degree program.
well guys best of luck to everyone hope we get placement soon.
hay guys.. suno mere dost ko interview ko call ayi hai. ppl r stll gettin univ interviw calls. ye kia ho ra hai? march is ryte here. visa kab ho ga. health docs kab submt karay gaaayyy/???
muje to wehshat ho ri hai.
Hi Jal. Welcome back. Kidher chalay gaye thay? Many of the original posters have left and are busy I think. Only deeba and NN usually end up commenting. Which is still great!
Please all silent readers, share your thoughts and ideas as we get closer to decision time.
Deeba, aap se request hai ke itni fikar na karein. Time for decisions is almost here. I am sure in the next two weeks all of us will have heard from the advisers and there will be progress. And inshallah for the best! Good luck to all.
Jal how was your experience with Ugrad? Great you got selected for Fulbright also.
NN from your old posts I tried tracking the international Fulbright page yesterday but I don’t think non members can search for it on Facebook. Chalo koi baat nahi! As Deeba requested, please share the updates you get there. Lol.
Btw, I read on an online review on Fulbright funding based on the experience of previous award winners that the admission really only depends on the colleges ability to give Fulbright some cost cuts. So what you might think is your top choice and academically strong, they might not send you there if the college doesn’t cooperate and share the cost. That was scary to read. I can’t post the link here for some reason. It’s on some girls blog.
Anyway. Good luck. Share your opinions please.
@Haroon,
Thanks. Well UGRAD was very amazing experience and I believe that is what made me success for Fulbright… Well I was away because no activities were going on by U S E F P… side. Well still everyones silent, we hope to get placement in the universities very soon…
I have had to ask my bosses so many times for recommendations now my entire office has found out…i better get into some good uni warna bad scene hojaye ga!! :p
Jal – what universities are you waiting to hear from? And when are their deadlines?
My UMass program has its deadline in March so don’t know what that means for acceptance. USEFP said they can consider the first admission and not wait for others. That sucks. A bit worried
NN – why are you still stuck with recommendations? None of my colleges needed new recommendations. That’s strange. Good luck. What does your adviser have to say?
Most advisers are silent like what deeba and Jal said.
Where are MJ Captain Syed and other commenters?
@Haroon
all of those Universities have deadlines in March/early April.
I am willing to get into Colorado State University… but yeah they will decide the placement thing not us… so I am pretty sure they will put me into the one where they can save the maximum $$
Did you guys get this mail? i think the guy who is administering the fb page must have sent it out. it came from a gmail id. Maybe he has changed the settings of the page so you guys can see it now.
Dear Fulbrighter:
Please join Fulbright Scholars 2013-14 group by following www dot facebook dot com/groups/IF1314/ to get connected with other Fulbrighters in order to stay in touch and share information.
Welcome !
Group Admins
@haroon… i was asked to fill financial aid application for a uni as well… so every source of funding had a separate application and two of them required recommendations as well. I had to write four more essays for the financial aid app.. finally submitted it last night!!! damagh pak gya essays read kr kr k!!
my friend has received a couple acceptances from his business schools through IIE. It is starting!!!
Ma friend frm cbm also was told of her accept to BoSton U for business.
Hello all, good to see this page is still going.
Does anyone know who communicates the admission decisions to us. The IIE or USEFP or the university directly?
I had a couple of interviews with a university and the interviewer said i will get a decision within a week. I havent received it yet. I was wondering if IIE/USEFP are holding on to our results for some reason?
Hi Syed. Welcome back.
My understanding is that they do communicate decisions as they come. My friend’s acceptance was forwarded by IIE. They do let all applicants know the outcome if their application but the final decision comes in later when IIE and USEFP have reviewed all possibilities. I think by the end of March, we will know the results but final decision of placement can take upto April. That’s just my idea. Give it a week or two.
NN, Jal, deeba.. What do you say? Others also more than welcome to comment.
no news for me… yea i think the decisions should start coming in march but we prolly will know our final placement in april.. if we apply visa in april i guess we should have it may or june…. n then we can feel free to quit our jobs :p
No news guys. One of my friend and I mentioned the same university, he got REJECTION notification by that university through IIE, but I haven’t heard anything yet…
This wait is killin me…
this makes me really want to believe that no news is good news!! :p
Sorry about your friend Jal. What university was this? Private? Ivy? Or public/state university? We can be sure that it’s definitely not going to be as easy as it sounds or looks.
Just wish I know my fate soon.
today i checked the websites of all the unis on my plan again. I dont think they have the intention of saying anything before the third week of march…. So no point really staring at my inbox but i cant help it… more activity on this page may be a good distraction from the silent inbox :p
did you guys get medical examination form? i guess thats something to keep distracted by for a couple of days :p… lets hope after that decisions jaldi aa jain
Yes, I did get it. did you get as well? what tests do we need apart from tb and immunizations?
I guess the doctors can tell if there is anything else.
“NOTE: IT IS THE GRANTEE’S RESPONSIBILITY TO DETERMINE ANY TEST SPECIFICALLY REQUIRED BY HIS/HER HOST
COUNTRY. So we will need to ask if there a specific test for US.”
Also for this one
“Will you be covered by private health insurance while on your program? If yes, complete the following information. As well, please confirm with your provider that your coverage extends to your time overseas for your award. Be aware your existing coverage will remain your primary insurance for the duration of your grant.
Name of Health Plan/ Health Care Provider:
Health Plan ID#:
Health Plan Effective Date:
Health Care Provider Address:”
I hope my parents have a record of the vaccination dates… they happend long time ago :s
I think that the answer to this one will be no because we won’t have private health insurance, it will be what fulbright policy is
“Will you be covered by private health insurance while on your program? If yes, complete the following information. As well, please confirm with your provider that your coverage extends to your time overseas for your award. Be aware your existing coverage will remain your primary insurance for the duration of your grant.
Name of Health Plan/ Health Care Provider:
Health Plan ID#:
Health Plan Effective Date:
Health Care Provider Address:”
and I am sure they will have it, else you can try and get the records from the hospital where you got vaccinated from, one friend on mine did this last year as she wasn’t able to find them at home.
Best of Luck to us for this step
maybe fulbright gives health insurance through a private party. I just emailed my adviser to ask. I hope i can find the info. We have just one week!
