nainalerom
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Whoa, just managed to load the demo page. Thought people talking about it were BSing but apparently not. To those who can't get it it just lets you see what the Fellows page looks like but doesn't offer any new information.
I don't know if that was their intention-- probably just an artifact of the web design. But still really interesting, and you can check out the officials' version of the site too!
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That's awesome for your friend! At this point, I am waiting to hear from UC Santa Cruz and U of Hawaii at Manoa. My top choice is Hawaii and my prospective advisor told me that nsf is important not only for research flexibility but also cost of living in Hawaii. This makes the wait really suck because my admission decisions are waiting until after this is announced so naturally I am a nervous wreck. Hopefully I get in to grad school
I'm sure you'd be happy at either! I love UCSC and that whole part of California. It's my dream job to be a faculty member (or at least lecturer) at UCSC or CSU Monterey Bay.
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I feel about the same as you do. I have been working as a teacher for a marine biology education non profit for almost a year now to beef up my broader impacts portion of my application so I feel that should be fine. The one thing I am worried about is not having any publications. I have a good amount of research experience from my undergraduate thesis and post undergrad research experiences but these didn't result in any publications. My hope is that the emphasis on publications may not be as great since I am not in graduate school yet. In the end, I am much the same as everyone else on here...crossing my fingers and hoping for the best
My friend did that in Florida, and is now in a marine ecology program! Where did you apply/ where are you going?
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Also an undergrad. I figure I have very little chance. While back in August I felt like I submitted a strong application, I recently looked over my essays and boy are there ten million things I would have done differently. It's amazing the difference a school year makes.
It really is crazy how much you learn. Looking back at my application, there are definitely a few things I would have worded differently. Honestly, I'm not too worried about it. I think it's okay to have a couple minor flaws, as long as they don't compromise the integrity of the entire project. At least the reviewers will know that we wrote it, not our mentors!
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Changing the proposed institution is no big deal at all - because it's a "proposed" institution. Changing your field is a bigger deal, but that refers to whole field (e.g. Biology - Physiology to Biology - Microbiology is probably no big deal, but Biology - Physiology to Computer Science may not be approved).
I've heard they aren't very good at keeping track of this. I think the proposal is more of an exercise to show that you can write a proposal. A department change might raise eyebrows, but I don't know if they'd rescind the fellowship (or even notice).
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Soo I removed my name from the alternate list. A weight has been lifted! Once again I feel that my destiny is in mine own hands! Here's to a postdoc abroad
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That is such a bummer, I was pulling for you! Best of luck and indeed, there is always next year.CrystalDee, that's really a bummer. Very sad to hear that, since we were all rooting for you and you obviously have an attitude that would make you an excellent Fulbrighter. I really hoppe you get bumped up. bryan jenkins and lls11, that sucks. But I hope we all bounce back and can not let our confidence in ourselves be shaken. It was an exciting and busy day on campus - class, frantic translation and editing, long discussions with professors about my research project and possible leads to track down, all on a blustery Chicago day. I finally got a chance to check my mail to be greeted with a big, fat NS. Didn't make it, guys. I'm bummed out about it, and of course I'll always wonder what I would've done in China, but I'm just going to keep on truckin', apply again, and try to see the silver lining in the fact that I won't have to be away from my wife for a year. Thanks everyone for being such great comrades in this process. It's really great to have you smart, interesting, compassionate people to connect with here. -
Aw crystaldee! I hope you get promoted! In other news, since apparently norway is staying underfunded, I think I'm going to remove my name from the alternate list on Monday. Yay for actually knowing where ill be 5 months from now!Oh dear friends!! I am overwhelmed by the kind words from everyone! Thank you all so very much! I went to a dinner with some Estonian friends with a heavy heart. All this Fulbright stuff is convoluted so I didn't go into details with them. But, I know there is something for me there. I practiced my Estonian and got smiles all around! So all my work paid off.
I am bummed for my friends here who got NS today. This process is grueling! Where is magic Oprah when we need her?
