stmwap
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Thanks for your help
My school allows me to take classes at other institutions, but those institutions don't offer many neurobiology classes either. I've head that neuroanatomy is pretty much a prereq for neuroscience grad school; is that true?
Neurobiology graduate student here. You don't necessarily need to take any neurobiology classes and for most programs there aren't really any prereqs.
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When I googled backstop I ended up with some consulting company website!
Anyway, the link is both good and bad news (POI won't take me if he doesn't get a grant) I guess.
Well you don't want to be in an underfunded lab anyway.
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Sigh. VG/VG, VG/VG, VG/E. Nothing. All reviews are glowing with praise. At least there's that! This was my second and last year applying (I'll no longer be eligible). Last year I got VG/G, G/VG, G/G. Look how much I improved! Haha.
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Yes, and preparing the application last year was a helpful exercise even though I didn't even get HM. And if I don't get the award again this year (and I probably won't), at least I have some good practice articulating the impacts of my research. No regrets... But it would be nice to get an award.
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I'd just like to point out that I personally don't recommend staying up to see the results. I was tired AND unhappy the next day last year.
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to the people who have received it before - does the email come before we are actually able to check the site? and is the email from
grfp@nsf.gov?
The email, whether you receive the award or not, comes from info@nsfgrfp.org.
EDIT: And you can actually see your status (and the list of awardees) on the site before you receive the email, but it's hard to get on with all the people trying to log on at once.
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FYI, I just logged into FastLane and it made me agree to terms and conditions and change my password.
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Everyone sees that, just not the Final Status part
I know. It was a joke.
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I'm just trying not to get my hopes up, so I won't be as disappointed as I was last year if I don't get it again. I will be fine either way, I will be fine either way, I will be fine either way.
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I wouldn't count on this...if you look up what NSF got from their proposed budget they did not get as much as they wanted for the NSF GRFP program. http://news.sciencemag.org/funding/2014/12/nsf-s-2015-budget-small-increase-and-big-pat-back
Sorry.. meant to upvote, not downvote, and it won't let me change it!
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Out of curiosity why do you want the NSF GRFP most? Is it the prestige, security of funds, ability to have more freedom in your research, increase in stipend amount, all of the above?
I guess I'm fortunate in that I already have a stipend which is close to the one offered by the GRFP and my PI allows me quite a bit of freedom in my research. I want a GRF mostly for the prestige, I guess. But it would also allow my PI to afford to take on more graduate students, which would be nice!
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In my head, I have it reasoned l reasoned out that I have a decent chance of receiving it. We have 2000 fellowships and 14,000 applicants. So by pure chance alone, I have roughly a 1 in 7 shot at it. So several applicants likely didn't follow correct formatting, submitted two minutes too late, didn't get all of their LORs in, or otherwise did something to disqualify them. That probably brings the odds down to 1 in 6. Of those that did everything right, some people had to have written lousy proposals, not had any outreach experiences, had crappy GPAs, etc. I figure that brings the odds down to 1 in 4, assuming I didn't write anything stupid. It's better odd than playing the lottery!
This is true and there is nothing wrong with being hopeful, so long as nobody gets too disappointed. I was just trying to convey that one shouldn't feel like a failure if one doesn't receive an award. Even if your odds are ~25% like you reasoned, the odds are still technically against you.
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Part of me wants to just post my proposal so you guys can be like DN/M/P/DY..... definitely not, maybe, probably, definitely yes. This sucks knowing they've looked at it all by now. One more month will fly by though I suppose
Without even seeing your proposal: M. Even if you have an excellent proposal, it depends on so many factors that are out of your control. Don't be too down on yourself if you don't get it. Most people don't.
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No problem, if you need any advice please let me know.
Can you let me know who I should contact, because this guy is so hostile and goes off on tangents. I spoke to my dad about this guy, and he said that I might as well as not even think about going to UCI cuz he probably threw away my application or will do something to spoil it. I really believe he is crazy enough to do that. I wanted to speak to someone about his actions. He wrote nasty emails and is so rude over the phone.
