CarpodacusAculeatus

Congratulations everyone! Another year, another honorable mention. Got one more shot. Good night!

The combination of the end of that basketball game, studying for a very difficult (for me) stats exam, and anticipating the announcement is getting to be too much! I really envy my cat about now: all he worries about is when he's getting fed.

I would bet that your GRE scores really don't matter if your proposal and essays are well done. They are really rewarding the fellowship based on potential as a graduate student (they're not even really rewarding this particular project; as we all know, you don't even have to carry out the one in your proposal). The GRE doesn't really tell you much about a student's potential to think about and do science (or related work), just how well you can take a standardized test. For what it's worth, I got an HM last year (one E/VG, two VG/VG on my ratings sheets) and my GRE scores aren't that stellar.

As someone who was stuck in limbo last year, I don't think I'll even care so much if I get rejected, just so long as I actually KNOW sooner rather than later! Good luck to everyone!