Great, please post here if you get any reply from his/her. thanks.
wow… that was fast! :p… advisers response.
“Please note that you can leave this section blank for now. Also no specific tests are required for Fulbright, just this medical form.
Regards,”
Why I haven’t got Medical examination form
@jal maybe ur adviser is different. maybe different advisers are following their own timelines to gather info. you should get it soon enough
@NN
Yeah may be… My adviser is Hamza… if anybody get email from himm let me know I will poke him then
Guys I wanted to ask that many of the vaccinations are done in Pakistan during childhood, but we donot have any physical proof like receipts and dates of those vaccinations… So what do write on the form… Any idea?
how can we mention the dates of polio and HBV yaaarrrrr its long time ago…
No such email received my at end. What’s going on? Please fill me in.
Are we to get tests done? If so, when and where?? Who signs on them? Is there a list??
Any one stared getting vaccinations? I am in islamabad and for DPT vaccination the form says one within the past ten years however the people at polyclinic are sayin that it is only completed in childhood. any one got it? please tell
my doctor said the same.. i didnt notice the last 10 years thing :S… the doctor just told me estimate dates on which i must have had the vaccinations.
also the form says “Typed Name of Examining /Supervising Physician” now that the doctor has signed how to i type name n all :S… should i just write?
Ya same here :s , however I did a research and there is a vaccination as Tdap which is for elder people because if they have written that one should be in the past ten years then we need to have it.
also I am thinking to either paste the printed name on it or to put the name in pdf file and print it on the signed page. or just write it :S
i just converted the file to word online. I can type out my part or the name and address and all of the doctor but the physical examination part will happen at the hospital and they wont be typing :S..
Hello dear fullbright fellas,
I need email address of some of u ..i shall be very great ful to u
if u can review my study objectives and personal statement
kindly, help me out..
@ Haroon, you will get it in some time, yes it requires a test for tb and some vaccinations. there is no list for doctors but he/she should be registered with PMDC
@ NN does your email also mention to write the registration number of the doctor o form as well?
yea I asked my doctor to write it with her sign. I will have to ask her to sign it again coz now i will be typing out the name and everything :s
@tick namesh.nazar@gmail…. will be try to help out.
Dear NN,
Kindly, check my mail
replied to the mail.
guys, anybody has idea ke kon konsi vaccinations humari childhood main hogayi hain ?
and what about PPD Skin test? I am done with this test but its 3 years old :-S
I am confused…!
“Please note that you can type in the form as much as you can and rest can be hand-written clearly.
As for the immunizations, please note that if you haven’t had these vaccinations within the last 10 years you will have to get them done again. However, the polio vaccine is usually done when you are a child so that is something that your doctor could give you a date for depending when you were born.”
So i guess we need MMR and DPT vaccinations done. the form says your test cant be more than 6 months old so you will need to get it done again. And the test takes 3 days so if you get it done today you will get result on saturday and you will need to go to a hospital that is open on saturday. so might as well get an x-ray and confirm once n for all that you dnt have tb. the kind of exposure we have in pk this test often comes positive even without tb so you will need to get an xray done later anyway. i got the injection for the test yesterday but i guess il get an xray done later in the week anyway just to be done with the form by friday. I hope we can get the vaccinations done by then too
Great, thanks for sharing this information. Also when you get this DPT vaccination, please batana kai kahan sai karwai. thanks!!
where did you find this dpt vaccine?? i havnt askd my doctor yet but i talked to someone who says she wasnt able to find any vaccine for adults for dpt
Guys, I asked a few former Fulbrighters and they said the only test they got done was for TB: either the X ray or the Skin Test (X ray is usually required if the skin test turns out positive – confirmed with a reliable source).
No need to worry about the rest as MMR and DPT are only childhood vaccinations everywhere in the world. Ask your parents they will have records and you can show them to your physician when getting the form filled.
It is better to get a general physical exam along side for the physician to enter accurate details otherwise they will only fill it out depending on how you answer their questions (not reliable). It is also suggested that you get tests done for certain conditions that are family related and hereditary like diabetes, heart disease.
Hope this helps.
Hay guyz. The line say ” attached form should be completd and return to:…”
shud we ryte Fulbright or leave it…
I m just startin plz help!!!
Didnt get your question. We have to email a scanned copy of the form if that is what you are asking?
I mean on 1st pg, 1st para last line say that..
what v rite there??
Not sure but i think that part should have been filled by USEFP. Will ask them about it.
I maild my advisr but no answer…..
U find plz syed..
Any got idea??
Are you people getting the MMR done again? If not will you leave it blank? My parents have record of DPT but not of MMR.
Im geting MMR and DPT both done anyway. it cant hurt can it… but i was wondering i dont have a primary physician… i just go to the doctor and see whoever is there. should i just leave that section blank?
NN plz guide me thru process. 1st page wants us to rite who this form if 4.. what r v riting there?
meri kuch vaaccine hoyi hai and kuch nahi. aur pata nahi kitne cources likhe hai. mai ne pata kera tha mmr ka ek injection lagta hai wesay. so scary. wht if is waja se koi masla ho jaye????
wehshaaaattt..
tb ka test ho gaya aap ka?
yar my adviser told me k besides polio other vaccinations ki aik dose must be in the last 10 years. So I asked my doctor if MMR and DPT saath saath karany mai prob hai he said nhi kuch nhi hta. but still i got mmr done yest and will get dpt done today. koi prob nahi hogi… i am thinking of writing just fulbright program in that section
From where did you get these vaccinations done from?
maroof hospital… its in islamabad. They did not have dpt available at the time… they said they would have it today but i need to call and check…
@NN
Yaar how much it costs you to done MMR Vaccination… ?
I am pretty confused which hospital should I ask for this vaccination availability… anybody have idea about AGA KHAN HOSPITAL in HYDERABAD ?
NN mmr aur dpt ka ek shot kafi hai na?? Mai kal karwa rahi hou frm clinic.
Plz batao wht Ur adviser say..
haan mmr ki aik kafi hai… dpt ki b aik karaongi aaj mai… mainey maroof mai hi check kia tha
it cost about 600 i think total vaccine and injection
@NN
Thanks for the timely response.
no prob… what are you writing on that first page.. and are you guys writin a primary physician coz i dont have one :s
@NN
I am not writing anything on that first page, coz we have to send scanned copies only. And I dont have primary physician so I will leave it blank.
suno guyz what bout tb test?????
