At least you've funding from the other institutions. I have been accepted to a program, I'm waiting for the official letter from the University. Everyone rock out graduate school!!!
So I have some news!!!!! I was officially selected as a GEM Intern!!! I went from held to accepted! It was from the lab!! Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory! Now to get into Grad School I wish you luck!!
I interned for one of the National Labs this past summer. So, I've been in constant contact with them since I interned with them. Last time I spoke with one of my lab connects he said that they would sponsor me. Depending on my graduate school choice of course. But, I've been rejected to 2/4 of the schools I applied to. The other 2 aren't looking too good. If I get rejected from both, it will throw me out of the running.
My status still says Held.....I'm pretty sure I know who my employer of interest is.If so, the employer is waiting to see what graduate school I get into. Hopefully I get accepted into an institution. Good luck to everyone who is still waiting! Congrats to everyone who already was accepted into institutions.
My story:
I applied to the GEM Fellowship for early consideration, received the email saying to make sure I apply to the 3 schools by 1/15. I applied to 4 and had them all verified by the middle of Feb. My employer status said matched for a long time. A few weeks ago I was released, and an hour later it switched back to matched. Now my status says "held". I thought they were sending out denial letters by the 15th. Does anyone know if they're just running behind? Like a lot of us graduate in the next couple of months....Shouldn't we know our next step by now? "/