CBYX Semifinalist!!!

I have big news, I am a CBYX semifinalist! I got an email today during second block at school. I was shaking as I read it and then I saw that I was a semifinalist and I have not been able to stop smiling since! Here is the email.

Dear Danielle,

As you know, the Congress-Bundestag Scholarship provides 50 scholarships for students from the Southeast United States. We had an unprecedented number of applications this year, which made the review extremely competitive. We were impressed with your application and after careful review, would like to offer you an interview. We are interested in learning more about you and your desire to live and study in Germany.

Following this announcement, you will receive an invitation to our selection events in cities throughout the Southeast. At that time, we will also provide more details regarding the exact location, dates, and times for the interview and information sessions. 

Our locations for this year’s selection events include:

• Atlanta, GA

• Richmond, VA

• Charlotte, NC

• Winter Haven, FL

• Lexington, KY

If you do not wish to continue to the next round of selection, please let us know by Tuesday, February 12th, 2013. Congratulations on your advancement to the next round! We look forward to meeting you in person!

All the best,

CIEE Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program Selection Committee

I am so insanely excited and happy and I can't stop smiling! I hear back about semifinals for YES within the next few weeks and I really hope to make it! I have my interview for CBYX on February 23 in Charlotte, wish me luck!