@Deeba
its simple just go to a diagnostic lab (Here in Hyderabad only AGA Khan Laboratory do that TB Test).
They will inject you and then you will get results after 48 or 72 hours.
Kittay din lagte hai yaar I will go today. Lekan 11 deadline hai. U thnk dey will extend???
Uni ka Bhi kuch nahi pata abhi tak. My vaccine record is lost… Koi masla to nahi io ga??? Nn, jal, haroon , any please tellllllll
@Deeba,
dont worry there will not be any problem, write estimated dates. go for SKIN PPD Test and thats it.
What are you guys writing in place of grant location and grant dates? These are both unknown at the moment.
Saba just write USA and estimated duration of study will be from 2013-2015 for Masters
Ah deadline hai. Iz evryone sendin today…?
My tb analysis is in afternoon..
NN, jal.. u guyz sent Ur forms??
I am gonna send it today… iv got it ready just need to fill my part scan and send
@Deeba,
I am gonna send it today, coz I will get the TB report tomorrow. so dont want to miss deadline. Just look at your arm, if color of your skin is normal, then you are perfectly alright and will get the result as NEGATIVE. so write that and send it. I sent it already by the way
a-o-a dears i have apllied forUGRAD( undergraduate) sclerhip but i have received no response yet from usefp if any body have information about ( when their interview or tofel will be held ) then please inform me i will be thankful
@RIAZ
this is not page for GLOBAL UGRAD. But let me tell you that if you haven’t received any response from them, that means I am sorry to say that you are not selected. Because they only respond to SELECTED (Shortlisted) Candidates, otherwise they don’t reply. But they will be sending an official letter at your home address soon, whether you are selected or not.
Hope this helps.
yaaarr koi khabar aye univrsties se?? Itni time hogya hai ab to medical frm bhi bhej diya hai.. NE know any thin?? Some ppl hav got accepted notice.
I havnt.
kafi people have gotten response from one or more unis but it depends on our submission plan. None of my unis had any plan to say anything before mid march so i couldnt really expect to hear anything before that, annoying as it is!!!…. other candidates havent been waiting a year like we have! we should atleast be given this one relief to hear uni decision first! :p… anyway… cant be too long now… we should know where we are headed in a few more weeks…
I have got acceptance from one uni only.
have patience, placement isn’t gonna be big problem.
Jal. Wht id sent u acceptance mail?? iie or usfp?
When u got it? Can u tell collge name plz? I wondr why none of
My collge hav sent mail like this
Now that I kno ppl r gettin such mail I m more stressfull.
@Deeba,
I got acceptance from University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
Email was sent by my USEFP’s Contact adviser.
Dont worry you will be getting emails soon.
thanks jal bahi.
Harooon… NN… Smuf.. Saba.. HS..syed..
Jal ko accept mail aaye hai. Wht bout u guyz???
Yaar meri hawa nikal re hai
Nope, haven’t heard anything yet…
@Deeba
You know the acceptance letter they sent me showed a date on it. and USEFP sent it to me after 2 weeks of that day. So there is not only one reason they do delay… just keep your patience… you will be getting soon
o acha…… did u ask why dey take so lonnng to mail acceptance tht came 2 weeks b4?? many ppl on face bk page also say dey got letter but sum of us havnot.
plzzz usfp….dun make us waitttttt.
I had thought uni to iie to usefp communication would take time but 2 weeks!!! that is just cruel!! for harvard they got the application for financial aid email on 15th dec and i received that mail by the end of jan… i was hoping to hear from columbia atleast by monday
.. they said they will try to release decisions by 18th… looks like April tak hi kuch pata chaleyga
“MPP Decisions Sent
As of 5:15 PM EST on March 13th, all MPP decisions for fall 2013 admission consideration have been sent out. The email was sent from the account, appstatus at hks.harvard.edu. The decisions were sent to the email account applicants listed on their application. Decisions for other programs are still pending.”
harvard blog
Has everyone submitted the medical forms? My doctor is out of town, he left the form incomplete.
don’t know what to do.
Congrats Jal on the acceptance. Did they tell you when the final university decision will be told to you? It will be of their selection right?
just go to any random doctor. If you have your vacinnation record tou it wont take more than 10 mins. my form was filled by a random doctor. I had never gone to him before… even if you dont have a record the doc will estimate the dates of childhood vaccination and you can show record of the ones you have doen now
btw i just got two emails from my adviser…. Accepted at Harvard and Chicago :p
Wow, MashAllah, that is great
. Congrats!
I think they try to send multiple decisions sath. They had chicagos decision since 8th march. But they sent today with Harvards. I have a feeling michigan has released their decision as well and columbia will send on monday. So they may send both of those next week. Lets see. But knowing that kahin tou hua hua hai.. and that too in the best on my plan is exciting
. Alhamdullilah!
Congrats NN, mashallah. That is great news.
thts realy nice NN… Mashalla
Luks lyk humare lye sirf waiting re gayi hai
Did they ask u to chooose ya wo Khud kare ge???
Whn will they tell u of final uni?????
nahi they said wo khud karaingey… probably mid april tak i should know because that is the deadline to give acceptance decision to harvard and chicago. you will get your decision soon enough dont worry. have you checked if the unis on ur plan have released their decision? thegradcafe is a forum jahan pe you can see logo ko kis kis uni sey kia kia decisoin aya hai… wahin sey i found out k chicago n michigan dono k decisions release ho chukey hain..
Jal Saba Deeba Haroon and others. Any good news?
I just got a rejection mail from Northwestern.
NO NEWS Here
what mastr u apply 4 jal….??
@Deeba
Agriculture (Soil Sciences)
@smuf wat master did you apply to… I got acceptance from michigan as well although my adviser didnt inform me of that acceptance. A second year student from michigan emailed me to congratulate and to ask him any questions I may have about the program. So only columbia decision left now which should be released this week so i hope to hear it by next week. Check out from gradcafe if your universities have released their decisions and if they have then when. if it has been a while then you guys could call ur advisers.
Dis is not faiiiirrr.
Y r they makin us wait like this????
Any old FB holdr got ne idea? V r only
Playin guess game ere.
NN hav u applyd fr visa now tht u kno Ur
College?
One of my uni has given decision but FB has not
Contacted me….