I just can't say enough thanks to you all for all the love today. There are tears still in my eyes, but they are tears of joy. Because we have a wonderful supportive community, and that doesn't happen every day.
Find me on Facebook, Crystal Cushing LaGrone or on Twitter Claglsu. I tweet the Estonian word of the day.
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Awww I was really rooting for you! Keeping my fingers crossed for a speedy upgrade to accepted for you.
p.s. The Norway situation (some notified some not) seems so crazy to me...
p.p.s. @ dios Achilleus, super surprising re: them not knowing about this site! Clearly I attach too much self-importance to it... and assume their lives must also revolve around our all-consuming preoccupation (ok maybe "all-consuming" is a tad strong). Reminiscent of Crystal Dee's "my life changing event is just someone else's paperwork" -- HA so true. And speaking of Crystal Dee, HAHAHA @ "they would pass out if they saw the spreadsheet." Hilarious.
NOO! I thought for sure you would get it...you are too awesome!!
Keep the faith though, as we have seen a decent number of alts get moved up!!
I am rooting for you!!
Thanks guys; to be completely honest, I am not that disappointed! I'm excited to move to Oregon to start a PhD and use my scholarship money to buy homebrewing equipment and a fancy new laptop
. I would have preferred to travel now (before I settle down) but a lot of people go abroad for postdocs, so there's always that! I'll be checking in every once in awhile, but I think this is probably it for me; I think I'll remove my name from the alternate list if I don't hear by ~May 20th. -
As I understand it, anyone still in limbo (like me) has a high enough ranking to receive alternate status at worst. If funding is found, then we might be named as full grantees. It is also my understanding that only Norway has this financial "limbo," but I don't know exactly what that means. Right now, I'm bracing for alternate status and hoping for a full grant.
EDIT: They asked me when I called how I knew that Norway had announced. They apparently underestimated us kids and that new-fangled interwebs.
Thanks, that helps a lot! So if you get alternate then I will assume that my alternate status = rejection.
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The Norway situation: Not everyone was notified because they're still unsure of the budget. Some applicants were notified, but the rest of us have to wait a few more days to hear about funding.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND. Does this mean alternates have a decent chance of being promoted if they find more funding? Or does it mean that perhaps you're an uber-alternate which means you'll probably get it if funding's there and worst case you'll be an alternate? This is so confusing.
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Congrats to everyone who got it! Gosh it really caught me off guard getting the email so late.
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Mee too. Would have preferred a rejection. Soo now I need to contact the grad program I already committed to and ask them if they can keep waiting? Oh the guilt!Alternate to Norway.
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I always been fairly cautious with predictions, but now I truly feel that we will find out within the next couple days. Weird feeling.Norway has to be next then!!! -
Yeah actually I'm really thankful to be single at this point in my life. Regardless of the fulbright outcome, ill be moving out of state next year so it just makes my life easier ( though perhaps less fulfilling). Also congrats to everyone who heard good news today! And to those that didn't, here's to moving on and being resilientThat just means you have less complications, in my opinion. It's nice to hear about all these instances of understanding significant others. I am not in that same boat. It's nice to hear that there are people who understand that not all learning can take place in one country. Or that the conventional wisdom of if a man has to travel for work he is doing it for the family, but if a woman wants to, she is just being selfish. I am encouraged that there are forward thinking people out there that can see the long-term benefits outweigh the short-term cost. Not trying to bring the conversation down, I just thought I would be honest.
So, no news today? Really? I saw Iceland got notifications yesterday.
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I like the way you think. This will be a great May regardless of the fulbright outcomeI'm going to start measuring the wait time for announcements in Arrested Development episodes. T-3 Arrested Development episodes until the close of business today!.
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that's sweet. out of curiosity, do you have lots of programming experience?
Unfortunately no. I'm taking a course in Perl for bioinformatics this quarter though, so hopefully that will be a good start!
