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zmblum -

Hey Extrapages and all... responses to Extrapages' response to me



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awesome. thanks for the post!

you're welcome, it was nothing really


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i know that your PMs havent been turned on by the admins yet (hopefully, theyll turn it on soon as
ive sent them a message), but could you send me the contact info at the embassy at the bay?

absolutely, thanks for expediting my case with the admins... I'll send contact info when my PM
capabilities are switched on


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i would love to add it to my "ultra top secret, absolutely brilliant, effing kick-ass CSC contact
list.

any way I could get in on that secret file? I'm also curious about how this whole thing works,
especially since she said she won't send app materials in until the 30th


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keep us posted with what happens! did you apply to any schools beforehand? how did you complete
the physical exam - just at your family doctor's? also, WHERE did you get your papers notarized
and how much did they cost? are you trying to come to beijing? =]

will keep you all posted ... I did not apply anywhere beforehand. I took the physical at my
University's student health center (I was still eligible there since I graduated last December). I
got my diploma notarized at the University registrar's office for free! And my transcripts are
sent in an official school sealed envelope so I could not get them notarized, and the woman at the
Consulate did not mention a problem with that.



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sorry for all the questions... just trying to see how you completed your application (because you
definitely did it right for the woman at the embassy to be satisfied that it's complete.) I'm
surprised that they even review each application before they're sent out... and that she caught
that some stuff was missing...! i think you should consider yourself extremely lucky that there's
such a competent person taking care of your application. =]

luck is my middle name.



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extrapages -



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any way I could get in on that secret file? I'm also curious about how this whole thing works,
especially since she said she won't send app materials in until the 30th

so basically its a database that im compiling of contact information for those who will try to
apply in the future (too late for this year) - people who are part of this forum and share their
experiences, add more to our knowledge base (but can't seem to find a specific contact/address to
sent their stuff to) will get the contact information for the person they need to contact. that
depends on what country/state they're in. so im going to add your contact to the list for future
applicants in the bay area that (for whatever reasons) may not be able to find the right person.

the contacts i have so far are:
- the main guy in dc - this is who your embassy is going to send the files to
- the main guy for the eu - he handles all the applications of all the eu countries
- now your person in sf
- and waiting for the contact info for the embassy in la

and none of us know how this works, really. all we know is that you need to fill in the
application completely and make sure it gets to someone who knows what the CSC is (and hopefully
is the one who handles the applications) before the deadline. haha!










zmblum -

Thanks for the great advice Extrapages... keep up the good work.










floatingcomma -

Many thanks extrapages and jawshoowa! I'm not in China yet, and I'm a working professional, so not
taking IUP through any universities (so I guess I'm taking IUP as noncredit student).

I also applied for the Blakemore this year and got rejected; looking at who got it this year that
is listed on their website, it seems they are geared more towards supporting students *sigh*.
While looking feverishly for other sources of funding, I noticed a lot were just for undergrads,
so I wish I thought of doing this while I was an undergrad. So for you undergrads out there, sieze
the moment! You might be older and wiser later on in life, but you're be scrounging for money like
me










wl239 -

Thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences and advice, it's really helpful! Extrapages,
unfortunately I'm also having some difficulty contacting you, and I'm worried I won't be able to
get my PM function turned on and reach you in time. If I have to as a last resort send my
application materials to the China-US Educational Exchange Office at the Chinese Embassy in DC
without a specific contact person, would that be application suicide? Has anyone had to send their
applications to their local/national Chinese embassy without listing a specific contact person on
the envelope? If so, what happened? Thanks in advance!










extrapages -



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Thanks to everyone for sharing their experiences and advice, it's really helpful! Extrapages,
unfortunately I'm also having some difficulty contacting you, and I'm worried I won't be able to
get my PM function turned on and reach you in time. If I have to as a last resort send my
application materials to the China-US Educational Exchange Office at the Chinese Embassy in DC
without a specific contact person, would that be application suicide? Has anyone had to send their
applications to their local/national Chinese embassy without listing a specific contact person on
the envelope? If so, what happened? Thanks in advance!

wl239,
ive asked the admins to turn on PMs for you. they should be on that in a few hours.
I don't think the "China-US Educational Exchange Office at the Chinese Embassy in DC" handles the
CSC. And I don't think it ever makes sense for anyone to send any application for any program
without a specific contact person on the envelope. Have you contacted your local embassy? There
might still be time - each embassy has their own deadlines.

