ThiefOfJoy

I'm assuming wait-listed people got that email, too, no? April 17 is not much time to decide!

Congrats! That's fantastic. I was offered the NSF GRFP as well, no NDSEG as of yet. What are the benefits of one fellowship over the other beyond what's listed on their webpages? As far as I can tell: NSF has a slightly higher stipend (also you can begin it in June or Sept, NDSEG begins Sept, so you could get more $$ through NSF if you are eventually graduating at the end of the school year), NDSEG covers $1K of health insurance (not sure about NSF), both offer some sort of super-computer access, international research options for NSF... anything else? Especially any pros/cons you wouldn't know until you begin the award?

Thanks for the tips, everyone! I just picked up my books from my parents' home-- turns out I had bought Barron's prep book for the GRE (2008- 17th edition) and Kaplan for the Psych subj test (third edition). I actually still have my Intro to Psychology textbook, so it's good to hear that it was worth keeping that textbook. I haven't looked back in this forum for specific book/brand tips since I now know what I purchased, but any comments aimed at these specific books are more than welcome. Thanks again!

I purchased general GRE prep books for math and verbal in fall 2008 (whatever was current then) when I thought I'd be studying for the GRE. I decided to work instead after graduating in 2009, but I'm finally going to start studying for the GRE, take it before the August 2011 changes, and apply to Ph.D. programs this fall for fall 2012. I'm having trouble finding a history of GRE changes for the past few years or any information about whether I could still use my old prep books. Do you think they are still ok to use? I'd of course rather save money than not, but I'm ok with buying new books if it'd mean I'd be better prepared. I'm not sure which ones I purchased (Kaplan, etc.), but I'm getting the books from my parents' home tomorrow, in case that impacts your answer. I also purchased a prep book for the Psychology subject test in fall 2008. Same question- has this test changed and can I still use my old 2008 book? Thank you!