Popular Post 8filltheheart Posted February 27, 2020 Popular Post Posted February 27, 2020 Dd just found she was selected for the CLS Russian program this summer! She is about to bust with joy. She is also one of few that actually gets to go to Russia proper. 56 3 Quote
ieta_cassiopeia Posted February 27, 2020 Posted February 27, 2020 This is marvellous news! Congratulations to dd for all her efforts, and to you also, @8FillTheHeart , for nurturing and encouraging her abilities. 5 Quote
Corraleno Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 Congratulations! What an amazing opportunity for her! 1 Quote
Dicentra Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 Let her know that Mrs. S and Chemistry Mole say congratulations!! 🙂 1 Quote
Kathy in Richmond Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 I hope she has a wonderful experience! 1 Quote
easypeasy Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 Aaaahhh!! That is awesome!!!!! Congrats to your dd! 1 Quote
Nicholas_mom Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 Congratulations!! Very exciting! 1 Quote
RootAnn Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 Very exciting that she was selected this year. I hope it all goes very smoothly for her. 1 Quote
frogger Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 Congratulations to her, that is great! 1 Quote
daijobu Posted February 28, 2020 Posted February 28, 2020 Wonderful news! I looked up CLS and it sounds like a State Dept program, which sounds very prestigious. Could you tell us more about the applicant pool and qualifications? (No plans to apply here, just curious to hear the inside story.) 1 Quote
8filltheheart Posted February 29, 2020 Author Posted February 29, 2020 It is pretty competitive. Around 10% of applicants are accepted. There are multiple languages offered, each with a different number of allotted slots. FOr example, Arabic has 105 whereas Russian has 60. (This pdf has a breakdown of languages by number of scholarships being offered. https://eca.state.gov/files/bureau/fy_19_cls_pogi.pdf ) Not all of the languages require previous study. (Russian is one of the few that does. It requires 2 yrs.) It is open UGs and grad students over the age 18. The scholarship is awesome, though. It covers all costs (which is HUGE for us.) This PP is a simple overview of the program and application process. https://web.uri.edu/international/files/June-22-2018-CLS-PPT.pdf She really wants to improve her fluency and has wanted to go abroad. This is a major blessing for her. 4 Quote
Kareni Posted February 29, 2020 Posted February 29, 2020 How wonderful! Best wishes to your daughter for a great experience. Regards, Kareni 1 Quote
ThisIsTheDay Posted February 29, 2020 Posted February 29, 2020 What a fantastic opportunity!!! I remember hearing about CLS many years ago here; my dd applied twice but was not accepted. Congratulations to your girl!! 2 Quote
Gratia271 Posted March 2, 2020 Posted March 2, 2020 On 2/27/2020 at 6:19 PM, 8FillTheHeart said: Dd just found she was selected for the CLS Russian program this summer! She is about to bust with joy. She is also one of few that actually gets to go to Russia proper. I've been away for so long, but I am so thrilled for your daughter!!! 1 Quote
8filltheheart Posted March 3, 2020 Author Posted March 3, 2020 As a blessing in disguise, we postponed our trip out to Berkeley until sometime this summer. (thank you Southwest!!) Turns out that it was a good thing we did b/c of all of the health paperwork required for the trip. Since we moved, we don't have any real connection with our drs here. Dd has seen the rheumatologist once over Christmas break. She has to have any specialist sign off on her ability to travel. She called their office and they said they couldn't fit her in (which is what we were worried about the paperwork has to be returned by April 1---obviously these people have never tried to make an appt with a specialist!) They called b/c they had a cancellation! Dd has said multiple times she doesn't know how she would have gotten everything done if we had been gone over break like we had planned. 🙂 3 Quote
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