Halftime Hope Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Can anyone enlighten us a bit about this? Denise just mentioned her dd getting a Fulbright scholarship (Woot! congrats!) <paragraph break> Dd is very much interested in studying in England or Europe for her masters, and she's ben eyeballing the Rhodes scholarship program for awhile, not having any clue whether she's anywhere near competitive for it. She has a bit of a quandary though, because there's not really anyone she has been able to locate on campus who seems to have an insider's knowledge of the opportunities. <p> She is double majoring in two diverse fields and minoring in another, and she has very wide ranging interests. I know she hasn't nailed down a desired graduate degree yet, so question #1, are scholarships generally awarded to pursue a specified degree when one applies? In other words, do you have to apply with a "proposal"? <P> #2: What opportunities should she be looking at? She is a rising senior, has a 3.96 GPA, will graduate with almost 160 credits, and has done a World Vision internship in DC. Next week she'll start a year-long internship with the community arts council in the city she studies in. <P> Thanks for any and all information! : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen in VA Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 Her college should have a fellowship office, with a prof (and staff) who helps mentor students through the process. Have her ask her advisor for help locating the people who head up the fellowship efforts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denise in Florida Posted May 29, 2013 Share Posted May 29, 2013 My daughter worked with the fellowship department at her school. New College had 6 Fulbright winners, one Truman and one Goldwater fellowship winners in a graduating class of less than 200 students. I have no idea how she would have gone about it with out the support of the school. Best idea would be to write to the different foundations and ask if they have advisers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted May 29, 2013 Author Share Posted May 29, 2013 My daughter worked with the fellowship department at her school. New College had 6 Fulbright winners, one Truman and one Goldwater fellowship winners in a graduating class of less than 200 students. I have no idea how she would have gone about it with out the support of the school. Best idea would be to write to the different foundations and ask if they have advisers. Hey, Denise, how's your SCAD gal doing? I know two freshmen there: my cousin's dd and a friend's son. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Joan in GE Posted May 30, 2013 Share Posted May 30, 2013 I think foreign students can find assistance to study in Switzerland....but do you read French German or Italian (to be able to research and fill out forms)? If so, I'll dig up the links... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halftime Hope Posted May 30, 2013 Author Share Posted May 30, 2013 I think foreign students can find assistance to study in Switzerland....but do you read French German or Italian (to be able to research and fill out forms)? If so, I'll dig up the links... That presents a quandry, doesn't it. She speaks English and Spanish only. Thanks, Joan, for the offer. I'm not sure it would do any good if all the classes are in languages she doesn't speak. : ) <P> Maybe I oughta start learning Italian like I've been dreaming of all these years! ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joan in GE Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 That presents a quandry, doesn't it. She speaks English and Spanish only. Thanks, Joan, for the offer. I'm not sure it would do any good if all the classes are in languages she doesn't speak. : ) <P> Maybe I oughta start learning Italian like I've been dreaming of all these years! ; ) Actually, many of the Masters programs are in English. I'm not sure how much so in the other European countries - but for anyone thinking of studying abroad it's something to research...Sweden's Masters programs - I'm pretty sure are in English, even their Bachelors level programs can be as ds1 did a semester there in undergrad... I was rethinking about the forms...I know for undergrad here in Geneva it was in French...but perhaps Master's level it's not? Something else to research. Some countries might have websites that are also developed in English. I'm pretty sure for Sweden that it was in English as ds1 didn't speak Swedish at the time.... HTH, Joan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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