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Name:<\/strong> Noah Falkner<\/span><\/p>\n

Major(s):<\/strong> International Security and Foreign Policy <\/span><\/p>\n

Year in school:<\/strong> 2nd year, Graduate<\/span><\/p>\n

Scholarship received:<\/strong> Critical Language Scholarship<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Year received:<\/strong> 2020<\/span><\/p>\n

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General Questions:<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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How did you first hear about this scholarship?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I first heard about the scholarship through OMS. I chose to apply because CLS has a relatively low time commitment compared to other major scholarships.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Do you remember where you were when you found out you had received the scholarship? If so, where? Tell us the story!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was studying abroad in Uruguay when I found out. I opened the email in my apartment when I got home from class that day. I was excited to see that I was accepted, but this was in March, so there was a lot of uncertainty at the time due the unfolding circumstances of the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Did you travel for\/because of this scholarship? If so, where?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Due to the pandemic, the travel portion of the program was canceled, and CLS hosted a virtual institute instead. I was supposed to travel to Tainan, Taiwan to study Mandarin Chinese, but I ended up taking the course online while I was living in Montevideo, Uruguay. I guess you could say there was a \u201ctravel\u201d component to my CLS experience because I was abroad during the program, but when I walked out my door, I heard Spanish, not Chinese.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What was your favorite aspect of the scholarship experience? <\/strong><\/p>\n

My favorite aspect of the scholarship experience was engaging with my classmates. CLS is a competitive program, so the caliber of people you meet is generally pretty high. 95% of engagement takes place in the target language, so the challenge is getting to know each other without using English. Part of the CLS program also includes being connected with a local language partner. We weren\u2019t able to meet in person, but over the course of the program I was able to develop a unique friendship with my language partner, a college student from Taiwan.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Did receiving this scholarship affect your future academic and\/or career goals?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Receiving this scholarship likely will affect my career goals. Speaking foreign languages is an ever more sought-after skill in the field of international affairs, in which I aspire to work. I can\u2019t predict whether or not speaking Chinese will be a central component of my career or future job description, but it will certainly help to open doors and shine a new light on various international issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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What advice do you have for others who may be interested in applying for this\u00a0<\/strong>scholarship?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Just apply. Be creative in painting a picture of how the critical language you pick <\/span>aligns<\/span><\/i> with your academic\/professional history\/trajectory, and be clear and nuanced about how your participation furthers your academic\/professional purposes, the purposes of the program, and American interests more broadly. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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