TexTurtleGrad

Funny, I thought I was female ::checks:: yup... I'm a chick Sorry - SPIKED BK cup...

I'm in class atm... so just out of my BK cup..

All this news of pending notification has made me wonder what I will be doing with my time instead of checking this forum all the time (yup- I'm a lurker). I have come to the following conclusion: If I get the award: Freak out -> grin like a fool -> realize all I need to do now after all this procrastination -> drink out of stress and celebration If I get rejected: Freak out -> cry -> realize I'm broke and still have a ton to do -> drink out of stress and celebration (of finally knowing). If we don't find out Freak out -> check forum ->check email -> repeat until too stressed -> drink out of stress Maybe I'm just a lush.

What is this html trick you speak of? And is it really wise to go through blocked areas on national organization websites (even if they are poorly designed)? Especially if you do want to get funded ... The waiting is killing me...

While I think that would be the case for subsequent years, I don't think this year had an increased number of applicants - meaning a higher percentage of successful applications. I do remember seeing the same phdcomic about that, which might explain why the government is dumping more money into research - woot! Next year, will probably see more applicants if there are increased number of funded individuals, evening it all out again.

I don't really think that the increase in funded proposals really translates to "willy nilly" funding... Only the top 10% of people who apply are funded currently (as is my understanding), so even an increase to the top 20% of proposals being funded would still be guaranteeing good projects. It would decrease the prestige of the fellowship a bit, but I think it would help more than it hurts. Additionally, just because NSF doesn't fund a project doesn't mean its not going to be done (I'm still doing my research no matter what - just determines if I can eat regularly or not ). So those projects that are not funded for a reason would likely still fall below the 20% mark and would likely be partly funded by the home institution anyway.