jmillar
-
Posts
184 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
1
Reputation Activity
-
jmillar got a reaction from cupidcello in NSF GRFP 2020-2021
When this message board was more popular a while back, some of us would stay up all night on the GRFP thread during the scheduled maintenances that matched up. Usually the first one seriously suspected would end up being the correct one. The March 17th one through us for a loop a few years back because it seemed too early. Good luck to everyone staying up tonight.
-
jmillar got a reaction from Sonikau in NSF GRFP 2020-2021
When this message board was more popular a while back, some of us would stay up all night on the GRFP thread during the scheduled maintenances that matched up. Usually the first one seriously suspected would end up being the correct one. The March 17th one through us for a loop a few years back because it seemed too early. Good luck to everyone staying up tonight.
-
jmillar got a reaction from helloFromLongTimeLurker in NSF GRFP 2020-2021
When this message board was more popular a while back, some of us would stay up all night on the GRFP thread during the scheduled maintenances that matched up. Usually the first one seriously suspected would end up being the correct one. The March 17th one through us for a loop a few years back because it seemed too early. Good luck to everyone staying up tonight.
-
jmillar got a reaction from kevingr in NSF GRFP 2020-2021
I update this every year. These are the first mentions of people getting the email, but some do receive them later:
2020: Tuesday, March 31 (right near midnight 30/31st)
2019: Tuesday, April 9
2018: Tuesday, April 3
2017: Friday, March 17
2016: Tuesday, March 29
2015: Tuesday, March 31
2014: Tuesday, April 1
2013: Friday, March 29
2012: Friday, March 20
2011: Tuesday, April 5
2010: Tuesday, April 6
2009: Friday, April 10 & Tuesday, May 19 (released in 2 batches)
2008: Tuesday, April 1
2007: Friday, March 23
2006: Thursday, March 30
2005: Saturday, April 9
2004: Thursday, March 18
2003: Friday, April 4
2002: Friday, March 15
2001: Tuesday, March 20
Pretty consistent Tuesday or Friday for the past 15 years. Usually near end of March / beginning of April.
-
jmillar got a reaction from EggplantFondue in NSF GRFP 2020-2021
I update this every year. These are the first mentions of people getting the email, but some do receive them later:
2020: Tuesday, March 31 (right near midnight 30/31st)
2019: Tuesday, April 9
2018: Tuesday, April 3
2017: Friday, March 17
2016: Tuesday, March 29
2015: Tuesday, March 31
2014: Tuesday, April 1
2013: Friday, March 29
2012: Friday, March 20
2011: Tuesday, April 5
2010: Tuesday, April 6
2009: Friday, April 10 & Tuesday, May 19 (released in 2 batches)
2008: Tuesday, April 1
2007: Friday, March 23
2006: Thursday, March 30
2005: Saturday, April 9
2004: Thursday, March 18
2003: Friday, April 4
2002: Friday, March 15
2001: Tuesday, March 20
Pretty consistent Tuesday or Friday for the past 15 years. Usually near end of March / beginning of April.
-
jmillar got a reaction from caffeinated_lurker in NSF GRFP 2020-2021
I update this every year. These are the first mentions of people getting the email, but some do receive them later:
2020: Tuesday, March 31 (right near midnight 30/31st)
2019: Tuesday, April 9
2018: Tuesday, April 3
2017: Friday, March 17
2016: Tuesday, March 29
2015: Tuesday, March 31
2014: Tuesday, April 1
2013: Friday, March 29
2012: Friday, March 20
2011: Tuesday, April 5
2010: Tuesday, April 6
2009: Friday, April 10 & Tuesday, May 19 (released in 2 batches)
2008: Tuesday, April 1
2007: Friday, March 23
2006: Thursday, March 30
2005: Saturday, April 9
2004: Thursday, March 18
2003: Friday, April 4
2002: Friday, March 15
2001: Tuesday, March 20
Pretty consistent Tuesday or Friday for the past 15 years. Usually near end of March / beginning of April.
-
jmillar got a reaction from SpYEsther in NSF GRFP 2020-2021
I update this every year. These are the first mentions of people getting the email, but some do receive them later:
2020: Tuesday, March 31 (right near midnight 30/31st)
2019: Tuesday, April 9
2018: Tuesday, April 3
2017: Friday, March 17
2016: Tuesday, March 29
2015: Tuesday, March 31
2014: Tuesday, April 1
2013: Friday, March 29
2012: Friday, March 20
2011: Tuesday, April 5
2010: Tuesday, April 6
2009: Friday, April 10 & Tuesday, May 19 (released in 2 batches)
2008: Tuesday, April 1
2007: Friday, March 23
2006: Thursday, March 30
2005: Saturday, April 9
2004: Thursday, March 18
2003: Friday, April 4
2002: Friday, March 15
2001: Tuesday, March 20
Pretty consistent Tuesday or Friday for the past 15 years. Usually near end of March / beginning of April.
