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I wonder if anyone has ever rejected a 4-year fellowship in hopes of applying again and getting a CGS? I wouldn't gamble with those odds.

I guess you don't even have any administrative folks at your University to harass for the results eh? Sit tight, I'm sure you will receive good news soon!

If anything, from my personal experience, only the really exceptional students get chosen to stay at their undergrad school. So I don't think it means you are not good enough to get in anywhere else. You were so good that they didn't want to let you go, even though they are aware that keeping students at the same school is frowned on. They have to really believe in you to invest in you like that.

Found out from an insider at my school this morning that I got a 4-year Fellowship! Don't know the details yet but happy to have got something! Woooo!

'Academic in-breeding' is an old-fashioned way of thinking that stems from a time when all academics were rich white European men who could travel wherever they wanted. Times have changed, therefore, many people's opinions have changed. Some people still have this pretentious and out-dated view and I personally feel sorry for them. It is a naive view, in my opinion. You can go to a different school and end up being more closed-minded than staying at the same school. Changing locations does not mean better education, it depends on a multitude of factors. And given that your decision was pragmatic and based on funding, I think you may have made the right choice (not to mention you said it fits your research interest best which should be the number one factor in making a decision!!). I wouldn't worry about it, if an employer's only reason to not hire you is because you went to the same school for your undergrad and grad then I'd say good riddance, I wouldn't want to work for that pretentious and ignorant employer anyway.

Hmm, are you sure they don't mean that your University will notify you if it is sent to Ottawa (i.e., after the first round)?

Question for you all: Did you guys put a specific timeline on your program proposal? Like did you say: "I will complete my program in 3 years?" I didn't do this (against other people's advice) cause I thought it was clearly BSing, most people don't finish their PhD in 3 years. I instead put "I plan to accomplish all this blah blah crap during my program." Or something like that.... don't remember exactly what the statement was. I'm wondering now if I should have had an explicit timeline? Thoughts? This, and other tiny details, will probably drive me crazy until I get my letter. Fun!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH X2 On a serious note, I talked to the lady who handles all the awards and ish for our grad studies office and she said the usual 'you will find out first blah blah', but I really don't believe her. I think SSHRC has notified all schools and has told them not to say anything to students, but looks like some folks are breaking those rules. Oh well.

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh That is all.

Thanks, I guess this shows my inexperience with twitter.

Am I just blind, or did SSHRC delete this tweet?

This is not the experience that I had. My University not only let me keep the fellowship that they promised me, but they also gave me extra money for getting a SSHRC. I was promised something similar at a different University I got into (but rejected) as well. Oh but wait, I'm at a Canadian school, sorry I didn't see that you guys were talking about American schools.

Your advisor is simply misinformed.

Well, since we're in for a long wait, I might as well ask a question Does anyone know what the rules are if you end up doing a different research project than what you proposed? Say, for example, it's a project in the same discipline, but in a different area (but still clearly not health-related and in SSHRC's mandate)? Would you have to fill out that request to change research study form? I ask because I've known people who have done different projects and not notified SSHRC because they say that SSHRC funds the person, not the project. But others say that you have to notify if you change anything. Anyone know? On the SSHRC website it says you have to fill it out if there is 'substantial' change, but what constitutes substantial?

Can people please post their schools when they post about notifications, if that's okay?

I emailed back with the correct dates but no one emailed me back to confirm that they received my email. Should I call tomorrow? Or would that just be even more annoying? I'm quite worried. Although, I guess they may have just received my email and fixed the error but not emailed me back. Ahhh...

Graduate studies just emailed me because I made an error on my application (my start date of my program and award didn't match). They said they wanted to correct it for me, but I'm freaking out now that I won't get it because of this stupid stupid mistake.

Wow, I started this thread and completely forgot about it (sorry!). I actually started it one day after being completley fed up with my department and the gender discrimination that I felt I faced. Not gonna lie... I was fuming when I started this thread. I eventually got over it and forgot about it, but I'm so glad to look back now and see that it sparked some great conversation. And also some great links to consider.

Do any other women in graduate programs sometimes feel like they have to work twice as hard to impress their colleagues, faculty members, or supervisors as a man? I honestly never felt like this before at any point in my education until I started grad school. I don't know if it's just the area that I am in (philosophy). But I feel like I work my ass off to impress supervisors and I always feel like I'm not perceived as intelligent as my male counterparts. Hell, all of the philosophical work that we read was written by men, so I guess it makes sense. I don't know, maybe I am just actually really dumb and that's the reason no on is impressed with me But I can't help feeling like men are just viewed as inherently more intelligent and as having more insightful things to say about philosophy. Anyone else feel this way (and what area are you in)? Anyone else not feel this way?

Kits is a nice place to live but it's a bit of a commute to SFU (over an hour). If you want to live close to downtown Vancouver but also close to campus, check out the North Burnaby area (Burnaby Heights), there are a lot of basement suites available there, and it's close to the main bus route on Hastings St. that goes back and forth between SFU and downtown Vancouver. The area itself is nice, and has lots of close public transit and shopping options.

Probably not a good idea to post your full name on here.

YESSSSS! Letters have reached Vancouver I was successful! Congrats again everyone!

It makes me happy for you all and happy for myself that no one who's posting on here who applied through their Uni has been rejected. Strange that people in Victoria are receiving letters before people in Vancouver!

Congrats all. I'm so jealous of those in BC who have recieved their letters... I'm getting really uneasy :/

I don't know about a SSHRC representative but I'll check with the grad department. *sigh* nothing in the mail again today. But good to know that someone in Alberta got their letter at least.... that's a bit closer.