soc.phd.hopeful

I'm wondering - I've heard that NSF doesn't talk to your potential grad program at all. However, it wouldn't make sense for them to give a fellowship to someone that got rejected from that program. Am I correct to assume that if I didn't get accepted to my program I talked about (but did get into an even stronger program - I had discussed the original school due to location for a study), that I can't get the GRFP award? Is the award completely contingent on the specific program?

So, I just got my fat rejection package from UChicago, which included a full-tuition paid acceptance to their MA in Social Sciences program. Does anybody know anything about this? Do people that do this eventually go on to get their PhD's there? I felt pretty sure about where I wanted to go (when I assumed Chicago had rejected me), but that chosen school has iffy funding. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

I just got my rejection email from Princeton. I've already gotten into two programs that I'm happy with, so I thought I wouldn't feel like this. But . . . it definitely hurts. Funny that UW is ranked higher anyway . . .

I agree. I was hoping for a fellowship from one of the research centers, not the main graduate school. Have those gone out as well?

Damn. I was really hoping for a fellowship. I've also applied to Michigan, Harvard, Chicago, Northwestern, Princeton, Penn, Columbia, Temple, and Brandeis. I'm interested in social stratification within education issues. How about you?

Hi Everyone - I got my acceptance email and snail mail acceptance from Wisconsin Sociology last week, and I'm wondering if anyone knows the timeline for funding. I hear they are notorious for not funding many of their accepted students. Will they tell me if I don't have funding, and when?