planr

Hi Guys... first timer here. This year was my first stab (albeit unsuccessful) at the NSF, moving from undergrad to grad (MIT, masters) in the fall. I have a couple of questions I hope you folks can help with: 1) On my rating sheet page, there are four PDF's available. There are two sheets from each reviewer, however they are duplicates, both assessing Intellectual Merit and Broader Impact. Is this normal? I thought there were more criteria than this? 2a) Is it normal for the feedback to be completely useless? One reviewer (again I only have Broader Impact and Intellectual Merit) gave me two "very good" ratings with comments like "a nice, well-developed proposal" and "the applicant's background and experience make him well-suited for success." I enjoy praise, don't get me wrong, but if you're not going to give me a top rating, tell me why!!! Am I wrong here? 2b) The second reviewer who gave me two "good" ratings SUMMARIZED my application as it related to each of the criteria. Did not give any positive or negative feedback, let alone constructive criticism. Did I get the short end of the stick? Or is this just a part of the NSF-crapshoot-game?