What does the Peace Corps application process look like?
• It starts by applying – usually online through the Peace Corps website. After the application is submitted, you’ll be contacted by your local recruiter to set up an interview. After the interview, you’ll be nominated by the Peace Corps, which basically means they think you’re a good candidate. Once you are nominated, you receive a medical packet, with information to be filled out by your physician and dentist. The dental information is valid for one year, and the medical packet is good for two years. If you don’t depart for service within that window, you’ll have to get another checkup, but that usually isn’t a problem. Once you submit the packet with all information filled out, it takes ( on average) 3.5 months for the Peace Corps to clear you for service, and you enter the placement phase, where you’ll discuss with a placement officer whether you have any geographic preference. Once an opening is available, suited for your needs with respect to the Master’s International program an
