hrdrckr
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hrdrckr reacted to olorwen in NDSEG 2013-2014
I just got the award! I'm in Mechanical Engineering, and I'm another one of those people who got both the NSF GRFP and the NDSEG. I think I'll likely be accepting the NSF (the money is slightly better and I'm interested in NSF GROW), so hopefully I'll free up an NDSEG spot for someone else!
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hrdrckr reacted to kap09c in NSF GRFP 2013-14
I AM HERE TO CONFIRM THAT THE RESULTS ARE INFACT BEING POSTED TONIGHT. USER LOGINS AND EMAILS HAVE BEEN DELETED FROM THE GRFP SITE, SIMILAR TO PREVIOUS YEARS. ALSO OTHER PARTS OF FASTLANE ARE FUNCTIONAL, JUST NOT THE GRFP AREA. I WILL SEE ALL OF YOU BRAVE SOULS AT 2AM!!!!!!!!! BEST OF LUCK!!!
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hrdrckr got a reaction from agarcia59 in NSF GRFP 2012-2013
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First reviewer thought my background was solid and my proposal was great. The second reviewer, well, he dispised my very existence.
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hrdrckr reacted to Pauli in Should I go with the R1?
Why are you still using the R1 term? That term is no longer used and has been replaced with a different criteria to reflect the strengths of strong smaller schools that couldn't be categorized originally as R1. Plus, you should be focusing on the university with the stronger program, not on the one that is generically categorized under the former R1 term. A "non-R1" university with a strong department in your field will always triumph an "R1" one with a weaker one.
EDIT: OMG, I just found out that the term "R1" has been outdated for over a decade, and for good reason. Why do people still cling on to that archaic term, as it's such an inaccurate designation.
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hrdrckr reacted to chaospaladin in Chemistry PhD Programs with a High Acceptance Rate for a Person with Around a 3.2 GPA and 3.5 Chemistry GPA with 1 Month Research Experience
Regarding convincing the PhD Chemistry Graduate School Admissions Committee of each program I apply to on me being a very excellent fit for a particular Physical Chemistry professor's research group, should I start doing this by emailing Physical Chemistry professors at said universities asking them detailed questions on their research? Some professors are so busy that they don't reply to all of their email messages. Should I give them phone calls instead? Calling a professor to ask them about their research seems awkward though. I'm already starting an email conversation with a professor with 6 messages sent back and forth already so is this considered a good start?
Should I just continue emailing Physical Chemistry professors at different universities and doing the exact same thing with what I'm doing so far?
Thanks.
Also I've been receiving a lot of thumbs down on my posts lately. I'm sorry for spamming, but I just need information.
Thanks.