Painfullllll!
Deeba yar i can imagine how annoying it is for you right now. Considering so many people have received their responses they should have tried to send whatever response they get even from a single uni to you guys. but then there are so many candidates they must not be following how many have received how many responses. I have received the response from three (one of which i found out directly from uni not fb) and even though the fourth decision is out they have not told me. I think they like sending decisions in bulk… they sent my chicago decision with harvard even though chicago has sent it a week before harvard…. so prolly they are waiting for some other decision to send it with that one… they cant make the other unis go faster….
and i havnt applied for visa because i dont know where i am headed…. I dont know the decision of columbia or the information about funding from universities. so the decision will probably be made in april…
thnks NN.. u hav n clue ths is vry frustratinng. i hav mail my advisr but they say they hav no news which is lie since my one uni has already send out acceptances. may b it mean i m reject but at leasst tell us.
Jal Sara Haroon what bout u guys???
Any news? I havent received an acceptance or rejection from any of my universities. Anyone in the same boat?
Meri bhi tum jesi kefiyat hai Syed Bhai.
Koi news nahee aye. I m so scaredd
Chalo at least i am not alone. Magar ab thodi tension hona shuroo ho gai hai becasue most university results are out before april.
wht is ur major syed. m waiting for psycholgy school to strt giving decision yaar. one of my friend has got it i hav not.
what about u guyz sar jal haroon smuf? ne newz?
kuch khabar ayi doston???i hv emaild my advisr but nothin.. in response. please tel what is ur situationn
My situation is kinda weird. My placement officer from IIE who submitted my BU online application has notified me that BU has already announced its decisions and even sent them to Pakistan. But my program officer at USEFP has no knowledge about it. I had already gotten in last year and got my admission deferred. I’m freaking out now since BU is one of only two unis that the fulbright people are applying to for me…:/
@Saba
can you tell me the email address of your PLACEMENT OFFICE FROM IIE… I mean dont tell me the email address just tell me how it ends like anonymous @ ii.org ???? bcause today my USEFP Adviser sent me email address of my PLACEMENT OFFICER FROM IIE. and he wrote the email address like ANONYMOUS @ ii.org ?? I think he mistyped because email addresses of IIE’s people should be like ANONYMOUS @ iie.org ??? I am bit confused.. I am asking you coz I know you can reply faster than them
BTW guys I got acceptance from Colorado state uni today…
Yes, it’s @iie.org NOT @ii.org. Must be a typo.
why they giving iie contacts? I have no such mailz guys…
I don’t knw what to do…
Yaaaar.
@Deeba
They gave me IIE Contacts so that if I contact with my universities, I must copy all the emails to IIE contact.
I am already accepted to 2 universities. once you get universities admission offers, they will give you too.
Yar mere ilawa all hav heard from usfp or iie.
Sara did u also get usefp mail? Wht abt u syed?
Who is Ur advisr sara, syed, jal, NN, haron?
I m very disappointed guyz.. So late it’s end of march now
Don’t worry, I also haven’t heard anything yet.
Nobody gave me any iie contact :s
@Deeba
My adviser is hamza ali
who is ur advisr sara? NN? syed..??
visa application must also start by end april. shukar passport bana howa hai. there is backlog in passport office of so many passport.
one of my uni decision r out but usfp has not mention a single thing. r dey sending info of single uni at a tiem of more 2 uni at a time??
Finally got confirmation of my acceptance to BU! So relieved
mubarak ho sara. Who is Ur adviser??
guyz should I be worried? I hav not heard in so mny days..
tell me wht to do???
Thanks! Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto. I called him on his direct line yesterday and thankfully he picked up. Told me about the whole situation. Have you tried calling your adviser?
wht was Ur situation sara? Nything different frm other? I m so confused.
Still no news here.
I thought usefp was supposed to inform us about the results of all universities in our plan but some people on the facebook group have directly received their final placement from usefp instead of individual acceptances and rejections. So maybe they have our results and will inform us after our final placement has been decided.
@deeba
Not really different. I just wanted to find out if my BU deferral from last year had been confirmed. On the phone, he told me he had been in correspondence with IIE about the BU costs etc and that the working was being done in this regard.The next day he emailed me about the acceptance.
It’s saba lol
Saba sorry for mistake. R u confirmed going to BU OR IS IT 1 option???
Whaaaat?? Ppl hav already got final placement n not know where they r goin??
Syed who is Ur advisr?? Wht pgm is urs?
Anyone in the forum has got final placement? What is this facebk page thing saying syed detail mai bataoooo! Meri Jaan Nikli ja rahi hai yaar.
Yaaarr!!!
Haha, that’s okay. No, the final placement still has to be done by the IIE.
Wht prgm is urs Saba? Hav u received all 4 university decisions?
Congratulations everyone who heard from their colleges. Saba, NN, Jal. Like Deeba and Syed, I am also waiting to hear from USEFP. I wonder why there is a delay like this. Everything else seems to be in order.
Syed, did you call your adviser to find out? I did but he wasnt available. And what is this news of people finding out final placement so early on? Strange.
I have mailed my advisor because she is usually not available on telephone. Waiting for her reply.
@ deeba
M.S in Journalism. They only applied to 2 unis for me. BU and IUPUI (Indiana Univ Purdue Univ Indianapolis). Waiting for the latter’s decision now.
kia kaha tumhare advisr ne syed??
ne news??
haye.. mei tou depression mai ja rahi hou. Facebk pr log kia ke rahey hai??? sub ko mil gaye answerss??
My advisor just said she hasn’t received any updates from iie regarding my admission and will notify me of any university results iie sends her. So just wait and hope for the best.
Mera manhoos advisr Jan se chup bethi hai!!
Lolzzzzz!! I feel bad fr sayin it but is truuue. At lest u have info syed.
Good luck,
FB page per kia surate Hal hai syed? Same as us or better??
Saba – did they tell you when you will know final placement. BU is also in my submission plan but haven’t heard from them for Dev. Econ.
i have received decisions from all unis but no placement decision yet. From what i saw i think people going to carnegie mellon, north carolina state, duke, iowa, pennsylvania, rutger, pittsburgh, arizona and maryland have recieved placement. Probably because these unis had decision deadline sooner than others. there are plenty of people on the fb page who havent heard the decision from any uni.
