@Ellahewett I’m from FLAG, I’m not really sure when we are supposed to find out. I’m just assuming we will be hearing back towards the end of the month
@Halo4ture what state are you in? I’m from Utah!
@Ellahewett I’m from Southeast Texas!
CIEE applicant, I got the email! I am a semi-finalist!
Hey there!!! I’m a CBYX scholar currently in Germany
Hii I’m a CBYX scholar but FLAG is my region, I haven’t read the previous comments but where are you from? No our region isn’t one of the competitive ones but I did know people in my region who definitely didn’t make it and they did have some pretty stellar applications @TheSagaofElison
FLAG applicants! Check your emails to see if you’ve received anything yet about interviews! I just received mine and have moved on to the interview portion!
Hi I’m from the FLAG region. Just got my semifinalist email yesterday afternoon! Has anyone else gotten one
WOAH congrats, guys!!! I’m from FLAG, too, and I just received my semifinalist email yesterday afternoon!!! I wish you guys the best of luck on your interview!! It would be super awesome if we all advanced!!
Same here! 
Im from Los Angeles
Hey guys I was accepted as a Semi finalist for the flag region I have my interview soon any tips?
Are there any other semi-finalists from Kansas on here?
Congratulations to all the Semi-finalists! Some advice for the interview is to dress formally! Show them that you are serious about this! Regarding the personal interview, in preparation I would really think about why you want to go. All of their questions revolve around this: Why do you want to go to Germany for a year? Why are you willing to give up a year of high school? What will you be missing while you’re off in Germany? In addition, they will really dive deep into all the hypotheticals. What if your houseplacement is located far away from cell service? What if you are placed in a host family with young children? What if you become homesick? What if you don’t make any friends? They will ask you hypothetical questions because they want to see that you are really prepared for living in another country. You need to show that you are ready for anything because you truly want to go! As far as the group interview, you need to stand out! Don’t sit back and let the others do the work! The interviewers are observing how you interact with others, and even if you are usually shy, you need to branch out for that short interview! If you have to present something, do it! They want to see confidence and know that you will be able to live in Germany without your friends and family! Sorry this was so long, but I know that when I went through this last year, I would have wanted this advice! Once again good luck! If you have any other questions, please know that I’m always available!
Hi, my name’s Samantha! I just found this thread. I found out a few weeks ago that I’m a semi-finalist from the CIEE region. I’m super excited about the interview and right now I’m working on my introduction video.
I have a question…I had my interview for the flag region, but the interview didn’t ask me hypothetical questions. He asked me simple questions. Does that mean I did something wrong?
Hey Y’all
I am an applicant from the YFU region and I had an interview in January. Have semi-finalists already been announced for this region?? I haven’t heard anything in a month (which I know is not that long I am just anxious to hear back) and neither has the other applicant from my school. Anyone know where YFU is with this process?
Any FLAG semi finalists finish their post interview application yet?
@jymtz22 I am still working on mine right now. I’m super nervous about finding out whether or not I am a finalist on Friday. I probably won’t finish until I know for sure
SAME!! I have a few more of the forms to complete. Results come out soon and I’m starting to feel really, really anxious.
Are we finding out this Friday?