Congratulations, Chelsea!

I just heard yesterday that Chelsea, a close friend of mine since kindergarden, who is applying for a Fulbright Scholarship to Australia, has made it past the first round in the selection process.

She says that they generally advance roughly twice the number of applicants as there are fellowships available.  This means that out of all the people who applied for 11 Fulbright slots this year, she is one of about 22 people to proceed to the final selection round.  Those are nice odds!

I'm so proud of her, and not the least bit surprised to hear that she is such a competitive applicant.  Plus, I would love to visit her in Australia!

All the best to her in the next round!