mobilehobo

I would definitely recommend a house in your case. Apartments near UCR are overpriced, but there are plenty of dog friendly ones (even large dogs). They like to charge a lot for animals though. My cat is $25 extra a month plus have a $200 one time fee per pet in the lease they didnt actually enforce.
 
For price comparisons, apartments here are 900-1200 for one bedrooms, and about 700 if you share a two bedroom apartment. Houses generally run 300-600 to share a three+ bedroom and ~700 to share a two bedroom.
If you decide to come here, hit me up and I can tell you which apartments are walking distance and dog friendly, or help you find other housing opportunities.

Congrats on your PhD and your wife's award! Looks like you picked a winner ;)

I just got honorable mention! I think that's pretty good considering I didn't even know about the GRFP until September and didn't settle on a topic until 2 weeks before the deadline. I'm pumped!

For everyone, win or lose, there is a great blog that gathers together the dumbest reviewer comments.

For everyone, win or lose, there is a great blog that gathers together the dumbest reviewer comments.

I got it also! 1st year grad student, 3.4 UG GPA, no publications, but a lot of UG research. Good amount of outreach experience.
E/VG,E/E,E/E.
All positive reviews. I highlighted the adversities I faced (grew up dirt poor, took care of family through UG..) and how I've overcome them, and related it to the outreach I did. They all spoke to that in the comments.

Good luck and congrats on the HM last year! Somehow highlighting the important information has been the most consistent advice I've received over the years for this grant. Definitely something I'd recommend for everyone in the future.

I mean, there is no requirement for the headers. It's helpful though if you get a lazy reviewer who will only skim your application. Same with bolding things, using buzzwords. It's literally, 'Hey! If you're not going to read everything, read THIS at least!'.

I think it is important to try to connect both essays into one cohesive story, but more important to make sure each essay addresses intellectual merit and broader impacts enough. Your signature says you did the peace corp. That had to make for some interesting broader impacts!

Not the OP of that, but I do know that programs with the ability to reverse decisions based on GRFP will contact you. I do know of someone who got into their dream school this way, but it's probably not something every program does. Personally, I wouldn't see why emailing them is bad. Just let them know your application has changed, and you now can come in with three years of GRFP funding, just in case that has any effect on the decision already made. The worse you'd get is that it doesn't change anything.

I compiled the last decade of result days for GRFP, and for fun, compared them to Easter dates (sadly, no useful correlations).
 
           Results                                                                         Easter                          Timing of results with Easter weekend:
2016: ????                                                                   27 March                       ????                          2015: Tuesday, 31 March                                             5 April                           Tuesday before 2014: Tuesday, 1 April                                                  20 April                         Way before 2013: Friday, 29 March                                               31 March                       Friday before 2012: Friday, 30 March                                                8 April                           Full week before 2011: Tuesday, 5 April                                                 24 April                          Way before 2010: Tuesday, 6 April                                                 4 April                           Tuesday after 2009: Friday, 10 April                                                   12 April                          Friday before 2008: Tuesday, 1 April/Monday, 31 March*                 23 March                        Full week after 2007: Thursday 22 March/Friday, 23 March**              8 April                           Way before 2006: Monday, April 17th                                            16 April                           Day after * 2008, the fellow list was released/hacked before emailing applicants
** 2007, they updated Fastlane before emailing, so awardees saw links like "view print fellow award letter" the day before.
Some insight: There doesn't seem to be any correlation between number of applicants and the date the results are released. Applications (and awards) have been steadily rising over time, but the release dates are kind of all over. I heard last year, NSF asked for more funding for more fellows, but was denied so there were only 2000 as with previous years. Was there any request for something similar this year? We likely will see just as many or more applications, but will number of rewards increase as well?
There is no correlation between the application due date (almost always first weeks of Nov except this year) and results date.
The results have been on Tuesdays/Fridays (2006 was likely late Monday night/early Tuesday morning like the rest). There really isn't a pattern on which day it's released in what year. You could say it alternated until 2011, where a double pattern began. That would put the release date for this year on Friday.
It seems they just release it when they have all their ducks in row. They always have the aim for 'early April' each year. Sometimes everything happens quicker, sometimes later. It's impossible to know why.
It is coming soon. When you go to the 'search awardees' page, the site has been updated with "2016 Offered Award List: This list of Awardees and Honorable Mention recipients for the year you have selected is not yet available."
There will likely be a maintenance break around that time. None has been announced yet, but it still could be posted tomorrow for a Tuesday release.

