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I know from the timeline post that recipients are notified late March/early April.

I wondered, however, if they notify anyone at any other point in the process? For example, it says after the initial eligibility screening, there is the second evaluation phase, "Academic Evaluation" where they filter out applicants before forwarding to DoD agencies. Do they notify those who have made it past this level?

Guest wrote:I know from the timeline post that recipients are notified late March/early April.

I wondered, however, if they notify anyone at any other point in the process? For example, it says after the initial eligibility screening, there is the second evaluation phase, "Academic Evaluation" where they filter out applicants before forwarding to DoD agencies. Do they notify those who have made it past this level?

While most applicants likely heard late March/early April, I didn't find out I made the first round of cuts until about then. My final rejection came June 1st last year (as I got off a plane at Heathrow--great start to a trip, right?). I think most facilities will have adjusted a little more to the funding they have to allow them a faster process.

This is going back a while, but in my process they notified that I was a semifinalist in Jan. , first round rejection in April, and second round acceptance in may.

I just got denied for 2015