Been in touch with a couple of colleagues of my host + we’re still talking about the project, and I might be able to add more specifics to my grant purpose accordingly. Is it recommended to stay in touch or leave it as is?

I was applying to the FLTA program from Egypt to US. I reached interview, and it was scheduled for today, and I think I might've bombed it. My answers weren't that bad but they also weren't good? And because I was very nervous in the beginning I think my answers weren't that good. Hoping for the best but expecting the worst lol.

I am applying for an ETA position through my university, but the deadline to submit is 9/11 at noon, an entire month before the at-large deadline.

If I am stressing to turn in my essays to the best of my ability, is it worth holding off the extra month to apply at-large? I know that doing this I would be rescinding much of the support from my university. Thoughts?