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My Peace Corps Timeline

For those who are interested, especially anyone considering the Peace Corps themselves, I'm happy to share a bit about my experience in applying for and accepting an invite. 
  • 10/30/17: begin application for Peace Corps community development position in Macedonia
  • 11/6/17: notification - according to how I self-reported for basic health history information, I would likely be eligible for a placement in any country
  • 11/21/17: submit application for community development position
  • 11/21/17: application under review
  • 12/6/17: phone interview 
  • 12/6/17: reference 1 submitted
  • 12/10/17: reference 2 submitted
  • 1/1/18: Macedonia applications officially due
  • 1/17/18: invitation for Macedonia - community development position issued
  • 1/18/18: accepted invitation
  • 2/2/18: legal background check initiated
  • 3/19/18: last of medical paperwork submitted and received
  • 3/19/18: legal clearance granted!
  • May '18: review of uploaded medical paperwork begins
  • Early June '18: extra/follow-up medical tasks issued & information submitted 
  • 6/15/20: additional follow-up medical tasks completed
  • 6/18: medical and dental clearance granted!
  • 6/25: received email with new tasks (non-medical, non-legal) - due 7/6
  • 7/23: received email with new onboarding tasks - due 8/6
  • 7/24: received email with survey, more information, resources
  • 8/2: received email with access to online learning platform for access to additional resources
  • 8/13: received email with staging information
  • 9/20: fly to Washington, DC for staging
  • 9/21: staging! The last step stateside before we go! :)
  • 9/22: fly to Vienna
  • 9/23: fly to Macedonia!

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