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Marinebio444

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  1. 2nd year grad, not selected: VG/VG VG/VG G/G. Not surprised, glad I had the experience of putting together and submitting a complete app (still a little salty about the rule change screwing us 2nd-years over for this year) and glad that I made it to a third reviewer. I have full funding for the next 3 years, so I'm going to be just fine. I will say that I think I could've won it if I had proposed the project that I eventually decided on for my dissertation work. It's just a shame I hadn't figured it out sooner. Oh well, c'est la vie. Congrats to everyone who was selected!!
  2. At this point I'd say 80-20 in favor of coming out tonight/tomorrow. The maintenance has been a pretty good indicator in the past, and the Tuesday-Friday trend means it would be on the right day to remain true to that trend. However, there is the slight chance they could delay it again and this is another false alarm.
  3. Pretty sure it's just speculation at this point. It's the first thing that's happened re: GRFP on fastlane since the list went down, so we're assuming it has something to do with the release.
  4. I think they meant in a previous year, they'll send an email.
  5. I see where you're coming from, but I respectfully disagree. I don't think the number of BA's/BS's being given out is the problem, the problem exists within America's university system itself. Having a generally better-educated populace is a good thing. Forcing kids to go into crippling debt in order to achieve that is where the issue lies. Until the cost of education goes down, we're stuck in this circular logic where kids go to college to get a degree to pay off the debt obtained for getting their degree. We shouldn't be discouraging people from getting BA's and BS's, especially if we're discouraging people from following their passions. We should be making it easier for them to pursue these passions without the fear of falling into such severe debt that they never end up attaining their goal.
  6. If for some reason or another the bill didn't pass and they had to go through the process again, there's the slight chance that they could cut funds to NSF (unlikely, but this is politics we're talking about). That would have the potential to reduce the number of awards. Also just a theory, take it with a grain of salt.
  7. It just occurred to me: is it possible that NSF wanted to wait to release the winners until they knew for certain that the appropriations bill would pass?
  8. Well, at least we won't have another shutdown!
  9. Also, good news: the Senate passed the omnibus spending bill. Here's hoping it isn't vetoed.
  10. Yeah, they're just going to give their same canned response they give everyone. My guess is probably next Friday at this point.
  11. I think that's just their canned response they send out to anyone who asks about notification date. Same as on their website. Wouldn't read much into it.
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  13. That's what I was just about to say. I honestly don't think the changes affect us or the release date at all. According to the announcement: "The new centralized account management functionality is being released first to the Administrator, PI, AOR, Sponsored Project Officer (SPO), Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) Coordinating Official and Financial Official, and Award Cash Management Service (ACM$) groups. NSF plans to eventually expand the new functionality in the future to additional groups including proposal reviewers, GRFP applicants, and NSF staff." The wording seems to indicate that GRFP applicants won't be included in this initial phase-in, so what would the purpose be of scheduling the release of our decisions in any sort of timeline that is influenced by these changes?
  14. I'd also just like to add to the discussion that once you get to the upper level of the competition pool, whether you get it or not can be basically a crap-shoot. It's very dependent on your reviewers, and one review can bring your entire application down to the "no" pile. I've had numerous friends who had glowing reviews from two of the three reviewers, but the third either didn't get their proposed project, didn't bother to read the entire application thoroughly, or picked and chose what criteria they were looking at. This is why I've gone through the waiting process as if I'm not going to be chosen. You can be an outstanding applicant and put your best application possible forward and still end up getting screwed. So for everyone waiting, temper your expectations. I know this is a potentially life-changing opportunity, but just remember that, win or lose, this competition does not define your career. Good luck everyone!
  15. You're asking grad students and future/potential grad students to quietly wait for something potentially life-altering. The level of anxiety in this thread is pretty damn high. We all just want the process to be over. This thread serves as an outlet for everyone's nerves and anxiety. I actually find it pretty therapeutic, and it's actually helping me get my work done (as opposed to just refreshing Fastlane over and over again).
  16. Literally been hitting F5 every 10 minutes, haha. I've basically convinced myself I'm not getting it so I'm not too disappointed when I inevitably don't, but the wait is still unbearable!
  17. Was I the only one who got super excited when I saw there was a new advisory on the FastLane homepage only to see it wasn't a maintenance update?
  18. That document was from the original president's request posted end of May 2017. As of February 12, 2018, the cuts have been mostly rejected, and a proposed status quo from FY2017 is the most likely scenario now. That should, theoretically, mean that we're staying at 2000 awards. Source: http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/02/trump-rescinds-planned-29-budget-cut-nsf
  19. I doubt it'll be before the last week in March. Considering Irma-delayed deadlines for many applicants and the government shutdown delaying the review process, I'd be shocked if they were close to last year's decision date.
  20. Can anyone shed light on something my advisor told me? I just submitted my application against the wishes of my advisor (he's still going to write me a letter of rec, but I'll get to that). He has an incredibly high standard for the research statement, and basically told me that it was sub-par and would not be competitive at all. He said that if I did submit, his letter of recommendation would not include anything about supporting my the project proposed in my statement (which I really hope doesn't tank me). I had others review it as well, including a professor who literally teaches a class on how to get a GRFP, and everyone I talked to said I had a strong statement and that I would be competitive for getting an award. The thing that really bugged me was that my adviser didn't even want me to submit, stating that it could ruin my reputation among the science community. First of all, I think it's utter nonsense that three reviewers that look at 30+ applications each are going to remember the name of a poor applicant and spread that around the scientific community. Second of all, I don't think a statement that has been positively reviewed by several professors and numerous past recipients would remotely fall under the category of being so bad that it would hurt my reputation, regardless of whether that's true or not. Am I crazy to think he's crazy for this opinion? I plan on discussing this with him, but should I discuss with a higher-up as well?
  21. The Trump cuts were largely rejected by the House. There were some cuts, but it looks like they hopefully will not affect the GRFP, as long as the House-proposed budget stands. http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2017/06/trump-cuts-nsf-mostly-rejected-house-panel-it-nixes-new-ships http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/49771/title/House-Proposes-NSF-and-NOAA-Cuts--NASA-Gains/
  22. Thanks for the replies! Some of the benefits he numerated were 1) A traditional BS -> MS -> PhD path is more recognized by potential employers as being a legitimate path than a BS -> PhD path, 2) If you do your MS first, as long as it is through a different institution as your PhD, the MS broadens the scope of your network and your experience and gives you more opportunities for connections later on in your career, and 3) An MS serves as a better transition from more class-based BS to a research-based degree. Taking those factors into consideration, would you still recommend looking into more PhD programs? My application would be pretty strong (3.75 GPA, haven't taken GRE yet but I've gotten pretty high on practice tests, 3 summer research internships including Hollings internship through NOAA, lab experience sophomore through senior year, will have two publications under my belt by the end of senior year, one as first author).
  23. I will be graduating in the spring with a bachelors in marine science, biology, and mathematics, and I've started looking into graduate schools. I had a conversation today with my mentor from my summer research internship, and he highly suggested a masters before going into a PhD. It started me thinking about things, since I had been saying I want to go into a PhD program right out of undergrad ever since I knew I wanted to go into research. Does anyone have any suggestions or experience with this issue? I would be looking at marine science programs if that helps at all...
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