talkcherty2me
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6 minutes ago, mobilehobo said:
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 did the bold/buzzwords thing last year and got HM. I followed the same format this year.
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6 minutes ago, Ignis said:
Application season is over and GRFP results will be posted soon! What am I supposed to worry about now??? Grades? What do I do?
Enjoy your freedom and go do fun things that you didn't have time for throughout application season
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6 minutes ago, Oxanamide said:
There's two times of year for me: NSF results, and waiting for NSF results.
You forgot the third time: filling out NSF applications
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11 minutes ago, otherss said:
I was able to login to mine just fine. Dang a 6am time...that's still reasonable for me (7pm) but I was hoping to sleep through most of the waiting period
I was also able to log in.
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3 minutes ago, velli said:
My impression is that a lot of folks know that there are significant factors out of your control when it comes to the NSF. Obviously, getting the award would make everyone involved happy, but an HM is worth a lot too and doesn't hurt you if you already have sufficient funding for your PhD. If you don't need external funding in order to do the research you want to do (e.g. as a joint advisee between two PI's), winning the NSF is icing on the cake for you. It could also mean your program or PI can take on an extra student, which is maybe the bigger reason there's pressure to win it.
I brought up to my advisor that decisions are coming out next week, and he seemed very nonchalant about it. He's not taking any new students on next year, and I'm not sure if that's why... or maybe he's just a chill guy. I'm definitely more nervous than he is about it, even though he's the one who could potentially save hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Side Note: Does anyone know how HM looks compared to an award on your CV? I saw a few posts earlier discussing the benefits of getting the fellowship in general, but if your advisor has adequate funding (assuming the funding is for research you actually want to do and not just some project you got stuck with), most of them seem to be CV-related.
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4 minutes ago, sierra918 said:
Could they be fake? I've read about fake results being posted in past years.
I don't see how they could possibly be real. NSF releases all decisions at once (last year emails were sent out around 2:00/3:00am CST). In all likelihood, results will come out next Friday. Last year, GradCafe was very accurate in predicting the decision release date, and I'd assume the same for this year.
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6 minutes ago, Bookworm349810 said:
My fastlane account also hasn't updated. You're right, it might just be that people wrote the wrong fellowship name
Mine isn't updated either
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40 minutes ago, j118 said:
Hey guys, I got admitted to MIT a few weeks ago. A question about grad housing on campus: is it on a first come first serve basis? Or does it not matter when you apply as long as you apply before the deadline? MIT hasn't sent me anything except an admission letter yet and I'm a little worried that I won't have any student info to apply for grad housing with when graduate allocation opens for fall 2016.
j118, it's a housing lottery. You just have to get your housing application in by the deadline, which is sometime in May, I believe. Also, if you're worried after looking at the MIT thread from last year, there should be a lot more housing next year since Sid Pac will be completely open again.
Also, FYI, this is a 4 year old thread. I believe there's a newer one in the current Meet and Greet section.
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I go to one of your dream schools and have met many people in the chemistry department. A lot come from top schools, but there are also a good number of people who aren't from top schools. I've even met a couple of people who come from schools that probably aren't ranked by USNWR at all. I would say that for you though it's more important to have stellar GRE scores (I don't have knowledge on how important subject tests are since I didn't have to take one) than it is for people from top undergrad institutions... but other than that, with your qualifications, you seem to have as good of a chance as anyone else!
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Would your main advisor for MIT/WHOI be at MIT or at WHOI? That could make a big difference. I was choosing between geological sciences at UD and CEE at MIT. I went with the latter. PM me if you want more info, since some stuff is a little personal.