Again, I want to find help so something can be done. UCI was my first choice school and now I am not so sure, because if this is just how one person there acts, I wonder what the rest of the faculty are like since they let him stay in his position.
Yes, he sends sarcastic and rude emails. He emailed me back in October regarding transcripts. The email said that he received my transcripts from a college I never went to, and when I tried contacting him about it he went bananas. He shouldn't have the job he has.
I got home really late from work tonight and I got a letter from OHSU neuroscience. I got rejected. It definitely hurts, especially since I had been in close contact with my poi there. Here is the email:
After careful review of your application by our admissions committee, we will not be able to consider your application further. We had a large number of applicants such as you with excellent academic records. Thus we had to make decisions about which applicants best match our program. Although many factors are considered in evaluating each applicant, we give the most consideration to applicants with strong backgrounds in science and math, as well as 1 or more years of post-baccalaureate research experience.
I have good grades, research experience, a publication, and a good science background considering I am a psychology major. I guess it was the post bacc experience and my gre scores possibly that did me in. I will say that I am still blessed to have 2 interviews lined up and a 3rd at least coming shortly. Just have to stay positive even though this hurts. I am also surprised that UCI didn't send me an email today, as in years past it would've came by now.
I was also rejected by OHSU with no interview, but now I'm a grad student in a great program. Like you said, stay positive! It will work out.
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So, unfortunately due to personal family matters, my PI from my 2 years of neuroscience research is on sabbatical and wont be writing me a LOR. Do you think that will negatively impact my applications by not having a LOR from one of my research experiences? The other letters are strong, I know that. 2 research and one character, did well letter.
I have letters from my
PI that I worked with for 6 months (Also my academic advisor, very strong letter)
PI that I worked with for 2 years at Stanford
O-Chem prof and academic advisor who I knew well (this is unfortunately more of a "good person and did well in my class" type of letter.
It is totally fine to not have a LOR from one of your previous PIs (especially because you have letters from your other PIs). This happens for all sorts of reasons and you can explain the situation, if asked, during interviews. I doubt you will even be asked, though.
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Any thoughts or insights on my application and/or chances?
Based on your research experience (most important), grades (somewhat important), and GRE scores (least important), you have a good chance of getting into anywhere you apply, as long as your research interests align well with the faculty there.
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Create a CV with the "little research" and "nothing worthy" experience you have. If you are interested in the program, apply. You never know; they might be more impressed than you think.
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But if you cant follow the rules, you are not qualified, are you?
I agree with GeoDUDE! completely. It is the applicant's sole responsibility to follow the (very simple, imho) guidelines. There are a lot of things one can do to maximize the use of 2 pages without "pushing the limit". This fellowship is so prestigious and $$$ that it is definitely worth your utmost care.
I don't know about that. You can still be qualified and make a careless error. However, I agree with you (and so does NSF). It's only fair to award those who followed the rules.
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This is why I am upset. I have several first author papers published, tons of conference presentations and I'm receiving two separate bachelor degrees (in 4 years) with a 4.0 and didnt get an award. I am at least thankful though for the members of this board who have made suggestions about bolding important aspects of the proposal, as mine would have benefited from that.
Bolding important aspects of the proposal isn't everything. I did it (carefully) and I still didn't get anything - and it was obvious that reviewers didn't even read some of the things that were in bold. I have figured out how I'm going to improve my application for next year, though. My comments from reviewers were pretty much all positive even though my scores were mediocre (VG/G, G/G, G/VG), but there were some subtle things they said I can do to better my application (i.e. I have been and am involved with quite a few activities that are good examples of "broader impacts" but I need to do a better job of explaining why they're important).
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low GPA (3.7)
This is not a low GPA.
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Just do your best. You have a small chance of succeeding (many apply; few win), but there is still a chance. I submitted 5 fellowship applications in my first two years of graduate school (including two rounds of NSFGRF) and was awarded one of them (not the NSFGRF).