Coffee_Wine

You know, if you have firefox there is a plugin that will automatically check your email every second I mean that will automatically refresh the page every second.

My obsessive compulsive behavior is being redirected from my computer to my cell phone (I get emails on it).

That was a good find. Now I think when they say 5am they really mean it :-( Here's hoping for an email.....

that was great :-)

it's down!!!

But speculating is so much fun:-)

Oh nooo... I thought the site was going back up at 5am and everything would be there. How do you know thursday? I'm soo sad.

What time do you think it will go up for the east coasters? Is it really going to be ALLL night?

I've got a bottle of wine :-)

I am!

Yep. I was referring to mentor/PI/research adviser. 1st year grad students, too :-)

That's a good point actually. The way programs work are so different. Some programs, like mine, you have to express interest in who you want to work with when you apply. There has to be room in the lab and funding available. But, I forgot other programs do it differently. I hear there are some programs out there where you have a ton of advisers. I don't think they would find out who your adviser is, unless you offer it up in the essays or a letter of recommendation comes from him/her. I'm sure plenty of applicants leave it out, because it's not always as well defined as it is in my program. No worries.

Yeah, probably right. It's just that the stats of the people who get the award vary so much. For example, some people have awesome essay scores, gpas, etc. and still don't get it. Sometimes I wonder if it's just a who do you know thing.

Do you think who your adviser is plays an important role in the decision making process?

Definitely too late for the GRE scores. I read somewhere (and I have no clue where) that a rater didn't think the applicant's GRE scores were high enough. This applicant never even sent them in! Weird.

with replacement, haha

OMG that was HILARIOUS. You said it so matter of fact, I thought a friend really said it to you!

hmmm I don't know if I believe that. Are you sure your friend wasn't joking? That would mean it could take up to 10 days and I think they want to get them up as soon as they can, because a lot of applicants need to know if they have funding before April 15th.

I've been cruising this site for about a week. I couldn't resist any longer. I've registered! After seeing the new message on the fastlane site (maintenance), I really think tonight's the big night. From what I've read on this board, announcements are often made after 12, the site goes down for a few hours, and voila. The timing is right on, I'll be hanging out with my computer tonight and I don't think I'll be alone, will I?