@Haroon
No, they haven’t categorically said anything about the final placement, only that it’ll be done after consultation with the IIE. But from what my IIE placement officer said, BU has released its results and informed the IIE. You should check with your program officer.
hey NN. Long time. Thats a very specific list of universities. Are you sure people going to these places have been given final placements? And syed was saying some people have been given final placement without USEFP sharing the outcome of all universities? What is going on? I haven’t heard a word.
Oh, thanks for the info Saba. I have emailed my adviser but things don’t look good. BU is a good university but not my first option. Let’s see.
muj ko lagta hai usfp hum ko April fool bana ra hai.
Lollllllzzzz. Yaar itna time kahan lagta hai kisi cheez mai?
Mere sab dost ko answers aa Gaye. I feel so alonnnnneee being
Only one with no respons
Looooong Time fellaaas…
Who remembers me still?
@deeebaaaa, SYEEEDdddd, HArooooon, NN(are you Namesh? :p SAbaa n all:
It’s beeeen a while guys! This page went down for a couple of days and i thought it was gone forever. It’s soooo nice to see u ppl back in action over here. I’m in my office and I accidentally hit this page and I’m like ‘WOWWWW’ These guys seem like old acuaintances!Hoping to keep in touch. Why don’t you guys come on the int’l page(I’m sure some of you already are *rolls eyes*!
I’m Jalal Awan on fb and here’s my cello. drop a text u guys, hoping to see ya’all soon inshaAllah. 3216034549
P.S Yes, we’re in the same boat. Haven’t received any response regarding acceptance/rejection. Applies for MS Energy Systems. ZAB is my advisor. Same response as Syed!
Welcome back sir!
It seems most of us spend our office time checking this page, facebook group, email and online university apps.
Welcome MJ! Old posters back again. LOL!
Yaar te situation is very difficult right now. Anxiety ki hadd paar ho chuki hai. Been waiting for so long and there is nothing else one can do. Has everyone on the Facebook page recieved acceptances? Syed? MJ? What’s the situation there? same anxiety like ours??
If they take so long to share university responses, imagine how long placement will take and then visas. When do students typically fly out? Any clue? June or july?
lolzz.. yup its namesh :p…. welcome back!!!
Haroon these are the unis that i saw in a question that was posted on the fb page to ask people if they had been placed there or most likely to b placed there… each of these unis had atleast one response..
cant be before late july bcz im guessing most unis start in late august… our visa shud b valid from 30 days before start of prog n 30 days after as i read somewhere
khudaya bas kero.. yahan uni acceptance nahi ayi aur tum log janey ki baatein ker rahey hai.. yaar haroon, mj, apne advisrs se kuch poocho. my advsr in not pickin up phone even. lagta hai wo upset ho gayee. lols.
I dont think any of the advisers are picking up phone aaj kal… I tried calling my adviser a couple of times… she replies on mail but i have never been able to catch her on phone…also i think people in fb page have also been talking about how their advisers are not picking up… so yea kafion ka yehi scene hai
NN PLEASE FB PAGE KA LINK BHEJO!!!! Mujhe wahan ke posts pernay hai tassali ke lye. Lol
Hello. I am PHd candidate for Economics. This forum is very helpful.
My adviser is Ali Malik. Anyone heard from him? Anyone with mr Malik as adviser?
dia hua tou hai pehley group ka link :s…fb dt com /groups/IF1314/… n the name of the group admin.. Sayed naqibullah esmati…message him n he can add you
i did not get into northwestrn. i mailed my advisr and she said all admission frm my course were done in feb and i was not on it. still they hav not maild official rejecton. do i stil hav hope????
Yaar thats disheartening! Khair, dont lose hope. Allah mian behter karen ge northwestern se bhi. Besides, its very stingy in terms of aid. Im awaiting decision too, i guess one shudnt keep hopes high in the first place
Dont rais ehopes, but this ‘havent received a response so ure not admitted’ is a pretty flimsy statement, nahen? So, they might just be considering/waitlisted.
Tm fb page p a jao ab pathar k zamanay se… Wahan p there are quite a few to share grief/joy!
Best of luck and remember in prayers,
Jalal
suno this is original foram baqi sab backwaas. Lollz. J\K!
but it’s 3 of April n I m feeling lost .. Tum sab chup rehnay may mahir ho.
sihhhhhhghh
lolzz yaar worry not… I think the year long FB process is a true test of patience and faith… Allah yahan tak le aya hai tou have faith k agey bhi wohi le jaiyega :p… harvard ney mujhey aik phuti cori ki funding nahi di… admission ka kia faida hua mujhey? if northwestern is really as stingy as MJ says tou there is no harm done… koi aur uni mil jaye gi that may be a better fit for you!
I dun use Facebk….
Neways, mere Bhai behan Jin ko koi updates nahi mili theen kuch bana in last few dayz?
Wehshat si ho rahi hai ab. Saba, Jal, Syed, haroon… Kuch to bolo. Kuch to dalasa do hum ko bhee.
MJ bhai app hee kuch bolain. Aap to Barey pohanchay huay hai.
Still no news.
Deeba madam, yeh wehshat wali baat tau aap december sey keh rahi hain. Itni tension mat len warna humain bhi wehshat honay lagay gi!
@Deeba,
you know USEFP’s FULBRIGHT Candidates in the past.. almost 99% Candidates had no problem in the PLACEMENT and VISA process ? now I am talking about the past which means from 1960 to 2012. I am not saying this my own, I heard this from USEFP in not only one seminar but everytime I attend their seminars, or conferences. So you shouldn’t be worry about it. Late or later you are gonna hear positively. Do not worry!!!!
we have two deebas here :s… didnt know that!! :p
@deeba
I kind of understand your frustration. But you really need to look on the bright side, here. You are one of the lucky few to have been nominated for this prestigious scholarship. And the worst wait is already over. The USEFP is responsible for sending hundreds of students to America each year. And from what Ive seen in past years, they are all placed at very good unis. So, there really is no need to freak out. Jahan itna wait kiyaa hai, thora aur ker lo. Last few months left IA
lol ye doosri deeba koun hai? plz stick to ur names plz.. but thank u 2nd deeba fr the confidence and saba u as well. i know the wrst is behind but kia karoun dil hi nahi maan raha aur wait ker na. mere do dostoun ko sab replies aa gaye hai thts why i m worried n its april. i knw it is pointless so sorry if ne 1 is feeling tht my worry is a prblem.
syed hhahahah haan muje decembr se wehshat ho rahi hai. i m prayin tht nort westrn sey jawab aajaye i really like thr program. hope we all get in our top choice uni.