-
jmillar got a reaction from dobzhansky in 2021 Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/Systems Biology PhD Admissions
I like the EEB department and feel more at home there. A lot of students there seem to have a good work life balance. I think funding can be harder to come by, but if you're working on more bioinformatics problems or modeling, there are more resources. The insurance we get is the best I've ever had and may ever have (because we've managed to keep most of the benefits since unionizing in the 70's).
I haven't specifically taken courses in CCS, but I've taken many different classes all over the campus. Collaboration across departments is encouraged and we even have internal funding that's specifically for projects that have people from at least 3 departments working together.
-
jmillar reacted to dobzhansky in 2021 Computational Biology/Bioinformatics/Systems Biology PhD Admissions
my top 4 are berkeley, UW, UMich, and Brown atm, and I'm waiting on Davis and UT Austin. i've never been to any of those places except Brown. i'm having a really difficult time deciding since they all seem to have their strengths;
- berkeley has the best reputation for EEB (imo) and a good mix of people working on systems i'm interested in and theoretical topics i'm interested in but also has the worst stipend to cost of living ratio. also, i'm not super psyched about rotations since i more or less know what topic i want to pursue and want to start cranking out publications asap.
- UW has a ridiculous reputation for bioinformatics but everything seems really anthropocentric, more so than Berkeley even. on the other hand, only 2 quarters of GSI, decent stipend and benefits, a dedicated building and rising stars in pop gen. also does rotations though.
- UMich has an advisor i'm really enthusiastic about, plus a lot of other faculty that would work perfectly as committee members; they also have their center for complex systems which has an awesome course selection. but they only guarantee 4 semesters of RA/fellowship support; the other 6 semesters are guaranteed GSI support only. i'm not good at task switching so i think this would be bad for my research productivity.
- Brown also has a really cool advisor whose project I can probably jump into right away, basically no course requirements, only 2 semesters of GSI, and by far the best stipend to cost of living ratio. on the other hand, it's a comparatively small department with few other people working in my areas of interest.
-
jmillar got a reaction from cupidcello in NSF GRFP 2020-2021
I update this every year. These are the first mentions of people getting the email, but some do receive them later:
2020: Tuesday, March 31 (right near midnight 30/31st)
2019: Tuesday, April 9
2018: Tuesday, April 3
2017: Friday, March 17
2016: Tuesday, March 29
2015: Tuesday, March 31
2014: Tuesday, April 1
2013: Friday, March 29
2012: Friday, March 20
2011: Tuesday, April 5
2010: Tuesday, April 6
2009: Friday, April 10 & Tuesday, May 19 (released in 2 batches)
2008: Tuesday, April 1
2007: Friday, March 23
2006: Thursday, March 30
2005: Saturday, April 9
2004: Thursday, March 18
2003: Friday, April 4
2002: Friday, March 15
2001: Tuesday, March 20
Pretty consistent Tuesday or Friday for the past 15 years. Usually near end of March / beginning of April.
-
jmillar got a reaction from psycholokri in NSF GRFP 2020-2021
I update this every year. These are the first mentions of people getting the email, but some do receive them later:
2020: Tuesday, March 31 (right near midnight 30/31st)
2019: Tuesday, April 9
2018: Tuesday, April 3
2017: Friday, March 17
2016: Tuesday, March 29
2015: Tuesday, March 31
2014: Tuesday, April 1
2013: Friday, March 29
2012: Friday, March 20
2011: Tuesday, April 5
2010: Tuesday, April 6
2009: Friday, April 10 & Tuesday, May 19 (released in 2 batches)
2008: Tuesday, April 1
2007: Friday, March 23
2006: Thursday, March 30
2005: Saturday, April 9
2004: Thursday, March 18
2003: Friday, April 4
2002: Friday, March 15
2001: Tuesday, March 20
Pretty consistent Tuesday or Friday for the past 15 years. Usually near end of March / beginning of April.
-
jmillar got a reaction from neurotransmitori in NSF GRFP 2019-2020
2019: Tuesday, April 9
2018: Tuesday, April 3
2017: Friday, March 17
2016: Tuesday, March 29
2015: Tuesday, March 31
2014: Tuesday, April 1
2013: Friday, March 29
2012: Friday, March 20
2011: Tuesday, April 5
2010: Tuesday, April 6
2009: Friday, April 10 & Tuesday, May 19 (released in 2 batches)
2008: Tuesday, April 1
2007: Friday, March 23
2006: Thursday, March 30
2005: Saturday, April 9
2004: Thursday, March 18
2003: Friday, April 4
2002: Friday, March 15
2001: Tuesday, March 20
Pretty consistent Tuesday or Friday for the past 15 years. Usually near end of March / beginning of April.