I compiled the last decade of result days for GRFP, and for fun, compared them to Easter dates (sadly, no useful correlations).
 
           Results                                                                         Easter                          Timing of results with Easter weekend:
2016: ????                                                                   27 March                       ????                          2015: Tuesday, 31 March                                             5 April                           Tuesday before 2014: Tuesday, 1 April                                                  20 April                         Way before 2013: Friday, 29 March                                               31 March                       Friday before 2012: Friday, 30 March                                                8 April                           Full week before 2011: Tuesday, 5 April                                                 24 April                          Way before 2010: Tuesday, 6 April                                                 4 April                           Tuesday after 2009: Friday, 10 April                                                   12 April                          Friday before 2008: Tuesday, 1 April/Monday, 31 March*                 23 March                        Full week after 2007: Thursday 22 March/Friday, 23 March**              8 April                           Way before 2006: Monday, April 17th                                            16 April                           Day after * 2008, the fellow list was released/hacked before emailing applicants
** 2007, they updated Fastlane before emailing, so awardees saw links like "view print fellow award letter" the day before.
Some insight: There doesn't seem to be any correlation between number of applicants and the date the results are released. Applications (and awards) have been steadily rising over time, but the release dates are kind of all over. I heard last year, NSF asked for more funding for more fellows, but was denied so there were only 2000 as with previous years. Was there any request for something similar this year? We likely will see just as many or more applications, but will number of rewards increase as well?
There is no correlation between the application due date (almost always first weeks of Nov except this year) and results date.
The results have been on Tuesdays/Fridays (2006 was likely late Monday night/early Tuesday morning like the rest). There really isn't a pattern on which day it's released in what year. You could say it alternated until 2011, where a double pattern began. That would put the release date for this year on Friday.
It seems they just release it when they have all their ducks in row. They always have the aim for 'early April' each year. Sometimes everything happens quicker, sometimes later. It's impossible to know why.
It is coming soon. When you go to the 'search awardees' page, the site has been updated with "2016 Offered Award List: This list of Awardees and Honorable Mention recipients for the year you have selected is not yet available."
There will likely be a maintenance break around that time. None has been announced yet, but it still could be posted tomorrow for a Tuesday release.

I compiled the last decade of result days for GRFP, and for fun, compared them to Easter dates (sadly, no useful correlations).
 