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While it's definitely a good sign
, I wouldn't consider it an acceptance until they specifically tell you it is. I got flown out for an interview at one school and did not get in, and my undergrad earth sciences department does an interview weekend instead of an accepted students weekend (but they usually accept more people than they reject after this point)
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You probably could contact them, but I don't think a lack of relevant coursework would be a make-or-break sort of a thing unless you didn't have ANY upper level science classes. I know a few physics majors who have gone on to do PhDs in geology and geochemistry. In the event you get rejected everywhere, I would try to spend the year gaining more research experience in your field (which you would get paid to do), rather than paying to take extra courses.
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From my experience (a whopping one semester haha), your classes are there to help you with your research (if you're applying for a PhD program. I just realized you didn't specify). At the end of the day, you don't want to break your neck trying to get an A in a class when your program only requires a B and those hours could be put toward research. In an ideal world, you should be getting straight As and be super productive with your research, but a lot of times it's not possible to do all of that in a day *and* get a full night's sleep.
The transition hasn't been too bad so far, but my advisor has a geology/geochemistry background like me which makes it easier. I'd say my research is still geochemistry-related, it just happens to be in an environmental engineering department.
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I'm not sure how helpful this is, but I did my undergrad in geochemistry and I intended to focus on environmental/aqueous geochemistry. Despite applying to a lot of geosciences programs, I ended up picking an environmental engineering program (with a prof who matches my research interests in geochemistry). At first, I was nervous that the coursework would be totally irrelevant, but I've found that engineering courses have given me knowledge and perspective that more geology courses would have never given me. I wouldn't write off the MEES program just because the courses don't sound quite like they'll be a good fit. At the end of the day, your research is way more important than your coursework and you might end up finding things useful that initially didn't seem like they would be.
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If they're PAPERS (e.g. published in a, preferably reputable, journal), include them. If they're PRESENTATIONS (e.g. talks/posters at conferences) that you did not personally present, I would not include them on your CV.
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I'm a couple of months into my first year, and my cohort is very small. I've kind of settled in with a small group of friends, but I do not feel super connected with them and also find myself spending most of my free time alone. Does anyone have any advice for how to deal with this or how to meet new people (particularly outside of my program)? Sorry if there's already a thread on this somewhere; I couldn't find it. It seems that isolation is a pretty pervasive issue for PhD students, according to a few articles that I've read, so I think other people could benefit from a discussion about this too.
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It most definitely depends on the school. Most schools don't actually care, but there were a couple I applied to that would not look at your application if all recs weren't received on time.
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Is there a difference in formality between "Dr Last name" and "Professor Last name"?
I was once told "Professor" is a "doctor with a job." (Not sure if this is true at all institutions... But for my undergrad that made sense since even temporary lecturers had PhDs)
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I don't remember if this was already said here or a different thread, but I'd like to remind everyone to ask their advisors about computers before buying one. Even though my guess at what I'd need was pretty accurate, my advisor offered to cover the cost my computer!
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It depends on the kind of software, simulations, and coding you'd need to run. It's better that you take advice from current students and from your advisor. Some universities allow remote access to the PCs on campus, in which case you wouldn't need more than 8GB.
Unfortunately, my advisor hasn't answered my email about it yet and I need to order in the next few days if I want it before classes start. Thanks for the advice, though.
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How much RAM do you think is necessary for an engineering PhD student? I'm looking at the Dell XPS 13 and the max it comes with is 8gb (not upgradable). I don't want to get a very large laptop because I'll be walking to and from campus. My other option is to deal with my 4 year old Mac for another semester and wait for the new XPS 15, which should be the same size as a normal 13" laptop. Thoughts?
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Also relating to email etiquitte, how long should you wait to email your advisor again if he/she doesn't respond to an email? My undergrad advisor was quite fast at responding to emails, so I'm a bit spoiled. I'm not yet at my grad school, so I can't just go bug him in his office.
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EDIT: Sorry didn't realize this was in the "Jobs" section.
NSF GRFP 2016
in The Bank
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Thanks! I agree that it's solid advice. Sometimes reviewers get lazy (understandably), so it's a good way to make the criteria they're reviewing for stick out.