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  1. Have been assigned to a daily supervisor yet? Or have you spoken with the PI about your role in the lab? It could be that there was a misunderstanding somewhere as to what your desired role in lab is. Either way, it is on you to (respectfully) advocate for what you want. If you want a project, a timetable for when you will get started on one is definitely something to discuss with the PI.

  2. 18 minutes ago, strugglebus2k17 said:

    Was there a quizlet in particular that you used to study for the GRE vocab? There's an abundance of quizlets posted but I don't know which one is good or not. I'll look into the magoosh one for sure, I just didn't want to pay for it, if it's at all avoidable.

    Does anyone recommend taking the GRE subject tests or do programs not really care about that? I know many of the programs "recommend" it but would you strongly advise to take it or not really?

    1. A quizlet user, jordygold, has uploaded Manhattan's basic GRE vocabulary set in 50 parts.
    2. Avoid the biology tests if you can because doing well may not help too much but doing badly will hurt you. The only times you should seriously consider taking the test are if your grades in your courses aren't strong (there may be doubt that you know the material). There may be other instances as well but if your application doesn't have super weak parts for it, just avoid the subject tests.
  3. In terms of being transparent with your advisor, is it recommended to just speak about the symptoms of your disability or is it better to disclose the disability itself? I'm thinking in particular of cognitive disabilities where there are misunderstandings about the nature of the disorder, such as dyscalculia or ADHD. For example, would one tell their advisor "I have dyscalculia" or "I am prone to careless mistakes in math"?

  4. 56 minutes ago, SarahBethSortino said:

    To each their own, I'm just saying I knew quite a few people in my Masters program who wished they had taken the summer to prepare. People who took the summer off.

    I understand that and am happy for those people but your original post was patronizing. Let's just support the needs of each individual, whether they feel like they need to prepare for their courses or take time off. Neither is a "waste of itme."

  5. 8 hours ago, SarahBethSortino said:

    I would also say that I would strongly advise against wasting the summer traveling, hanging out with friends, or just hanging out. Unless you need to work full time up until the point you start, which is totally valid, you should not waste the opportunity to get as prepared for the semester as you possibly can. When I did my Masters, I tried to know exactly what was going to be expected of me. I spent the entire summer reading through all the materials for the classes I would be taking. It made the first semester much easier than it would have been had I not done so, because when time was tight and I had deadlines in one class that took a priority over another, I could refer to the notes from my readings. This is likely the last time for several years you will have to get ahead, because you will probably feel like you are perpetually behind for the rest of your graduate school career.

    Yeahhhhhhhhhhh no. I've been in school for 17 year straight. Taking a few months off before committing to a job for the rest of your life with few breaks is not a waste of time. In fact, having studied student affairs quite a bit, students who take time off are less likely to be burnt out several years into their program than those who did not. You'll probably be fine without it, but equally as valid is taking a break and enjoying life.

  6. I encourage getting creative as long as your story directly relates to your academic research. I started out with a "cliche" pre-med opening for my statement but many professors remarked that the anecdote was a refreshing start to a statement of purpose. If you have an anecdote, I would make sure it doesn't last more than a paragraph and that it relates directly to the development of your research interests.

  7. 6 hours ago, bearhat said:

    Same thing happened to me. All E/E E/E E/E in Life Sciences- Physiology. Honorable mention. I'm so disappointed.

     

    Can anyone explain the Scores? I know that E is excellent, but what are the others (VG, G, etc.)?

    That is odd... I was VG/VG, E/VG, E/E in Physiology and won the award...

    ETA: Which is easily explained by @bioinformaticsGirl's comment

  8. On 3/18/2017 at 10:37 AM, neuroslice said:

    Weird, I got no email at all... I found this on the website "Email notifications have been sent to all reviewed applicants. If you did not receive a notification, please email info@nsfgrfp.org from the email address you used on your FastLane GRFP application, including your name, 10-digit applicant ID number, and primary mailing address."

