jendoly

Even if you haven't done any research yet, if you can come up with a good idea for a research project with your advisor this fall, that's really all you need for a 1st year grad app, I think. A well thought out idea, plan, and literature review. They're not looking for results from you yet, except under maybe the previous research essay, but that will be mostly undergrad stuff anyway. I didn't have any professors read mine either year I applied. I'm not a good example to follow in that regard =P

I wouldn't say I'm all that close with my advisor, but people DO have relationships in grad school and it's not that advisors don't know that. I even told my advisor that I was worried about whether or not my SO at the time would get into my school for his PhD. Some grad students are married or have kids and have to work around those commitments as well. As long as you establish that "hey, I can do work while I'm not in town if necessary", I think it would be good to give your advisor a heads up that you do plan to maintain your relationship at that level. If he has a problem with it, it's good to know now rather than later. As my dad puts it, your advisor should treat you as a junior colleague, and I like to think that colleagues can talk about their situations in at least that level of detail.

Quick Q: When you accept, does it make you declare whether you're going tenure or reserve for the first year right then? EDIT: Never mind, missed the little "available after acceptance" line.

thought I'd add a new link, for Duke housing, at least... http://chroniclehousing.com/

another option for finding housing, if anyone is interested, is http://chroniclehousing.com/

serious man

The people applying next year are going to have a field day (or panic attack) with this thread, aren't they?

Hey, you never know - people who still don't have answers could be on the waitlist! My denial came at 6:07PM.

I'm gonna stand by them not liking that I didn't include any "contact info" in my short answers as the reason xD

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You mean "when the application opens in August," right? xD

Yes, congratulations again! Man, I was hoping I'd get to the next forum ranking in this thread at least... Now: a further question is whether or not they have a waitlist group. If anyone DOESN'T hear, let us know!

Welp, there we go - no NDSEG for me! xD EDIT: AKA I just got the email (;

Would +1 you but I'm all out. Good point on the categories missing...

That would have been smart of them like, last Friday, but if that's their plan now, they probably got more calls today about notifications than they would have if they'd just sent the darn things...

+1. Can't do ANYTHING.

That's what I'm thinking - anyone got an official count? We have had as many as 180 in here today, though.

Still trying to decide whether or not I think all the acceptances have already gone out and we're just waiting on the rejections or not.

I live to serve

http://news.cs.washington.edu/2011/04/18/uw-cses-david-rosenbaum-wins-ndseg-fellowship/ http://dcg.materials.drexel.edu/?p=561 Probably a good nail in the coffin on the trolling theory.

To share something beautiful with all of you while we wait:

Man oh man, I thought for sure there'd be news by now!

The worst part is that once I start this interview at 1, I'm pretty much not gonna be able to see if we get the email until like 4. Anxiety!

Conducting an interview, writing this NIAC proposal.

I had a nightmare that I couldn't adapt the last proposal I wrote to the current proposal I'm writing. Then I woke up and realized it was true. xD Will be very glad for some resolution on NDSEG, either way, such that I can move on with my life...