-
jmillar reacted to jameshgrn in NSF GRFP 2020-2021
Anyone else not really do proper time management and is now swamped with everything? I'm stressed out :/
-
jmillar reacted to lkaitlyn in NSF GRFP 2020-2021
Responding to a couple things here:
Acceptance rates have traditionally been consistent, as in, they have roughly the same acceptance rate across the board, so categories with more submissions will have more awards than categories with fewer submissions. (For example, if acceptance rate is 10%, ~10% from every category will get an award — this does not necessarily apply to subfields.) Not sure if it's still that way this year.
And @PopSoc, I went to their webinar and was griping at them because I'm in the social sciences and we already don't have many funding sources. They said they aren't allocating more awards to the priority areas. It sounds like they're adding those priority areas as new categories one can choose, but applications in other categories (e.g., regular social sciences) won't be reviewed any differently. It basically sounded like they are just going about business as usual but trying to recruit applications that incorporate these areas, not necessarily giving more awards to these types of applications. I hope they're not just messing with us, but it at least provided some momentary comfort.
-
jmillar reacted to ShiningStargirl in NSF GRFP 2020-2021
Hey Bernt,
I attended a webinar hosted by the NSF people today, and they said even the references need to be size 11. The size changed to 11 point font this year.
To double check and verify, they keep telling us to refer to the NSF Solicitation Page!
Sincerely,
Mabel
-
jmillar got a reaction from drunkenduck in Public Health programs that don't require the GRE
Here is a list of public health programs for MPH, DrPH, MS, and PhD that do not require the GRE.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j-7-kThlYphF9D0HX1aSNFYl8ksFrIgD68Qz0njHYAY/edit#gid=0
-
-
jmillar got a reaction from Qantu in PhD/DrPH Applicants: Fall 2021
I made a column that mentions if you can submit the GRE even if they are waiving it, and whether they explicitly recommend it or not. In several cases, I've added "strongly recommended" if mentioned.
-
jmillar got a reaction from Noonoosh in GRFP 2020-2021 + Weight of Personal vs Research statement
They are supposed to be equally important, but I could see some reviewers being more lenient on one or the other due to their preferences.
-
jmillar got a reaction from CatMeow1234 in PhD/DrPH Applicants: Fall 2021
I made a column that mentions if you can submit the GRE even if they are waiving it, and whether they explicitly recommend it or not. In several cases, I've added "strongly recommended" if mentioned.
-
jmillar reacted to The Maritime Scholar in No GRE Requirement
Before I started looking for PhD in English programs to apply to, I was looking to see which ones required GRE scores to apply. I found this helpful spreadsheet that lists the schools that don't require any GRE scores.
I thought I'd share it with you all, since I know it'll be helpful!
Good luck with applying!
-
jmillar got a reaction from Baylis in PhD/DrPH Applicants: Fall 2021
Many programs are waiving the GRE right now: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j-7-kThlYphF9D0HX1aSNFYl8ksFrIgD68Qz0njHYAY/
There are currently 788 entries: 344 permanent, 444 temp for COVID-19 (Masters: 672, Doctoral: 116).
So far I've counted 116/198 CEPH accredited programs, with 21 from the top 25 ranked by US World News. With the SOPHAS application opening on August 18th, it's possible we'll see more additions in the coming weeks.
-
jmillar got a reaction from CatMeow1234 in PhD/DrPH Applicants: Fall 2021
Many programs are waiving the GRE right now: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1j-7-kThlYphF9D0HX1aSNFYl8ksFrIgD68Qz0njHYAY/
There are currently 788 entries: 344 permanent, 444 temp for COVID-19 (Masters: 672, Doctoral: 116).
So far I've counted 116/198 CEPH accredited programs, with 21 from the top 25 ranked by US World News. With the SOPHAS application opening on August 18th, it's possible we'll see more additions in the coming weeks.
-
jmillar got a reaction from lkaitlyn in GRFP 2020-2021 + Weight of Personal vs Research statement
Still waiting for more clarification from NSF. A letter has been written to NSF and is still collection more signatures, in hopes to reverse the change or get more clarification on how this will be carried out in the review process.
https://jasonjwilliamsny.github.io/grfp2020/
-
jmillar reacted to gentvenus in What universities have PhD students *apply* for financial aid?
I had the impression that most schools have such support schemes. Whether they are sufficient, however, is another question.