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    Physicsisphysics reacted to Date_watcher20 in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    I just found out that I didn't get it. I'm really disappointed because I had such a good application. I was published twice as an undergrad, and have a nearly perfect GPA. WHAT DO THEY WANT FROM ME? 
    i'm just pissed that I spent so much time on my application, and really honed it to be as good as possible, and it was all for nothing. I guess I can apply to other things, but grad school would be so much easier with secure funding. Now I am going to probably have to TA next year. 
     
    I hope the best for everyone else on here, and I am grateful for the information that has been shared along the way. I've been a full time lurker until now, but I just can't believe that I didn't get it.
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to CompBio1998 in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    Damn maybe next year...
    9 days late!

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    Physicsisphysics reacted to NDSEG_throwaway in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    Agree. That was lame. Decembergang is hanging on by a thread, why do this to us? ?
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to BCHGang in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    I did get a small chuckle out of the trolls, but have to be honest, it was bad in taste. Some of people's graduate decisions do rest on the outcome of winning the fellowship. Never a good idea to kick someone when they're down or stressed. No need to bring the trolling cesspool here.
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to vpaglioni3 in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    Agreed. I laughed a bit at the first one, but the next few just stressed me out - and I can't imagine being in a situation where my living arrangements and life for the next 2+ years depended on this.
    I move that any trolls with December updates be summarily expelled from ~DecemberGang~
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to LongtimeLurker97 in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    I GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!
    IGNORE MY POST COUNT AND JOIN DATE I AM DEFINITELY A REAL ACCOUNT THAT GOT THE NDSEG
    I DEFINITELY WENT TO COLLEGE AND KNOW WHAT THIS AWARD IS ABOUT
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to 3st3rb in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    No, but I have pictures of my dog?  She's pretty cute. 

     
     
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to Metals_123 in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    Anyone got any jokes? Here is a good one:
    I don't like stairs. They're always up to something!
    Ha!
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to cri3times in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    Pray its not like 2011 or 2018.. I looked at the previous years recently in my anxiety.. FWIW I called sys-plus and the project manager said he was highly confident it would be this Friday, but at the latest before the 15th.
    Year Date Released   2019 29-Mar  Friday 2018 13-Apr  Friday 2017 11-Apr  Tuesday 2016 1-Apr  Friday 2015 1-Apr  Wednesday 2014 10-Apr  Thursday 2013 3-Apr  Wednesday 2012 13-Apr  Friday 2011 16-Apr  Satruday 2010 12-Apr  Monday
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to justanothergradstudent in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    Bruh what are they waiting for then
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to PopSoc in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    That's helpful info! This might just be sys making random updates. 
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to Momo1111 in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    My friend from AFRL confirmed that all final decisions were made already in march. Final cuts wouldn't be made this late. 
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to bdanubius in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    Hi all, just to contribute my 2c: I applied for the fellowship, and currently have last update 12/1. Since then, my letter writers have been pinged on 12/5 and 1/26 to resubmit letters. So there have been clear updates to my app that aren't reflected in the last update time. Either this means sysplus completely lost my application and its components (totally possible), or that the dates are not much to worry about.  Absent true decisions, I think that's the most concrete we'll get on these dates. I applied Army, Biomathematics. 
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to urmum in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    So are we agreeing that a Dec update means you didn't get past the initial screening? I'm honestly v surprised I didn't; I have a good GPA/test scores/whatever, and I got GRFP so I would think my application would go past the first round at least. Meh.
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to Imakephotonsdothings in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    I just wanna say, this is the most grad cafe thread a grad cafe thread can be. There's more investigating going on here than in the Mueller Report + Jefferey Epstein Inquiry combined. 
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to BCHGang in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    The SysPlus rep probably said that in an attempt to make sure that people don't freak out. No, the date doesn't change.
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to mleo in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    Secretly this is just some bored employee at Sysplus changing dates to watch us all freak out!
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to BCHGang in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    That's for existing fellows though. @Physicsisphysics recently confirmed that the results should be out no later than April 15. Though you do have a point, since with the COVID situations, things can change pretty quickly !
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    Physicsisphysics got a reaction from Imakephotonsdothings in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    I wouldn't worry about it -- we will find out soon, very likely this week.
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to ScienceGeek in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    There really isn't enough information to even say that because we could all get two updates, similar to how they update the portal with the final determination! The mystery continues haha
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to somethingsimple in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    Or it could be that we are separated arbitrarily into lists and every time someone on a list gets updated, everyone's gets updated. We do know that each panelist reviews 20 applications so it could be clustered that way. That could either mean denied in a first round or denied in later rounds. It could mean one person on the list was accepted and 19 others on that list denied. It could mean one person on the list made it through to the next round but everyone's date is updated. It could mean your reviewer is slow and the last time your date was updated was when they accessed the applications they're reviewing, hence, an early date. It could mean they submitted their evaluated applications through an alternative means (emailed excel sheet vs. portal) so applications either got updated or not and the internal admin are pulling results from multiple medias. Or we could all be denied, we just don't know how it's working. But I have hope for everyone. We're likely all competitive applicants unless you applied on a whim and didn't put in much effort into your app. What I'm trying to say is it would be great to crack the code once we have the results, but no use in speculating for now. I know it hasn't helped my anxiety, that's for sure.
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to cellbiogal in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    It seems the smallest percentage of folks have no update past their initial application, so it would make sense that those are the people most seriously being considered since we know such a small percent of awards are given. Running with this theory, that means people with February 28 and April 3 updates are not currently being considered. But I'm not sure what to make of people like myself who's updates are sprinkled throughout December.
    It'd be great if everyone followed up after the awards announcement so we could piece this together, I'm invested in this mystery now lol.
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to Nutellaoatmeal in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    I also think this is likely... Last update for me was 12/6 and I submitted to the ONR for mechanical engineering. I submitted an almost identical application to NSF GRFP (or as similar as possible, given the different lengths allocated to parts of the application) and received NSF for Robotics & Computer Vision. Definitely a good chance I didn't get NDSEG (with the odds) but I'd be a bit surprised if I was eliminated in the first round.
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to cellbiogal in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    I want to believe. ?
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    Physicsisphysics reacted to cellbiogal in NDSEG 2019-2020   
    I felt pretty competitive too. Excellent undergrad and grad GPA, 5 yrs research experience, internal fellowship, national conferences, etc. So hey, maybe a last update of 12/20 is a good thing. It's all speculation though and, like others said, we'll know the results soon enough.
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