roboticsapplicant
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So how many people would stick with the research topic in their NSF proposal if they didn't get the fellowship? Also, how many would consider shifting to something not quite exactly the same if they did get it?
My research proposal sucked. At least, from the perspective of T-8 minutes.
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So can the site handle all of us looking up the results at the same time?
Also, when are reviews posted?
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You are.
I hope so. why do you say that? care to bet on it? as an insurance policy?
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I'm sure you wouldn't be eligible for the fellowship, though.
Like I'm gonna win.
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Sounds like the social media intern is not authorized (or informed enough?) to comment any further
I want that job. Then I'd know what was going on.
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Did anyone see the twitter? Sounds like they might be trying to say it's tonight without actually saying it.
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So, realistically, what are the chances that we hear tonight?
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Ha ha, actually you're probably partially correct. People may have have fallen out of eligibility since they accepted the awards so they wanted to remove those names from the list, that money probably gets put back in the pool. =
Heheeyyy.... I'll take anything I can get.
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Just from skimming it certainly look like more than the usual 15%
More means... more like 100%, right?
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In case anyone wasn't aware, Robin Walker, director of the GRFP program, posted on the NSF GRFP LinkedIn profile 5 days ago:
"Notification of awards/honorable mentions is just around the corner. Good luck GRFP applicants!"That was on....Wednesday of last week. So yeah
Corner means weekend, right?
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Website glitch that they fixed probably, not significant at all unless they were editing some names off of the list.
Retroactively taking off awards from 2013 to use for this year, right, right, right?
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Anybody obsessive enough to figure out if gradcafe users have a higher or lower awarding rate based off previous years results?
I'm pretty sure its higher. It applies for grad school apps. And it makes sense that people who are more obssessed get better results.
Or maybe that's wishful thinking (says someone who has been mostly a lurker and has all of 20 posts)
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Why isn't it up yet? Anyone else want to do an NSF style rain dance?
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Because it takes more than 3 weeks to go through 14,000 applications?
Nonsense!
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Why couldn't it be tonight! I know it makes no difference in the long run but... dam!Why couldn't it have been four months ago?
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LOL, All i know if that I have a acceptance notification and you all do not ( besides a select few)
They prolly told you that to spare your feelings until the bulk of the notifications are released
Think about it, they want to retain the really good applicants
because the more days that pass, we could accept other fellowships
so to all who disliked
keep hating
You're on a forum of people who are obsessing over this fellowship. You're not going to be able to fool anyone here with your lies. I think there are literally zero people on here that believe you.
And what, you think the NSF is really worried about how many of "the really good applicants" they "retain"? Please.
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I've become such a nervous wreck in the span of a week over this...
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Who else won or think they won?
Actually, hate to tell you this, but I called NSF and they said that anyone mistakeningly told that they were accepted was actually meant to be told they were DQed, in advance of the accept/HM/deny notifications coming out soon. Sorry. I'll expect you'll be receiving a phone call about it shortly.
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I had managed to completely forget about NSF until about a week ago, god dammit. Now I can't wait. This is my third time applying. I want it, and I want to think I'll get it, but now I'm thinking my proposal sucked.
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I'm wondering - how does grading tend to work in grad school? I've been told that getting good grades in classes is important, and typically for a class to count towards a requirement, you need an A- or better. But how exactly are the classes themselves graded?
In my classes, I'm putting in the effort, doing the homework, and doing reasonably well (for example, my grades on individual assignments have ranged in the 90s, with some 80s mixed in). I'm not perfect, I lose a few points here and there. I don't expect to do perfectly on exams, but I expect to do reasonably well.
So I guess my point is, how worried should I be? Are classes effectively curved so that students who put in reasonable effort and do reasonably well get A's? My main worry is that I'll have a bad day taking a test or screw up a problem on the homework and have that snowball into not getting credit for the class cause I got a B+.
I'm also guessing this varies by program - for context, I'm in the EECS department at Michigan.
As a corollary, how do you trade off homework time and research time? Right now, I've been operating by the principle that classwork comes first. But I would love it if I could just say "good enough" and have significantly more time for research.
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I've faced the same problem and it almost turned into a life crisis. I'm taking 3 classes, TA'ing 3 sessions, having 3 research projects going on, going to 3 different group meetings a week. It is a common problem.
Just do your best, and try to organize your time to take small breaks, do exercise, see your friends, cook a nice meal...
Good luck to all of us
While I'm sorry for your troubles, I'm happy to hear that it's not just me.
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I'm not sure if this is the right place for this, but here it goes.
I was excited to start grad school (CS student here) and dive into research. I had been in contact with a professor before I arrived on campus, and I joined his lab before classes started. I was eager to start contributing.
At first there was the hurdle of getting familiar with the lab, the techniques, the existing code base, etc etc. Now, there's the additional burden of classes. Especially now that midterm season is upon us, I feel like I have very little time to do research and make many meaningful contributions to my project.
Is this a common problem, or do I need to just suck it up? I'm enjoying my classes, and I'm taking what I think is a reasonable load (2 classes, plus 1 that's around my particular research project). I would enjoy my research more, except I feel like I've made very little progress, so it's more frustrating than I would have thought. Did I set my expectations of what I could get done too high?
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I was going to sign a lease back in the spring, but at the last minute I decided that I wanted to live in Northwood. However, I kept on getting led on by the housing department until they just informed me that in fact all apartments are gone! So, I'm now looking for an apartment again. Any tips? Am I screwed this late in the game?
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Anyone have any experience applying for GSI positions at Ann Arbor as an incoming student? I'm in the CSE department.
NSF GRFP 2013-14
in The Bank
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So, just to be clear... what is the fastest way to find out whether or not you got a fellowship? Don't log in, go straight to the awards page, search by name?