           Results                                                                         Easter                          Timing of results with Easter weekend:
2016: ????                                                                   27 March                       ????                          2015: Tuesday, 31 March                                             5 April                           Tuesday before 2014: Tuesday, 1 April                                                  20 April                         Way before 2013: Friday, 29 March                                               31 March                       Friday before 2012: Friday, 30 March                                                8 April                           Full week before 2011: Tuesday, 5 April                                                 24 April                          Way before 2010: Tuesday, 6 April                                                 4 April                           Tuesday after 2009: Friday, 10 April                                                   12 April                          Friday before 2008: Tuesday, 1 April/Monday, 31 March*                 23 March                        Full week after 2007: Thursday 22 March/Friday, 23 March**              8 April                           Way before 2006: Monday, April 17th                                            16 April                           Day after * 2008, the fellow list was released/hacked before emailing applicants
** 2007, they updated Fastlane before emailing, so awardees saw links like "view print fellow award letter" the day before.
Some insight: There doesn't seem to be any correlation between number of applicants and the date the results are released. Applications (and awards) have been steadily rising over time, but the release dates are kind of all over. I heard last year, NSF asked for more funding for more fellows, but was denied so there were only 2000 as with previous years. Was there any request for something similar this year? We likely will see just as many or more applications, but will number of rewards increase as well?
There is no correlation between the application due date (almost always first weeks of Nov except this year) and results date.
The results have been on Tuesdays/Fridays (2006 was likely late Monday night/early Tuesday morning like the rest). There really isn't a pattern on which day it's released in what year. You could say it alternated until 2011, where a double pattern began. That would put the release date for this year on Friday.
It seems they just release it when they have all their ducks in row. They always have the aim for 'early April' each year. Sometimes everything happens quicker, sometimes later. It's impossible to know why.
It is coming soon. When you go to the 'search awardees' page, the site has been updated with "2016 Offered Award List: This list of Awardees and Honorable Mention recipients for the year you have selected is not yet available."
There will likely be a maintenance break around that time. None has been announced yet, but it still could be posted tomorrow for a Tuesday release.

I compiled the last decade of result days for GRFP, and for fun, compared them to Easter dates (sadly, no useful correlations).
 
           Results                                                                         Easter                          Timing of results with Easter weekend:
2016: ????                                                                   27 March                       ????                          2015: Tuesday, 31 March                                             5 April                           Tuesday before 2014: Tuesday, 1 April                                                  20 April                         Way before 2013: Friday, 29 March                                               31 March                       Friday before 2012: Friday, 30 March                                                8 April                           Full week before 2011: Tuesday, 5 April                                                 24 April                          Way before 2010: Tuesday, 6 April                                                 4 April                           Tuesday after 2009: Friday, 10 April                                                   12 April                          Friday before 2008: Tuesday, 1 April/Monday, 31 March*                 23 March                        Full week after 2007: Thursday 22 March/Friday, 23 March**              8 April                           Way before 2006: Monday, April 17th                                            16 April                           Day after * 2008, the fellow list was released/hacked before emailing applicants
** 2007, they updated Fastlane before emailing, so awardees saw links like "view print fellow award letter" the day before.
Some insight: There doesn't seem to be any correlation between number of applicants and the date the results are released. Applications (and awards) have been steadily rising over time, but the release dates are kind of all over. I heard last year, NSF asked for more funding for more fellows, but was denied so there were only 2000 as with previous years. Was there any request for something similar this year? We likely will see just as many or more applications, but will number of rewards increase as well?
There is no correlation between the application due date (almost always first weeks of Nov except this year) and results date.
The results have been on Tuesdays/Fridays (2006 was likely late Monday night/early Tuesday morning like the rest). There really isn't a pattern on which day it's released in what year. You could say it alternated until 2011, where a double pattern began. That would put the release date for this year on Friday.
It seems they just release it when they have all their ducks in row. They always have the aim for 'early April' each year. Sometimes everything happens quicker, sometimes later. It's impossible to know why.
It is coming soon. When you go to the 'search awardees' page, the site has been updated with "2016 Offered Award List: This list of Awardees and Honorable Mention recipients for the year you have selected is not yet available."
There will likely be a maintenance break around that time. None has been announced yet, but it still could be posted tomorrow for a Tuesday release.

I compiled the last decade of result days for GRFP, and for fun, compared them to Easter dates (sadly, no useful correlations).
 
