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I began college in 2001, and I've spent at least 12 of those years in school. I'm just now graduating with my undergrad. It's been a long road.

I agree. But come 2-3 weeks from now, if people still haven't heard anything, I might suggest a poke.

I think I can do go to BSGU with maybe an extra 10k in debt, if I'm frugal. I think a masters degree is probably worth that, to me. It's not like there's a ton of well-funded MA programs. OU's history of science program offers pretty decent funding in their MA (if you can get it, which is hard), and it follows directly into the programs PhD, so I wouldn't have to start over at another program. However, at this point I'm still wait listed. I'm not disappointed with any of my prospects, but I would like to know the final decisions from my two final applications so I can either consider them (or not).

Same. As much as I'd like to currently be debt free and able to live in poverty for a few years (which I'm certainly capable of doing), I have a family to support. No funding or bad funding makes offers difficult to consider. Did they ever tell you if you were accepted into science studies? I assumed acceptance into it was only a formality, but I wasn't sure.

Wow, congrats! That's certainly not very good odds. Looks like you beat them, though.

Congrats!

I agree with @Euler. I'd consider waiting a week or two into March before bothering anyone. By mid March, most programs should generally be finished making decisions. You might poke around for historic averages on the results, though. The program I applied to at Cornell hasn't notified people well into March in the past. I agree. The only program I've reached out to had told me nothing after acceptances had been out for several weeks. They told me they were still sifting through applications, so you never know. Maybe programs respond as they review applications, not all at once. It's really hard to say.

STS, which is more what I lean towards disciplinarily, is also pretty tiny. There's maybe half a dozen programs in the US, and they all have fairly small cohorts. History of science isn't much better. U. of OK has about a 50% admissions rate, but they only fund 1-2 per year (so their entering cohort is pretty small). There were 18 applicants this year, so odds were not stacked in one's favor. I'm actually pretty proud of myself that I'm high on the funding wait list there. It means I was among the top candidates. I got some papers in early and I'm actually pleased to say that many students took my feedback and attempted to do better. Oh the joy of helping people improve, especially when they want to. I really do think I'd love to teach.

Sorry to hear that. I wish I could automatically tally how often I peek up at my notifications to check if I have a new email. I do it quite often. I agree. Ergh. A lot of my programs are similar. The smaller, niche programs really aren't represented heavily enough on Grad Cafe to make results all that useful. Even so, I'm surprised that there's not more results posted. I know OU history of science accepted ~9ish. I suppose they either lurk or don't visit the boards. I think BGSU PopC was planning on accepting up to 10 or so, although I haven't checked with the department since they've made decisions. It might be a significantly smaller yield than previously thought.

This is probably a shot in the dark, but anyone here attending U. of OK's history of science weekend? Wondering if there's anyone here that I might run into.

I have a feeling this week is going to be long. I know you've been waiting to hear from BGSU, and I think it's highly likely I'll hear from RPI and Cornell very soon, too. At least classes this week don't seem all that bad. I do have gigantic pile of papers to grade this weekend. I'm either going to feel motivated and happy or depressed and dreary. Don't think grading 20+ hours of papers feeling like the latter will be fun.

Good luck to you too! Sometimes I don't claim full credit for my accomplishments, but at the very least I hope I'm competitive in both applications. I spent a year working on my NSFGRFP over the course of a seminar, an independent study, and a regular class. And while I'm not published or will hold graduate level degrees, I think I hold an okay chance at Cornell. Top third of applicants, maybe? I have a strong background in HoS/STS, I have good letters from known scholars in both fields, and my writing sample is the best piece of work I've ever done (I've considered trying to publish it). I'll be disappointed if I don't get either of them, sure, but I regret nothing. The only thing I'd ever regret is if I made a half hearted attempts. I've done my best, so I have to accept whatever outcome as fate. I know, right? I'm high on a funding wait list, and I've yet to hear back from two schools. I might not hear back from the last two schools for a week or two yet. Ergh. I have no clue what to do. I need more information. *twiddles thumbs*

They usually do, but the NSFGRFP is significantly more than what they normally provide. I have a wife and a daughter, so options that might not be as financially attractive without it become viable with it. Also, I do not believe that all the programs I applied to qualify for the NSFGRFP. I'm pretty sure I have to be in a STS or history of science department to qualify, so I doubt BGSU would qualify (although it'd be awesome if it did). It's different if you're, say, a chemist. You know every department that accepts you qualifies. I think it gets a little fuzzier when you're doing history of science. I'm not sure if a normal history department qualifies. Maybe? I'd have to pick the NSF's brains if I did get accepted. I mean, the likelihood of getting a NSFGRFP isn't incredibly likely, but it's more likely than getting into Cornell STS. Maybe I'll get lucky.

Someone contacted the STS department a day or two ago and was told that results should be out this week. If I don't hear by mid-week next, I'll probably contact them. The odds are quite stacked against anyone getting into their STS program, but I'm still hoping. The acceptance rate is somewhat low. I'm quickly approaching a point where I should let programs know if I'm not interested in them. I have a feeling I won't be able to notify them as quickly as I would like (because I'm still waiting on NSFGRFP results), but I sort of want to wrap as much up as I can. The NSFGRFP would definitely affect where I attend because of obvious financial considerations.

I would if they asked, but I'm not sure if I'd volunteer the information.

This is actually the lightest semester I've had in years. I'm a grader for a history of science survey course and am finishing up my final, required foreign language class. The grader class is actually somewhat heavy, but I knew that going in. Still far easier than some of my previous semesters (I should clarify that I also work full-time). A few years ago I took a semester with three upper division history courses. I'm pretty sure that tested the limits of what a person can physically accomplish during a semester. Ugh. I also had a one year old during that period. So tiring.

They really pinned down those timetables, didn't they?

Cornell Uniersity Science And Technology Studies (STS), PhD (F16) Other via Other on 22 Feb 2016 O 22 Feb 2016 I was just told by the contact person that the results should be out this week. Saw this on the results. Still unsure if the earlier post is legitimate, but it's good to hear something from the department.

Maybe. I'm suspicious of the posting, but even if it is legitimate, we should begin to hear rejections this week. I have my finger's crossed!

My wife is a hair stylist who wildly changes her hair from month to month. Her hair color has ran the gamut, and her style has ranged from mohawk to pixie cut. She gets some double takes on occasion when traveling, but they've never done more. I'm sure it's generally fine. However, I do have one caveat. I used to have blue spiked hair and I got far more "extra security screenings" than an average person. I didn't mind it too much, but it is somewhat distasteful.

I regretfully admit that when I saw that post I immediately looked up the twitter account of Cornell STS. It has no relevant updates. Disappointing.

Nope! Thanks for the thoughts, either way. Another week begins, and it's the last week of February. Here's hoping it's a good one!

I hope you are too! I'm even suspicious of the Cornell STS result, but that might just root from denial. There's a lot of us pining for Cornell STS, and the result popped up the very afternoon I was widely advertising it might. No one has claimed the acceptance, and there was no comments in the result post. It's just a bit weird no one has claimed it. Someone should be over the moon, but there's nothing but silence. But, like I said, might be denial on my part.

I'm the only OU history of science, the only STS Drexel, and the only Pop C BGSU. I think I applied to some weird, tiny programs I guess.

I'd like to say I'm surprised, but I'm not. Some of the comments in the results are pretty horrid. I hope I don't pop up in a program with some of these people.