@Deeba
if USEFP has selected you, that means you will go through the whole process of Fulbright for sure.
Best of luck
!
i undrstand Jal. hav u heard frm ur advisr yet? v still need approvl of foreign fb board in DC. i knw sum1 who did nt get apprval last yr n is trying again this yr fr processing
I got acceptance by 2 Universities and Rejection by 1.
Except this I havent heard anything from my ADVISER…. usually they dont pick up the fone… they dont reply the emails as well… Lol… Be patient.
mubarak. wht collegess?
waiting is dificult..during decision waiting time i was also using this page to distract myself…. i tou stayd busy during most of the wait coz of financial aid apps n then medical form… warna submission plan sey ley kar ab tak wait karna is a big deal… just know that you WILL end up in a good uni in the end and this will all be worth it… soon enough you will hear the good news and this wait will finally be behind you!…
Thanks Deeba.
I am accepted to:
Colorado state University
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
I got rejection from Iowa State University
My 1st choice is Colorado State Uni… I wish they send me there…
I agree. We have come this far Ms Deeba so a little more wait shouldn’t hurt, I hope. Best of luck to everyone and may we be admitted to our priority colleges. Having said that, also waiting on my decisions. It’s very quiet on USEFP’s side.
USFP Saturday ko on hota hai kyaa?
I think they are open because i did contact them a couple of times on a saturday.
Syed did u hear ne newz frm them abi tak?
I called my advisr twice but no answr. Shayad they r closed 2day.
Hmm. Itni khamoshi kisi tufaan se pehle hee hoti hai hai naa?
Koi kuch bhee bolay, muje to darr lag ra hai
URGENT: a little technical question for those who have received news from USEFP. I was tracking a few of my colleges on the grad forum and today there were some confirmed acceptances mentioned. Question: How long from the time since the grad forum results were posted did USEFP take to inform successful applicants? Day? 2 days? This is my top priority university so any answer will be of great help. NN, MJ, Saba, Jal.. any comments??
@Haroon,
I have got acceptance by one of my university informally on on 6th March 2013. But still USEFP has not informed me about its results. by the side of USEFP, the result is still in pending, but my superviser from that university already sent me the letter of acceptance on 6th March. So USEFP is taking too much time to inform you sometime, I dont know why.
I hope this helps.
@Haroon
Well, I found out about my admission to BU on 28th March when the uni had released its decisions on 7th March. So 3 weeks would be my answer.
Thanks Jal and Saba. But three weeks?? Wow that a really long time.
they only sent my harvard result in 3-4 days… rest came after about 2 weeks
Ok. Thanks. I am hoping to hear from them soon now that a few of my colleges have surely released decisions since they are up on the grad forum. Lets see what happens in the coming week
Meri to neend bhi urr gayee hai.
Syed koi news ayi aj ap ko? Haroon? MJ? any khabar?
Hey everyone,
Just received my acceptance to northeastern and usc alhamdolillah.
No news on funding yet..but stay put, if its late its usually an ‘achi khabar’. Rejections jaldi bta detay hain…
Best of luck to all esp deeba. Saans le lo, its gonna be gud news insha Allah. I was least expecting admit to these two. Deets laterss!
Hey everyone,
Just received my acceptance to northeastern and usc alhamdolillah.
No news on funding yet..but stay put, if its late its usually an ‘achi khabar’. Rejections jaldi bta detay hain…
Best of luck to all esp deeba. Saans le lo, its gonna be gud news insha Allah. I was least expecting admit to these two. Deets laterss!
Btw anyone else going to boston or cali!? Boston seems like a nice place despite the snow n all, a college town mostly!
im praying for boston… if they send me to harvard… but i think the chances of that are slim…. all my options are in cold cities… boston n newyork tou phir bearable hai michigan n chicago is frozen adha saal… how long after the decision did usefp tell you??
congrats btw :p
hai allah sirf mai reh gayee.
Mubarak ho MJ who is ur advisr. suno meri tou aur hawa nikal rahee hai. sirf syed and mai bachay hai yahan jin ko kyi khabar nahi. i m sure uss ko bhi aagaya ho ga!
haye..
bhai behanoun kuch to bolo.
yaar fb group pe kafi log hain jinko nahi ai… you are not alone… they will place you somewhere!
Congrats MJ!
@Deeba don’t worry meri bhi abhi tak koi news nahin aai.
@Haroon, got any results or still waiting like us?
Congrats MJ and all those who got a reply from their universities.
No Syed also waiting in line. Let’s hope there’s good news for us.
@MJ
Just out of curiosity, why would you be needing funding from the unis? Doesnt the USEFP and IIE take care of that for us?
And, I’m also keeping my fingers crossed for Boston. Heard great things about that place!
funding decided which one of the uni we are accepted to are we placed in.. i got placed in columbia even tho i had been accepted at harvard… alhamdulillah columbia is a brilliant place as well… but if i had to pick it would always have been harvard :p.. columbia just offered fulbright better funding
tumhari placement kab confirm hui NN? mubarak for Columbia it is great school yar. if it for public polcy?
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logon ko final jawab bhi mil gaya aur hum becharay abhi uni ka response ka wait ker rahe hai
Saba whr are u finally place? ne newz for u?
@deeba
No, final placement is still pending.
U r in better position still Saba. Hope u get to Boston.
I will wait fr tmrw now. Shayad kuch news aa jaye.
Syed aap ke advisr ne kuch bataya kyun dair ho rahi hai? My adviser is
Not replying now. Lolz. Shayad tang aa gaye
MJ plz name Ur advisr..
Q-152
V-157
T=309
is it a reasonable score for applying in fullbright?
Quant is low because of my academic background in medical.
I need an advise please
Deeba,
Its zulfiqar. Just keep ur fingers crossed, considering the anxiety make sure they dnt hurt tough!
Saba, fb always looks fr the most cost effective option, so yes funding matters. NN, columbia p treat’s ooonnn! Its an ivy yr n its nyc. Id always take nyc over boston even if its harvard or mit. Remember, its a CULTURAL EXCHANGE’ the more diverse the place, better the experience!
