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ringo2009

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  1. Its always useful to get feedback if you plan on reaplying. I think that getting feedback works best when you have tried to establish a relationship with the DGS prior to the application process i.e. informational interview over the phone or face to face meeting. This has worked for me in the past and I got really candid feedback which was useful to me.
  2. Hmm, its always risky to go to a school for one POI. The issue of his availability to you may be far less of a concern than the possibility that he could just pick up and go to antoher school. If that happened would you have a back up plan? Would this delay you graduating? Its always best to have a couple of people you could potentially work with when going to a PhD program. Placing all your eggs in one basket or on one professor sounds risky to me.
  3. I just got an email for an honorable mention, so I think they may be starting with flat out rejections, then moving to HM and then on to winners in that order maybe? Crazy. I also just got my reviews from the NSF GRFP which I didnt get. Got HM last year. This process has left me even more confused on the ins and outs of this grant process! However, I will subject myself to more torture next year...hope to meet others who didnt get it on this string next year too!
  4. Thank you. Yes this was very helpful. I appreciate your thoroughness.
  5. Glad it worked out for you Roll Right!
  6. Yes, we have have not only reached 100 but exceeded it. It is 1:28 EST and there are now 108 people reading this thread!
  7. gradschool, you are extra wrong, because you even responded to an inquiry from me about how you found out. you see, that is why our parents tell us not to tell a lie, because one lie leads to another . well the joke was on me and all the other gullable grad forum followers. good one. relieved though that there is still a chance. i started thinking to myself dang ford is shisty they cant even let us know if we didnt get it. good luck to everyone!
  8. Congratulations! How were you notified? By email, phone?
  9. what are the nordic fellowships? are you saying you have to receive a NSF GRFP to get the nordic fellowships? can you post the site you referenced to get this information?
  10. Hmmm, the saga continues. I am excited to see the outcome. Thanks for calling and checking on announcement dates. I have mostly just been trying to move along with life and not think too much about it, but its nice to have a heads up.
  11. I thought it was that you could not receive concurrent federal funding. However if you received non-federal sources of funding you could keep it concurrently. For example you can keep a Javits and a NSF. That was my understanding?
  12. Barilicious answered the acronym question for you. Sorry, when I stumbled on this forum it was so acronym heavy, I just assumed it was common "grad-speak" :-). You are right, you dont want to go down the chronological list of your CV and spew it back to them verbatum. Your aim is to make the sociological and academic connections between what is on your CV ( and more importantly what is not) on your CV for your reader. How has experience xyz impacted your interests (which is the line of thought you were already on with your teaching experience). Or. how did another experience or opportunity open up another line of inquiry. What does experience XYZ say about your capacities as a student? These are the things that are not usually on the typical CV. I havent heard of the books being referred to, but its always good to get inspiration from others. It sounds like you have great substance to write about.
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