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cool, I am structural engineering. Which is related. Picked a school? or does this impact that?..=)

a fellow civ e! which specialization are you?

i like how i've been updated to an expresso shot. Is heart attack inducer next?..

why are people such tricksters? I can't believe people would post a fake letter, and pretend to receive a special accept fellowship link in their fastlane page just to psych out others..hm.

it means we will desperate hope results get posted during this down time but nothing will probably happen.

MAYDAY..fastlane is down!!!...*shit*

Maybe it is a sign. That would be devious and would suck.

wait a sec guys. For tensor and the first time guys applying, did you just use the password NSF gave you? or did you create a new password when you first started on the app?

I'm pretty sure this morning's false alarm killed a good majority of the posters in this thread...=).

Don't lose hope!, the process is very very random. I know a Hertz finalist (the most elite fellowship, 1 of 12-15 per year) and a Hertz winner that didnt get the NSF.

Or in the case of a NDSEG alternate, one person stands in the way between $0 and $180000. Although I would slap the person ahead of me for not taking it... and then hug them

Addtionally, I'd rather get flat out rejected instead of honorable mention. Honorable mention would make me pissed that I didn't spend that extra week to make things one level better. Kind of like getting alternate on the NDSEG.... It's also something i wouldn't put on my cv. irrational I know... .

So who here is actually confident in their applications? I think I'm competitive I'm not sure if I am in that elite 12% of my major.

it was up last night and doesn't mean anything.

did you apply this year? You should probably wait for the results and then ask for successful essays.

they separate the groups according to this: p.19: http://honors.buffalo.edu/scholarships/ ... tation.pdf

And I just got off the phone with someone. He says 1st half of April and noone knows why there is a delay. Addtionally, we will find out first through email!!!

I've heard that you are compared to your own group as well. It probably is more fair that way and more competitive as you progress further. (i.e. senior undergrad vs. senior undergrad is easier than 1st year grad vs. 1st year grad and 2nd yr. grad vs. 2nd yr grad).

More importantly, I called the number talked about in that thread. There is no one that picks up but just a recording message asking applicants to leave a message. How were people able to get through?

I still can't tell if you're kidding or not. Not cool man...=(.

I just called that number. There is just a recording asking callers to leave a message. How did you manage to speak to someone?

which number are you guys calling? the nsf call center number has a recording only.

Isnt it also possible that none of us "longer posters" got it? It's like that lollipop conmmercial..."the world may never know"

It's possible that they've started updating the fastlane log in page for certain people. People found out this way before the list was posted and the "hack" last year. Has it changed for anyone?

Is it a bad sign that no one's fastlane log in page has changed yet? You'd think if they were to post the winners/honorable mention list soon, some of the letters would have been posted in the log in page beforehand. Unless, NSF was planning on posting letters after announcing the winners. Ugh...I've yet to call and will be patient. But this is really really scary. I really do need this funding. But know my chances are not that great.