Hey all!
Been following this thread for a few weeks now. I made Honorable Mention in 2012, but got failed for consideration in 2013 based on one review.
2012: VG/E, G/E, VG/E (Intellectual Merit, Broader Impacts)
2013: G/E, VG/E (one reviewer argues with my methodology and data collection then calls the project 'very impressive' and 'first-rate' and gave me a Good in IM. Makes no reference to my prior work, writings, awards, or presentations given.)
Strange times. As always, the reviewers contradict each other. One calls the methodology very risky. The other calls it well-adapted. It's like improvements based on comments and reviews from 2012 helped me in no way for 2013. Suggests that this is much more about the disposition of the reviewer and their interest in the project then in the qualities of the student.