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An examination of the grammatical dual number (so we have singular "I, she," plural "we, they," and then the dual "we-two, they-two") in ancient Indo-European languages (specifically Greek, Old Norse, and Old English). I hypothesize that the dual was used to indicate a certain level of intimacy, sort of like how we say "They make a cute couple" and not "They make a cute relationship" (where "they" is an understood "they-two"). A prominent example is in the Iliad when the dual is used of a hero's name, but it refers to the hero and his squire (a term I use for simplicity of explanation). But the plural is also used to refer to two things, so the dual wasn't mandatory. Since it wasn't mandatory, that allows for more nuance, as my hypothesis suggests. I'm afraid I cannot think of a good example in English at the moment, but it might come to me later. Any other questions, I'm happy to explain further, but that's the gist of it.
What about you?
Interesting! I'm hoping to study the epigenetics of the Norway spruce in relation to climate change. Basically, researchers at UMB have found that the spruce trees have epigenetic "memories" of their germination that can last up to 30 years-- almost like a duckling being imprinted with its mother's image. The tree uses the memory, in addition to other cues like photoperiod and temperature, to determine when to stop growth in the fall and start growth in the spring. Super interesting, but there are some major research problems left unanswered. As of yet, they still have almost no idea how the memory actually works on the molecular scale. I would be helping to characterize genes and other regulatory stuff (histones, miRNAs...) implicated with the memory. To a lesser extent, I might try to evaluate whether the memory would help the trees adapt to climate change, or if climate change would throw the system out of whack.
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Oh damn well your application is better than mineAh, Louisiana! It was only about an hour and a half from my undergraduate university. Great for a weekend trip. I'm sure you've tried the various local beers. Do you prefer the Abita or Covington brews?
I had the same happen to me. After being rejected, I realized this wasn't just a game, this was real, something I wanted to do with my life. I think a lot of us probably get into a mode of applying for things and then having the red carpet rolled out. Fulbright was a wake up call to me, that the best things in life are being competed for by peers and equals. My main undergraduate professor helped me define a project on my first attempt and directed me towards universities in Germany that would fit the project. In looking back, I think that was part of my problem in the proposal, it wasn't my project and so I didn't know what to say.
For this attempt, I started last February hunting down an affiliate professor in Norway (I like the Germans, but I love Norway), found one in March, said "these are some ideas I have," and she said, "great, pick one and show me some preliminary research. Is this tenable?" I'd then do a little research inbetween other stuff, email her, she'd respond, critique, and advise further names to look under for research, and we'd rinse and repeat all summer. By the end, I had an amazing grasp of a topic that I picked out, an affiliate who knew me and my project fairly well (all things considered, which is a great show on NPR, btw), and a tenacity that could not be contained. I wrote and rewrote my proposal based on the various critiques that different professors offered, and my personal statement was reworked more times than I can count. And here we are, days away from finding out the results of the sweat, blood, and tears.
Nietzsche said, "Of all that is written, I love only what a man has written with his own blood." I think most of us can say these applications are written in our own blood, so here's hoping we all have Nietzsches judging our applications. I sincerely hope everyone who has congregated on these boards receives a grant. I've come to really like you guys and gals a lot over the last two weeks. I wish we could all get coffee together and chat about our woes....
. I spent all my time on the proposal and kind of hastily threw together my personal statement. It's great that you have something you're passionate about, because I've found over the years you can't fake passion in these applications. So what's your project about?
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I sure hope not! I believe it mattered in the first stage but not so much now.Wow! I am super late, hahahahaha. Is it bad that I am applying at large? I did graduate in May 2011, but my school does not have their own in-house application process. I guess regardless, I am going to this uni whether I have to take out loans or not. -
ah yes I'm looking forward to it. Our last week of waiting, most like.Tomorrow it begins again.
NSF GRFP 2013-14
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I think it'll say "welcome fellows" or something like that. Someone was digging in the HTML code and stumbled on it. I'm guessing if you're rejected it will still say "welcome applicants"