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    ms123456 got a reaction from rnf13 in NSF GRFP 2019-2020   
    Microbial Biology:  2nd year graduate student: Honorable Mention: VG/E, E/E, E/E
    I was surprised I didn't get attacked for a lack of publications (0) and conference talks (only 4 poster presentations), or my GPA from UG 3.54. It seems that my LORs had a big impact on IM. (a pub may have pushed me to being funded section though). All 3 reviewers stated that the letters indicated I was "extraordinary" and "posses all of the qualities to be a successful researcher. It seems if you can get people who really know you, then some IM problems will be overlooked. I think I may have just got nice reviewers whose Es weren't counted as highly as tough reviewer's Es. 
    All of my reviewers wrote paragraphs of information down. I know they sincerely looked at my application unlike some others have indicated in previous years. 
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    ms123456 got a reaction from PsychedSloth in "Let's just TALK about it..." Decision Edition   
    I am about to write an email declining a top university Fellowship with a 31k stipend with a super nice professor that had aggressively recruiting me. I might die inside a bit but I made a decision to go elsewhere. Definitely not an easy task. 
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    ms123456 got a reaction from ThisIsCruel in "Let's just TALK about it..." Decision Edition   
    I am about to write an email declining a top university Fellowship with a 31k stipend with a super nice professor that had aggressively recruiting me. I might die inside a bit but I made a decision to go elsewhere. Definitely not an easy task. 
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    ms123456 got a reaction from 1PhDplz in "Let's just TALK about it..." Decision Edition   
    I am about to write an email declining a top university Fellowship with a 31k stipend with a super nice professor that had aggressively recruiting me. I might die inside a bit but I made a decision to go elsewhere. Definitely not an easy task. 
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    ms123456 got a reaction from Gradgirl2020 in What will you do if you get your first acceptance letter?   
    Well I was actually driving listening to an old this American life podcast titled, “how I got into college.” I saw my email pop up from the school, but I figured it was about plane tickets, since they were flying me down to visit. I waited until I got home and read the email. I was shocked. My eyes filled with tears and I looked at my husband and said, “They admitted me.” We hugged. I drank a beer and called my mom. It made the planned visit a lot less stressful. 
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    ms123456 got a reaction from E-P in What will you do if you get your first acceptance letter?   
    Well I was actually driving listening to an old this American life podcast titled, “how I got into college.” I saw my email pop up from the school, but I figured it was about plane tickets, since they were flying me down to visit. I waited until I got home and read the email. I was shocked. My eyes filled with tears and I looked at my husband and said, “They admitted me.” We hugged. I drank a beer and called my mom. It made the planned visit a lot less stressful. 
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    ms123456 got a reaction from ChallengerSwimmer23 in 2018 Applicant Profiles and Admissions Results   
    No, I applied for plant pathology. One professor has been aggressively recruiting me. My background aligns well with his. Apparently there was stuff in my letters of recommendation that he really liked. He’s a great professor. Accepted early, because he is forwarding my application for a couple of fellowships. It’s dependent on whether I can get awarded the funding. 
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    ms123456 got a reaction from NewAtThis in Let’s just TALK about it...   
    Is anybody else getting the, “what school do you want the most?” Type of questions from family when you honestly won’t know until offers come and you see what projects are available? It’s driving me crazy. I don’t know. Lol 
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    ms123456 got a reaction from surprise_quiche in Let’s just TALK about it...   
    Yea. It’s driving me crazy. Then if I talk to my mom about any of the programs, she will say, “oh looks like you are leaning towards *insert program here*”
     
    Ugh! No, stop analyzing my random conversations. Lol 
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    ms123456 got a reaction from 00ber in Let’s just TALK about it...   
    Yea. It’s driving me crazy. Then if I talk to my mom about any of the programs, she will say, “oh looks like you are leaning towards *insert program here*”
     
    Ugh! No, stop analyzing my random conversations. Lol 
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    ms123456 got a reaction from GarbledGeyser in Let’s just TALK about it...   
    I am a first generation college student. Neither of my parents even graduated high school. When I applied to undergrad it took 3 application tries before I got accepted to my undergrad institution. Therefore this whole process has a sore spot in my mind. 
     
    I applied to only 4 schools. I expected a couple of out right rejections. Well at this point I have had 7 interviews, and 3 schools are flying me to see them. I’m a bit overwhelmed with this process. I work 6 days a week 60 hour weeks between two jobs. I am always worked up and having quite some trouble sleeping. While I know the interviews and meet and greets are good signs, I do not know how people do this when they have applied to 10+ schools. 
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    ms123456 got a reaction from singinglupines in Let’s just TALK about it...   
    I am a first generation college student. Neither of my parents even graduated high school. When I applied to undergrad it took 3 application tries before I got accepted to my undergrad institution. Therefore this whole process has a sore spot in my mind. 
     
    I applied to only 4 schools. I expected a couple of out right rejections. Well at this point I have had 7 interviews, and 3 schools are flying me to see them. I’m a bit overwhelmed with this process. I work 6 days a week 60 hour weeks between two jobs. I am always worked up and having quite some trouble sleeping. While I know the interviews and meet and greets are good signs, I do not know how people do this when they have applied to 10+ schools. 
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    ms123456 got a reaction from Carly Rae Jepsen in Let’s just TALK about it...   
    I am a first generation college student. Neither of my parents even graduated high school. When I applied to undergrad it took 3 application tries before I got accepted to my undergrad institution. Therefore this whole process has a sore spot in my mind. 
     
    I applied to only 4 schools. I expected a couple of out right rejections. Well at this point I have had 7 interviews, and 3 schools are flying me to see them. I’m a bit overwhelmed with this process. I work 6 days a week 60 hour weeks between two jobs. I am always worked up and having quite some trouble sleeping. While I know the interviews and meet and greets are good signs, I do not know how people do this when they have applied to 10+ schools. 
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