Tick, scroll up this thread or visit ’09-’10 thread. No score is good/bad as long as its reasonable 70th percentile in ur area. There r a lot of other factors.
haye Syed humara kya hogaa!?!?!?
Lol. Deeba you are really funny. I am sorry that the wait is killing you but as everyone said you are not alone. I am with you. Unless Syed has also got a reply. Please Syed, let deeba know.
Columbia is great NN. Many congrats. To you as well MJ.
And to you Saba and anyone else who has heard from their colleges. Please pray things work out for the rest of us as well. I know exactly what deeba is going through. May be not so extreme.
Most universities have a 15 April deadline for final admission decisions. So I think hamara faysla isi week ho jana chahiay!
My urdu teacher made me learn this way back when I was doing my o levels. Here is a slightly modified version for deeba.
Arz kia hai !
Koi umeed bar nahin aati
Koi soorat nazar nahin aati
Results ka ek din muqarar hai
Neend kyun raat bhar nahin aati?
koi khabar syed?
mai to marr jaoun gi depression se
Pewasta reh shajar se,
Umeed e bahar rakh…
ZAB is v. v. slow in responding. My admission letter was dated 20th MArch and reached me around 16 days late!
got it. USC!
GRTTTTTT.
HAROON!!
CONGRATS DUDE! Masha Allah USC is my dream uni. please pray for me too.
Got any news regarding funding?What exactly does the letter say?Last dates for confirming acceptance is…?
U went for MPA right?
And is it ur final placement?What was ur submission plan?
Im as excited as perhaps deeba right now!lol, deeba u just helped me invent a new phrase: anxious as deeba!
Congrats Haroon!
Still no news for me
With every passing day i am getting as anxious as deeba.
Urra lo mera mazaak tum log..
Meri anxity to jesay kisi ginti mai hee nahee aati.
Haye… MJ tum kitne nashukray ho.. Tum ko do jaga se acceptance aa to
gayi hai. Phir kya rona? Lol.
Rona ham becharou ke liye rehne do.
Just joking deeba!
Hopefully we will get our results soon. Don’t be so tense.
Heyy. Im nottt being nashukra or anything. Alhamdolillah im grateful to Allah for His countless blessings. This is one of them!
DONT worry. Im notjoking when i say that when the news comes late, its insha Allah good news!
Syed and deeba: prayers for and everyone in our situation. Patience pays, just remember this!
Acha mazaak tha. Lolz.
NN apa to Harvard chaleen.. Hai na? Bohat achi baat hai.
Hum kisi public uni bhi pohanch jaye to khushi ho.
Lolzzzz. Muje nortwestrn Jana haaaaai
kis ney kaha harvard bheej rahey hain mujhey ye… harvard didnt give me funding n columbia did…so they are sending me to columbia…. i was talking to an indian fulbrighter who didnt get harvard funding either but wahan student ka decision poochtey hain!! so she got placed in harvard… anyway… newyork should be interesting… i have been reading horror stories about housing!! ;O.. pata nahi kia baneyga!!! uni housing mai b ppl complaining of roaches, smelly buildings, mice… n rents are insane!!! any idea NY mai kitni stipend milti hai? adhi tou rent mai hi nikal jayegi!!
i knew a bandi who went to virginia a couple of yrs ago n she got 1500 stipend… she was sharing apartments so unka rent expense 500 parhta tha baki she used to spend otherwise… yahan tou 800,900 sey kam ki tou baat hi nhi ho rhi rent ki.. n aksar it doesnt include net n stuff.. i hope achi stipend de dain!! its been 3 yrs since she went n new york might be more expensive place may be :S
I meant UCS – U C San Diego. Sorry for confusion.
Hmmm.. NN, columbia is cool yr. It all boils down to funding with usef pakistan!
You’re lucky an ivy is funding you. Lets see, northeasten has provided funding but they didnt include the specifics in my letter. Do i hope of securing enough that im placed there? I do t want rochester or dayton( other options!)
I cant even request them to stop waiting and place me in usc/neu! Beats me!
@haroon:
koi funding ka btaya uc san diego.
As long as its in cali, its cool! Enough said
@deeba:
LOTS of ppl in the same boat, rest assured! Come on intl page, aik to tmhari limitation to join fb nhi samaj ati…
Who else is going to boston? If (insha Allah) i get placed at neu, its in the heart of boston city and pretty damn expensive living like $1200 for studio apts. And the stipend varies namesh, a friend at NYU got 2200$ last year!
Id be happy to share a two bedroom/kitchenette/living room apt with someone near huntington, central boston.
hmm 2000 above sounds more manageable… Yaar i have a feeling chicago offered me funding as well but they placed me in columbia… ab it may be that columbia funded me more than chicago or maybe they made a decision on the combination of cost n preference. Columbia was higher preference than chicago. So im not sure how they decided. I think columbia has managed to figure out a balance figure of how much they need to offer FB for it to bcm financially feasible for them… a lot of FB people end up going there….The best you can do is keep reminding them of your preference in replies to their mails about decisions…
Saba.. Meri behan.. Kia howa tumharey BU ka. What u plan to study there…
Still waiting, deeba. Journalism. I think I’ll email my adviser next week.
behan jo ho acha ho. umeed ki kiran mere liye bujhi bujhi nazar aati hai.
syed bhai.. app ka kuch bana? ya humari terhaan bethay ho?
a friend of my got reply from advisr just now. are usefp working late hrs? NN kuch maloom hai? any one know if they r sending replies late in the day? MJ NN Haroon Jal.. koi haaaaaiii jawab denay wala?
Helo folks,
Is their any body who is applying now for full bright . Secondaly what are last gre marks of people who were admitted last year
hai allah.. koi to jawab de:
behan jo ho acha ho. umeed ki kiran mere liye bujhi bujhi nazar aati hai.
syed bhai.. app ka kuch bana? ya humari terhaan bethay ho?
a friend of my got reply from advisr just now. are usefp working late hrs? NN kuch maloom hai? any one know if they r sending replies late in the day? MJ NN Haroon Jal.. koi haaaaaiii jawab denay wala?
Still waiting.
Syed Bhai.. Kismet ne to hum becharon ka saat to chor hi dia tha. Ab iss forum waloun ne bhi chor diya hai.
