MrHippo

the DOE emails even had auto-responders, that told them when we opened the email. clever.

of the people that have already been notified, how many of you are not undergraduates? (that is, maybe they only contacted the ones that really needed to know quickly?)

should we assume that we didn't get it if we received no phone call?

IM:E/VG/E BI:VG/VG/E Got HM. 2nd time applying. Reviewers said positive things. I thought these ratings would be good enough? I guess not. Maybe next time.

Fair enough, living in Manhattan is not cheap, though it does come with extra benefits. Nevertheless, there are a few things to keep in mind: 1. Subsidized housing is available to first years. 2. The stipend has a 9-month duration. So, there is some additional summer funding available at NYU, or you could (say) get a paid internship elsewhere during the summer. 3. You can pay very reasonable rents by living in Brooklyn, Roosevelt Island, Jersey City, etc. Then there are the perennial favorites such as taking multiple roommates, etc. Now, if you live alone in Manhattan, take the taxi everywhere, and eat out every night, that's a different story .

I don't know about unsupported students, but supported students are compensated quite well.

Once you pass the oral exams, you can sign up for PhD research credits, i.e. you don't technically have to take any more formal courses. So, the 72 credits isn't as much as it seems.

ndseg website is down.

actually, someone just posted that they were accepted today off the waitlist for ndseg. i guess one of you is giving incorrect information.

that's odd. why then would one person get a rejection and the rest of us, not?

hmm i am still waiting as an ndseg alternate myself. (but i already got nsf reject). sorry to hear you got turned down. i didn't think they would notify this early. has this happened to anyone else?

On behalf of the ndseg wait listers and nsf rejects, i express my utmost jealousy.

fake.

yeah i think we got our hopes up

you're kidding.