Application Timeline

March 2004 - started seriously research for oversea long term volunteer opportunities
June 2004 - submitted online application and health questionaire
August 2004 - submitted all references and supplemental materials
August 31st 2004 - interviewed at the Peace Corps regional office in New York
September 1st 2004 - nominated for

Secondary Science Education

Region: Africa (French I required)

Departure date: July 5, 2005

Program description: Volunteers will be secondary ed math/science teachers.

October 2004 - received medical and dental packet
November-December 2004 - completed all medical and dental examinations and sent packets back
January 2005 - received the notice to remove wisdom teeth
March 2005 - received medical clearance
March 17th 2005 - received invitation to Guinea leaving June 27th to teach physics in secondary school, accepted invitation 7 days later
April 2005 - removed wisdom teeth and received dental clearance
June 10th 2005 - last day at work
June 25th-27th - Staging in Philly
June 27th - bound for Guinea

note: my medical and dental clearance process went rather smoothly and quickly compare to a lot of others from what I can gather. This timeline is merely for prospective volunteers to get a sense how long the application process will take and what some major steps involved. Be patient and understand a lot of work are being done behind the scene to get the process going.