           Results                                                                         Easter                          Timing of results with Easter weekend:
2016: ????                                                                   27 March                       ????                          2015: Tuesday, 31 March                                             5 April                           Tuesday before 2014: Tuesday, 1 April                                                  20 April                         Way before 2013: Friday, 29 March                                               31 March                       Friday before 2012: Friday, 30 March                                                8 April                           Full week before 2011: Tuesday, 5 April                                                 24 April                          Way before 2010: Tuesday, 6 April                                                 4 April                           Tuesday after 2009: Friday, 10 April                                                   12 April                          Friday before 2008: Tuesday, 1 April/Monday, 31 March*                 23 March                        Full week after 2007: Thursday 22 March/Friday, 23 March**              8 April                           Way before 2006: Monday, April 17th                                            16 April                           Day after * 2008, the fellow list was released/hacked before emailing applicants
** 2007, they updated Fastlane before emailing, so awardees saw links like "view print fellow award letter" the day before.
Some insight: There doesn't seem to be any correlation between number of applicants and the date the results are released. Applications (and awards) have been steadily rising over time, but the release dates are kind of all over. I heard last year, NSF asked for more funding for more fellows, but was denied so there were only 2000 as with previous years. Was there any request for something similar this year? We likely will see just as many or more applications, but will number of rewards increase as well?
There is no correlation between the application due date (almost always first weeks of Nov except this year) and results date.
The results have been on Tuesdays/Fridays (2006 was likely late Monday night/early Tuesday morning like the rest). There really isn't a pattern on which day it's released in what year. You could say it alternated until 2011, where a double pattern began. That would put the release date for this year on Friday.
It seems they just release it when they have all their ducks in row. They always have the aim for 'early April' each year. Sometimes everything happens quicker, sometimes later. It's impossible to know why.
It is coming soon. When you go to the 'search awardees' page, the site has been updated with "2016 Offered Award List: This list of Awardees and Honorable Mention recipients for the year you have selected is not yet available."
There will likely be a maintenance break around that time. None has been announced yet, but it still could be posted tomorrow for a Tuesday release.

I compiled the last decade of result days for GRFP, and for fun, compared them to Easter dates (sadly, no useful correlations).
 
           Results                                                                         Easter                          Timing of results with Easter weekend:
2016: ????                                                                   27 March                       ????                          2015: Tuesday, 31 March                                             5 April                           Tuesday before 2014: Tuesday, 1 April                                                  20 April                         Way before 2013: Friday, 29 March                                               31 March                       Friday before 2012: Friday, 30 March                                                8 April                           Full week before 2011: Tuesday, 5 April                                                 24 April                          Way before 2010: Tuesday, 6 April                                                 4 April                           Tuesday after 2009: Friday, 10 April                                                   12 April                          Friday before 2008: Tuesday, 1 April/Monday, 31 March*                 23 March                        Full week after 2007: Thursday 22 March/Friday, 23 March**              8 April                           Way before 2006: Monday, April 17th                                            16 April                           Day after * 2008, the fellow list was released/hacked before emailing applicants
** 2007, they updated Fastlane before emailing, so awardees saw links like "view print fellow award letter" the day before.
Some insight: There doesn't seem to be any correlation between number of applicants and the date the results are released. Applications (and awards) have been steadily rising over time, but the release dates are kind of all over. I heard last year, NSF asked for more funding for more fellows, but was denied so there were only 2000 as with previous years. Was there any request for something similar this year? We likely will see just as many or more applications, but will number of rewards increase as well?
There is no correlation between the application due date (almost always first weeks of Nov except this year) and results date.
The results have been on Tuesdays/Fridays (2006 was likely late Monday night/early Tuesday morning like the rest). There really isn't a pattern on which day it's released in what year. You could say it alternated until 2011, where a double pattern began. That would put the release date for this year on Friday.
It seems they just release it when they have all their ducks in row. They always have the aim for 'early April' each year. Sometimes everything happens quicker, sometimes later. It's impossible to know why.
It is coming soon. When you go to the 'search awardees' page, the site has been updated with "2016 Offered Award List: This list of Awardees and Honorable Mention recipients for the year you have selected is not yet available."
There will likely be a maintenance break around that time. None has been announced yet, but it still could be posted tomorrow for a Tuesday release.

Probably, but they did push up the due dates sooner this year than previous years. We can hope, right?!

Probably, but they did push up the due dates sooner this year than previous years. We can hope, right?!