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I just found out that I've reached my quota of positive votes for the day...

Let's stop worrying about whether or not the other notifications were real. What is more important is to find out when the rest of them will be released. (By the way, this must be the latest NDSEG has waited in recent history, right?)

I just called the office and was told by the operator that she won't know when they will release the decisions for this year's competition until her supervisor comes in later in the day.

If money is not a problem, go to Cambridge. They have an awesome program there and I'm sure it will help you get where you want to be much more than NYU will, for instance.

It would have been nice when I called if the operator at least told me that she didn't know when they would be releasing decisions. Giving us a definite answer and then leaving that promise unfulfilled somehow doesn't surprise me though, considering we're dealing with a federal graduate fellowship program.

...or learning of the result while drunk

Yeah, I thought so too. I don't know why I'm so anxiously awaiting what is almost certain to be a rejection.

I just hope that a lot of the NDSEG winners this year are people who DIDN'T win the NSF GRFP. There always seems to be a lot of overlap, although the NSF evaluation panel members seem to be especially capricious.

Ja, hast du mal in Deutschland gelebt? Out of curiosity, has anyone called today to ask about the time at which they will announce the winners? This is driving me crazy...

That makes two of us. Viel Glück!

I figure that if I didn't get the NSF fellowship, I won't get the NDSEG fellowship either since it's supposedly more prestigious (according to several of my professors). I don't know what the acceptance rate is for my field (mathematics) though...

In my opinion, even if you have the money I don't think it is worth it. Take a year and reapply; the masters offer from NYU is just a way for them to get more money.

I called about five minutes ago and the operator informed me that the results will definitely be released tomorrow via email.

In my opinion, you cannot go wrong paying for a Harvard degree. Go to Harvard!

Last year: E/E, E/VG, E/VG This year: G/G, G/G ??