buffalowizard

It sounds like if you could do your post-doc at that top lab in the U.S. where your advisor has connections, then the whole Europe vs. North America thing might be a non-issue. It's incredible (and rare) to have an advisor who is willing to go to bat for you and with whom you work well, and there's no guarantee you'll be able to find that if you move to a different program.

Regarding school A: Where have this professor's former students ended up? Just because the professor is well-known and well-connected doesn't automatically mean that the professor's students will benefit. Is it possible that you could develop a passion for (get "hooked on") the sort of research that some other professor does? Regarding school B: Be careful -- teaching, fun as it may be, can be an enormous time and energy sink. Does fewer required classes mean that you will not learn and develop as many skills as you would in the other program? As far as advisor is concerned, where will this professor's career be in ~5 years, when you are finishing your dissertation? Perhaps (s)he will have advanced in rank to "full professor" and will have a much larger professional network than (s)he has currently. Based solely on the information in your original post, it seems like School B is the better choice.

It's entirely possible (if not probable) that they won't actually do anything with the information that your marital status has changed until it comes time to figure out aid for 2015-16. From the passage you've quoted, it sounds like they're casting a wide net just to make sure they don't miss any relevant information. It is possible that there are some instances in which a change in marital status would impact someone's aid for the same year (I'm not an expert, but maybe if you were marrying someone who's delinquent on student loan repayments?) but that in your case it would not impact your aid.

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I also started grad school about two months ago and have been facing similar struggles. St Andrews Lynx has some excellent suggestions. Some optimism: It may very well be the case that your advisor will be around much more once classes start, especially if he will be teaching. Many professors receive no salary during the summer. Furthermore, due to teaching obligations and assorted administrivia, it can be difficult for professors do much traveling during the academic year. Thus, summer is the perfect (or the only) opportunity to take extended family vacations, visit collaborators, etc. Don't panic. Fall's just around the corner. And if your advisor was very attentive during the application process, chances are he will once again be attentive once the school year begins.

Me, too. It's nice to be out of limbo. Congrats to all the recipients! edit: line break

I also left a message.

I'm also waiting. Seems like a rather large waitlist if there are so many of us posting here...

To clarify, I am still able to log into the application site (/apply) with no trouble. I have never been able to log into /award, but I am still able to access /award/2013/overview and see the buggy message about having declined the offer.

I'm still able to log in...

Maybe it was caller ID (or at least some clue as to what part of the country you're calling from based on phone number)?

Still no word here... I imagine my application would fall under ONR.

I've also heard nothing. Congrats to those who were awarded!

You mention the risks, but what about the potential rewards associated with taking you on? There are reasons, after all, why programs have accepted you in the first place, and you can't let people lose sight of them. Have you considered asking your old advisor from UW to contact this assistant professor on your behalf and make the case for why you're worth the risk? Additionally, can you think of any ways you could try to "prove yourself" to this assistant professor in order to win this assistant professor over?

Also, interesting to note that the site https://ndseg.asee.org/award is now active, though I am unable to log in (incorrect e-mail or password, it says).

Yes, just got this cryptic e-mail: Dear 2013 NDSEG Applicant, We are pleased to inform you that your application is still being considered for an award. As part of this process, you will be notified by our team once the Department of Defense has made their final decision. Please be advised that the NDSEG Program Team at the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) is the only entity that can officially inform you of your award status. This e-mail is not a promise of an award.

I'm attending for atmospheric science.

Actually only 1809 honorable mentions; 1762 is the number of honorable mention recipients who don't object to being listed as such on FastLane.

Got the fellowship! I received the e-mail at 3:45 AM, a minute or two after the list was posted online (for those keeping score). Ratings: (IM/BI) E/VG E/E E/G I completed my undergraduate honors thesis a few days before the NSF deadline and then spent way too much time on my personal statement essay (which was quite good by the time I was through with it), resulting in an embarrassingly raggedy previous research essay . For that essay, I had three major research experiences to write about. By the time I had finished writing about the first research experience, the deadline was like 7 minutes away. So, I decided to cover my other two research experiences by copy/pasting old abstracts... but I could only find one of the two abstracts in my cluttered hard drive! Luckily I had more or less written the proposed plan of research several months prior and didn't have too many updates to make. In the end, I pressed "submit" at 8:00 PM (literally). Indeed there was some reviewer criticism about those essays. However, I apparently had stellar letters of reference that buoyed my application to success. I'm still in disbelief.

The DOE CSGF website has recently been updated to reflect that selected applicants will not be notified until early April (as opposed to Mid- to Late-March). Links for the curious: site old image new image

I'm starting graduate school at CSU this summer/fall but have already spent a summer there doing research. @fall13applicant: Fort Collins is awesome, and it's certainly more of a college town than an urban city like Denver. The downtown and campus are both quite nice. Plenty of restaurants (see, for example, this site), including Indian food. Not sure about hangouts, clubs, etc., but this site might have some useful information. The $1700 monthly stipend should be more than enough to cover living expenses depending on your lifestyle. From what I've seen, rent can be as low as $400/month if you aren't too picky. As far as international student housing is concerned, you might want to check out the "International House" university housing at CSU. @MrOtrebla: During my campus visit, one student recommended this site (CSU internal rental/roommate search; requires EID and password to log in). There's also Craigslist (can't vouch for the legitimacy of posts there, of course). Also, feel free to P-M me, as I might be looking for a roommate as well!

April 10th isn't a Sunday... March 10th was.

You might try getting in touch with a department administrator?

For better or for worse, I'm going with the following format: Name: Office of the Registrar E-mail: registrar@college.edu Phone: [registrar's office phone number]

I took the test again on August 30th, and scores went up at some point last night between 8 PM and 3 AM (~10-day turnaround, much better than this past spring).