mars667

service announcement was just posted!!!

Thanks!
I've found a few posts about that in the depths of the forums, but can't seem to track them now . I think the gist of it was that the applications are split into different groups for undergrad, 1st year, and 2nd year and they each have different standards when it comes to publications and general knowledge of the topic. I'll try to track it down tomorrow if no one beats me to it.
also it looks like that link just goes to the start of the forum, which still has good info, but there is a great comment containing some helpful info from a former panelist on page 17 (i thought linking might reduce the clutter...whoops)

This thread makes me feel like we are living in the Parks and Rec Zorp the Surveyor/End of the World episode. 

I don't think the reasons behind applicant hopefulness are as complicated as all that (at least not for everyone). I only made waitlists, which tbh is still a pleasant surprise (high school drop out over here).  I'm crossing my fingers for a grf so that I can maybe actually turn one of those waitlists into an acceptance. A grfp award will open a lot of doors for a lot of people, and give them opportunities they may not have had otherwise. Seems pretty simple to me.
Also, does impatience necessarily suggest desperation? I don't think so. I think it's perfectly reasonable to be excited about something that could potentially have a pretty big impact on your career/life. 
Edit to add that the negativity popping up in this forum is pretty disappointing. As nsf grfp applicants, we each had to include statements on how we hope to improve diversity and retention in our respective fields; some of the comments being made here are just mean and seem to go against nsf's values of supporting fellow scientists. If you can't support the excitement of your peers, how can you expect to support and encourage the excitement of younger generations of scientists? But what do I know........I'll end this rant with some words of wisdom that I feel are applicable to this situation (and pretty much all situations): "be excellent to each other"
 

True, but correlation indicates slightly more evidence for a causal relationship than no correlation.  
If only I had real data on chances and release dates to do something.  I feel helpless because I can't run the numbers.  

It's definitely tomorrow, I put it in my calendar as "NSF?" a few months ago and calendars don't lie.

Another "NSF insider" on Reddit, lol.  If this is true (which it likely isn't), i'm expecting for the storm to push the date back further.
https://www.reddit.com/r/GradSchool/comments/84f5z3/anyone_else_waiting_on_nsf_grfp_results_theyre/dw0hm13/?context=0
 

I feel like youre underthinking this

the reddit "NSF insider" deleted his/her comments

At least I'm self-aware, right?

Based on me skimming through the last few years worth of forums.
 
Seems to be that the maintenance alert we are on the lookout for typically goes up the day before results are released (Monday if results are posted Tuesday). This alert could be posted as last as 9pm on the day before announcements. It is usually a maintenance alert that lists the end time at being 3am or 5am. Additionally, I would say that we are in the home stretch given last year's awards and honorable mentions are no longer listed. That list tends to go down a week or two before announcements. 

I don't trust random redditors, especially not ones that avoid answering questions, but comment on their downvotes. I think it'll be next week based on what I've read while creeping through threads from previous years (um, this is a judgement free zone, right?). There seems to be a pattern to the fastlane closures: one the weekend before announcements (sat-sun), followed by the previous year's list of awardees/HMs being unavailable, which seems to be where we're at now, and results the following week (closure announcement typically day of-sometimes late at night!)
Or maybe all of this waiting is finally getting to me and I am just losing my mind.

great minds! thanks for making me feel less creepy!

I don't trust random redditors, especially not ones that avoid answering questions, but comment on their downvotes. I think it'll be next week based on what I've read while creeping through threads from previous years (um, this is a judgement free zone, right?). There seems to be a pattern to the fastlane closures: one the weekend before announcements (sat-sun), followed by the previous year's list of awardees/HMs being unavailable, which seems to be where we're at now, and results the following week (closure announcement typically day of-sometimes late at night!)
Or maybe all of this waiting is finally getting to me and I am just losing my mind.

I don't trust random redditors, especially not ones that avoid answering questions, but comment on their downvotes. I think it'll be next week based on what I've read while creeping through threads from previous years (um, this is a judgement free zone, right?). There seems to be a pattern to the fastlane closures: one the weekend before announcements (sat-sun), followed by the previous year's list of awardees/HMs being unavailable, which seems to be where we're at now, and results the following week (closure announcement typically day of-sometimes late at night!)
Or maybe all of this waiting is finally getting to me and I am just losing my mind.

I don't trust random redditors, especially not ones that avoid answering questions, but comment on their downvotes. I think it'll be next week based on what I've read while creeping through threads from previous years (um, this is a judgement free zone, right?). There seems to be a pattern to the fastlane closures: one the weekend before announcements (sat-sun), followed by the previous year's list of awardees/HMs being unavailable, which seems to be where we're at now, and results the following week (closure announcement typically day of-sometimes late at night!)
Or maybe all of this waiting is finally getting to me and I am just losing my mind.