NeedFunds
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My bad - not thinking about what I was typing. I meant to say decline. Listen to what I mean not what I say.
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Hey Mandie - yes, it was doctoral.
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Yeah, I won a SSHRC so cannot accept OGS, but still want to win so I can fill in another line on my CV even if it is a deferred award.
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Does anyone know if it is possible to move from a fellowship to a CGS based on some individuals rejecting them because they received Vanier or declined because they decided to accept an offer from an American school?
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Just won a fellowship with a score of 18.1. Here are my stats at the time of the application: Psychology going into second year PhD 1 peer reviewed publication 1 paper under review 2 book chapters 2 articles in professional journals 4 presentations at professional conferences B+ average BA, A average MA And, I'm in Kingston
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Im pretty sure it was May 3rd last year, but I could be wrong. In trying to be optimistic, it does say early May on the online system as opposed the beginning to mid May in the email we received.
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Still waiting in Kingston - only two hours from Ottawa by car! Maybe time to go next door and check to see if the landlord got our mail.
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Not everyone in Toronto got theirs yesterday though. I'm in Kingston and have not yet received mine (although it is possible that it went next door to the landlords - most likely I am just over thinking things though).
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Hey Andsowego, What program are you in? I presume you're at Queen's also?
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I agree. I'm in Kingston as well and did not get my letter today. I don't think it has anything to do with letters being sent out at different times as someone alluded to above. Kingston is not a major hub like Toronto or Montreal, so it is perfectly understandable that it would take an extra day. It also depends a lot on timing - what time did the letter arrive at the nearest hub, what time were the posts going out. Explains why some in Toronto did not get their's today either, while other did.
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Took GRE on no sleep anyone else experience this and re-take later?
NeedFunds replied to grimmiae's topic in GRE/GMAT/etc
Definitely retake the exam. Quantitative is definitely an area you can improve with some studying and a good nights sleep. In addition, as you probably know, your quantitative score is going to be very important when applying to social psychology programs. -
My guess is that the site might have been shut down to update results for one of the committees; although that is likely wishful thinking on my part.
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Just checked the site again - its back up and running, but no status update yet.
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I recall from last year that this happened shortly before results were released (I was checking compulsively). I know some people received their results before others last year, so perhaps this is precautionary to ensure that we all receive results at the same time this year? If the site is down then nobody can access there results until everyone has had their status updated and the site is back up and running.
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Without getting into a large discussion on latent structures, suffice it to say that whether the committee is checking off a box that says research potential or not does not matter - they are at some level, evaluating research potential. Evaluating a proposal to a certain degree is evaluating research potential. If you look at the department and referee forms it is apparent that one large component of what they are assessing is research potential. Certainly publications fit into this assessment. And, I do not expect that the process is "mathematical". Filling out a few likert scales might increase objectivity and ease the process by quantifying evaluations, but I think it is a little much to call this mathematical - you've marked before, you know that assessments are far from "mathematical". Anyway, I will not be partaking in discussion on this topic any further because quite frankly, it is beginning to bore me. Furthermore, I find it pointless to argue with those who misrepresent what I say - there is an abundance of individuals committing straw men on this forum. Best luck to all! Hopefully the results come out soon, so this silly discussion can be put to an end.
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I am not quite swayed by your fallacious reasoning (see affirming the consequent). Your example would be much more persuasive if you provided me with an example of a student who had a stellar publication record and was not successful. Of course it is not necessary to have publications to win the award as the vast majority of individuals applying for a SSHRC probably do not have any publications. And, if an individual does have a few publications and a terrible plan of study, he or she probably would not and should not win a SSHRC; however, if the plan of study was horrible, that person probably would not be A-list anyway. I agree - the program of study is probably the most important part of an application; however, there are several strong programs submitted and publications definitely provide solid evidence of research potential. It is one thing to plan a course of study and quite another to execute a plan of study and publish your findings. If I were funding students, I would definitely be encouraged to fund those who have publications as they have already established that they can bring the research process full circle.
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I don't think that teaching will have much influence anyway given that the purpose of these awards is to fund promising researchers. Of course, teaching is a nice component to add to a total package but I certainly do not think it will have as much of an impact as publications. I imagine 1 publication in a mediocre peer reviewed journal would be more beneficial to an applicants CV than teaching experience given that this is a scholarship awarded to promote research not teaching.
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I think so - I was speaking with a group of professors the other day that notified me that they expected to hear by Friday.
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I completely agree with you Canukulhead. I think the best predictors for success are the base rates as opposed to the individual application: what percentage of total A-list applicants win, what percentage of forwarded applicants from your school win, what percentage of forwarded applicants for your discipline win, etc. I think these numbers are a lot more informative than judging the merit of a given application.
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I think I have a good chance, but who knows. The base rates alone suggest that I do - approximately 75% of people that were forwarded from my school last year were successful. In addition, I have a strong track record with numerous first author publications that vary in prestige, several presentations at international conferences, a very strong program of study in an extremely under researchered area, and exceptional letters of recommendation from two leaders in the field.
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Maybe one of you could create a new thread and the two of you can continue your debate on self-righteousness there so that the rest of us can continue to use this thread to share information pertinent to OGS results?
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That may be the case, and you have every right to be angered by the fact that some individuals are privileged enough to find out their results ahead of time; but, let's not lose sight of what this forum is for, to share information. So even though it is unfair that SleepyPhD received results before the rest of us, I don't see much sense in attacking him or her for providing us with what we want - information. Let's just try and keep the discussion cordial.
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I just hope that they mail out the results today or tomorrow at the latest, I am growing very impatient!
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Common CB, where's the competitive spirit?
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Getting no news sounds a lot better when you think about it like that!