Also, where and how did you get your papers notarized? Did you apply for your school beforehand?
And your physical exam? Did you just get that done at your family doctor's? Anything about the
process you thought might be good for others to know about? Any hiccups you had to work through?










jawshoowa -

Hey all,

Something I forgot to mention about my LA application experience: You don't need everything to be
a notarized copy. This should have been obvious I guess, but I got a little paranoid. The only
things that need to be notarized are those things of which I had a single, official document. For
things like transcripts and letters of rec, for which there can be multiple originals, just send
multiple original copies (just make sure each copy of the letter of rec is hand-signed by the
recommender). This will save money, as notarization cost me about 10 bucks a pop. In the end, the
only thing that really needed to be notarized was the diploma because there is only a single
original copy. The application form, study plan and the health form (I think) can just use regular
photocopies.

I did my notarizing at a place called "We the People" which is a chain, so there ought to be more
of them out there. For others who are silly, like me, and don't really understand this
notarization thing: all you are doing is signing a form in front of witness that states the copy
is an accurate duplicate of the original document which you hold your possession. Ten bucks for
that!

Good luck everyone! Hope to see some of you in Beijing next year!










extrapages -

oh sweet. thanks for the info!
although im an american citizen, i was in korea when i was applying and had to get stuff notarized
there. my experience in korea was similar.
i went to some public law office and had to pay about ten dollars for each notarized page. i
notarized EVERYTHING - even the duplicate of the entire application. =/
I should update the intro page so people dont waste as much money as we did...










wl239 -

[quote=extrapages]woah.

1. your local consulate would be the chinese embassy in florida. call them first - go in person if
possible. i only give the dc information to people who have first done their fair share of the
work and contacted their local embassy. some embassies know of it and have their own contact info,
others have no idea it exists.

2. if you get awarded, they're going to send the package to the address in the states... make sure
you have someone to send it to china for you.

3. i hope youre not planning to get the csc to pay for iup prices.. because they wont. there was a
discussion about this already with floatingcomma on page 12.

4. if you're already in china, that means you already did the physical? so did you just get a
notarized copy of that? but the physicals are valid only for 6 months... they need to still be
valid by the point you re-enter china under the csc scholarship.

5. how did you get stuff notarized in china? unless you were planning to do that in the states?

please post all these answers on the thread where everyone else can see them.

Hi extrapages,

Thanks for your quick reply! To answer your questions:

1. For Florida consulates the local consulate is Houston. I tried contacting them several times
last week but didn't get a reply to my emails, and I can't find anything at all mentioning the CSC
scholarship on their webpage. That's why at this point I'm getting a bit desperate and feel that
mailing it directly to the embassy in DC is the best idea.

2. I've listed my permanent address in Florida on the application, and my parents will still be
there to forward on any correspondence.

3. I'm finishing up my year at IUP now and am planning to use the CSC for a master's degree in
International Relations. From my reading of the CSC, the scholarship can also be used for degree
study of topics other than Chinese language. IUP is associated with Tsinghua, but it is entirely
run and administered by a consortium of universities headed by UC Berkeley.

4. The physical I'm planning to use is the one I got in China in September when I first came, on
the physical papers it says it's valid for a year. So I'm going to get a notarized copy of that.

5. I have my complete application now and am planning to do all the notarizing in the States since
I'll be going home to Florida this Tuesday. I'm going to do the notarizing at my local bank, they
can do it there and I've heard that many local bank branches (including mine) will do it for free.
It's worth checking out as a notarizing option.

Hope others find might find this useful - good luck all!










extrapages -

has anyone gotten through to csc people in the houston chinese consulate/embassy?
do they even have anyone who handles it? does anyone know?












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