Application Timeline

I started my Peace Corps application at least three times before I actually completed it.  A major part of this was feeling like the process would take forever and feeling like two years was something I couldn't commit to (until I could).

Other people I've talked to have expressed similar concerns about the application timeline and how "hard" it is to get into the Peace Corps, so I thought I'd clarify how I got here.

August 2013  

• Start and finish initial online application

November 2013

• In-Person interview at Peace Corps Headquarters in Washington, DC
• Nominated for a TEFL volunteer position
• Started legal and medical pre-clearance process

January 2014

• Completed legal and medical pre-clearance

May 2014

• Invited to serve as a TE volunteer in Panama departing in February 2015
• More pre-service paperwork (final medical clearance, final pre-training logistics tasks)

January 2015

• Completed Final Medical Clearance

February 24, 2015

• Leave for Staging in the US

February 25th, 2015

• Begin Training in Panama

May 7, 2015

• Swear in as a G76 TE volunteer