    So I should have gotten an email even if I was rejected? Just going to have to send them an email I guess

    Yes, everyone should have received an email regardless of the outcome.

  9. 10 hours ago, spectastic said:

    I'm planning to apply for the next cycle as a 2nd year, and have some questions.

    1. what do the reviewers look at when they give you the E/VG/G/F? just the proposal, your overall profile like recommendations, GPA, GRE, all of the above? what's the order of importance?

    They look at intellectual merit and broader impacts separately, and each reviewer gives a grade for both IM and BI. I am an undergraduate so they did not ask me for my GRE - not sure if they require it for other applicants.

    Based on the comments I got, it looks like IM consists of your proposal, your GPA, awards, etc. All of them commented on GPA/awards/fellowships first and then on the proposal, though I'm not sure if this is indicative of importance. Letters of recommendation seemed to be important for both categories - all of my reviewers commented about my LORs for both categories, albeit with different focuses (potential to be a scientist vs. backing up what I said in my BI).

    I can't say for sure if there is an overall importance, though I imagine your proposal/broader impacts statement and letter of recommendation are the most important part of your application. If you have weaknesses in other areas though, I doubt it will have a trivial impact.

  10. 54 minutes ago, shikkui said:

    What do you all mean by harshly worded rejections?  For the most part, the schools that have rejected me basically just told me that they have a small program and can't accept everyone.  I guess I just can't see a grad program sending something like "YOU'RE NOT WORTHY!"  XD

     

    I just used @Epigenetics's words. I haven't heard of rude rejections either - I'm curious as to what programs would treat their applicants disrespectfully.

  11. 2 hours ago, Janiejoneswoah said:

    "The only Broader Impacts addressed are the potential benefits that the research might have to human health. "

    Seems like a pretty broad impact to me, but what do I know

    I don't think NSF wants to hear about the impacts your science will have but rather the impact you will have as a scientist. I wrote about going into communities and leading health sessions in high schools based on my findings and thereby encourage more women of color to start STEM research (and even then one of my reviewers said it was a weak BI compared to my previous BIs).

    8 hours ago, shim12 said:

    Got honorable mention again :(

    Is there any significance to the first, second, and third reviewer? Both times it seems as if the third reviewer has included a statement as to whether or not I should receive the reward.

    Interesting - my third reviewer is the only one that mentioned whether or not I was a good candidate for the fellowship.

    1 hour ago, Infinito said:

    Also, can people post which division/section they applied to because posting the scores doesn't tell you much as some divisions have higher or lower thresholds (I had an arguably higher score last year but still had HM, lol).

    VG/VG, E/VG, E/E - Life Sciences, Physiology

    1 hour ago, jeanetics17 said:

    I applied to Life Sciences - Genetics. 

    Congrats!! :D Another BBS-er with an NSF!

  12. 42 minutes ago, Epigenetics said:

    Just got rejected by my last dream school. I can't tell what's worse, the schools I loved that have ghosted on me or the schools I love that send me harshly-worded rejection letters. I just want to crawl under a rock :(

    Ouch. :( Did you get into any programs you could still see yourself at?

    I also didn't know schools would send harshly worded rejections. That seems like a terrible way of going about things.

  13. 11 hours ago, Levon3 said:

    Either we are the last lucky year for having a normal amount of awardees before the NSF's budget inevitably gets slashed, or we are the first unlucky year for having fewer awardees due to the new administration's threat of a downsize in funding.

  14. 1 minute ago, Proteostasis Aficionado said:

    @Kaede

    Did you get invited through Harvard MCO? I think they mentioned in my acceptance email there will be an event but I haven't gotten any details about it yet

    It's a general GSAS event, so neither BBS or MCO are coordinating it. The packet with our stipend letter also had reference to an admitted students event, but they specifically emailed me and included an extra sheet about diversity weekend, which overlaps with the admitted students day.

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