Dekho. Ab kahan Jal, NN, Haroon, MJ wegaira hamara saat de rahey hai. M sure ye sab an visa process mai lage ho gay. Dostoun.. Usfp ne kia kaha hai app successful logo ko next stage ke Barey mai. Maana hum abhi aap tak nahi pohnchay hai lekan share to kero please…
Kal Monday hai. Naya week. Purana intezaar!!! Neverendin!!
Soch rahi hou online aana chor dou!
Lol. Hm bhi apki kashti mei he sawaar hain baji ji… Tension not!
Theres no progress except the. Acceptance(s).
Visa process to mera khial h hm sb ka sath he shuru ho ga, lyk May
sath tou shyd shuru na ho… jiski acceptance pehley aa gai i think uska ye agey ka kaam shuru kar daingey lekin yea there is no progress on our cases beyond the placement… abhi tou jo bhi grant agreement hga wo sign karaingey aisey thori visa de daingey :p…
This wait is getting too much now. I can understand if the final placement decision takes time. What I don’t get is why arent they sharing the results. At least one or two universities in our plans must have announced their results.
baja farmaya Syed.. Share to kerain kuch bhi. M desprateeeee!
M so upset apne mangetar sey bhi baat nahe ker rahi mai tension mai. Lollllz
kia meh hi reh gayee hou yaha ronay ke liye? tum sab khushi khushi agey nikal gaye ho. muj bechari ko koyi dilasa denay wala bhi nahee hai. kahaaaaa haaaaai saaaaabbbbb? MJ NN Saba Haroon Jal Syed.. tum logo ke ilawa mera koi nahi tha ab tum sab ne bhi baat kerna chor di hai.
(((((((((((((((
sahi kaha hai kisi ne. jab aadmi success pa leta hai puranay logo ko bhool jata hai.
still waitin 2 hear frm usfp n iie. lagta hai scene bad hai
tum fb isi dalasey k liye hi join kar lo atleast… there are people on that group jinki nahi ayi koi news… there should be no reason for fb to not place you anywhere. there was a guy jiska 4 unis mai nahi hua tou unho ney uski app aik fifth mai dali n then told him k agar fifth mai b na hua then your chances are bad. so they have to make sure that they place you somewhere and they will make every effort for that. I wish they understood the importance of keeping candidates in the loop on progress but while they dont i dont think you should worry k it means that you wont b places somewhere. i think last friday ko kafi placements ki posts ain thi logo ko… i guess batches mai info release kartey hon shyd…
Oye deebaaaaa bibi..
I feel lyk laughing and crying at the same tym at ur posts and lectures on ‘dilaasas’ and tasallis.
One thing is for sure: youd sure be the first person id like to meet in person at our isb orientation inshaAllah…
Stay put and pray coz thats the best we all can do!
Meri bhi koi final placement nhi aye. And a classfellow is almost also in ur state of hysteria, infact a notch higher. Wo bechari to isb tk chali gaye the n then they said k rest assured, we will only release info when IIE gives go ahead. Fauj bhi le aen to no faida!
PSY ka ‘gentleman” suno… Aur so jao!
MJ mai naqabi hou. Aap mujhe nahi dekh saktay sorry. Lolz. No yaar masla is tht my fiance want to apply job to us n is trying 2 apply fr job. My uni decides location fr him thts the thing…….
Uffff ye susraali tenshun! Shadi mat kerna logoooooo meri manoooo!!!
got my final place..
alla ka shukr
U Washington..
@Deeba
many many Congratssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!
Congratulations Deeba, but this page won’t be the same without all your nervous posts!
So I am the only one left with no news:(
Lolzz… Congrats deeba. Now its ur turn. Plz syed ko tasali do :p
Congraaaaaaaaats!
Ab tm kahan lift karao ge hm final placement k umeedwaron ko!
Many many congrats. I hope UoW was ur first preference. DC, awesome place, awesome uni mashaAllah.
Mai hamesha aisey hi khil khilatee nazar aaoun gee. Lolzzz!
Thanks all. So mny thankssssss.
U Washngton was my 2nd aftr Northwstrn but alla ki marzi..
Umeed aur dua kartee hou ke Syed or MJ ko bhi jaldi sab khabar mil jaye. Usfp just gave final place n not share result of other unis…. Tht is strange any else also got that???
Yeah Happens…
I got acceptance from Rochester alhamdolillah on friday.
Ab dua karo sab k i get in USC or Northeastern.
Besides good acdemics, Cali is my dream city- the weather, sight seeing, people, school spirit n all.
On the other hand, Boston is the city of students- lots of activities happening all around.
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Please pray that i get placed at one of them. really jittery and nervous and praying to Allah!HAve high hopes, may Allah fulfil them.
InshaAllah you will get what you want.. most people have been placed among their top few preference if not the very first preference… You have told the adviser your preference right. They should take that into account.
mere adivsr ne muje koi acceptance rejection news dee hee nahi. thak! seedha place ker dia. tht is not fair i ask them to send othr result at least but no reply. ne else faced same issue??
Finally got placed at BU!!!
Congratulations!
Am I the only one left with no news? MJ what abt you?
still no news for you two? There are still people on the FB page who havent received anything… so hang in there! you are not alone :p… any time now you will get the great news!
Once the final placement is done, what’s the next step in the process? When do they typically start the visa process?
Itni khamoshi??
Mj your placement tou has been confirmed na? the california uni you wanted?.. syed no news yet?
Still nothing for me.
So many people on facebook are now discussing visa forms and stipends and i dont even know a single admission decision. This wait is getting a bit too much.
choro syed. Itna mat socho.. Best thing happens whn not expectin…..
mere issue hi Alag hai… Now tht I hav FB, my fiancee wants to get married sooner…
Wht to do???? Lolzzz. he does nt want to go to US Cuz he has excllent job in lahore
Syed did you ask your adviser? there are a couple of phd n masters applicants left…
Actually I received my final placement a couple of days ago but forgot to post. Purdue University it is
dekho placement k baad sarey ye forum hi bhool jatey hain… MJ bhi placement k baad ghayab n you too!!!
purdue is awesome!! congrats!
Haha thats right, we only use this forum to vent our frustrations. The forum will become active again when visa processing problems start.
have you received any news bout that? I havnt received any terms of agreement or visa info
No nothing yet