NDSEG 2019-2020

[petrPCB]

If you have a last updated date of Jan 1st, 1970, then something is definitely broken ?

[GoldenDog]

Basically, there is no healthy reason to worry about the dates.

[NDSEG_throwaway]

2 minutes ago, OhTheStress said:

If they're having IT problems, maybe the dates just mean they're dicking around in applications trying to fix broken things

Might make sense, especially if ARO is having IT problems given many December updates are ARO. 

[OhTheStress]

Just now, GoldenDog said:

Basically, there is no healthy reason to worry about the dates.

I can't speak for everyone, but I'm not worried anymore - I just find some perverse enjoyment in coming up with ever more ridiculous explanations for them with the full acknowledgement that I have no basis for doing so.

[petrPCB]

They're all still running COBOL, like our banking system.

[MixedMethods]

All I know is that I would absolutely love to see at least one person in the December Gang find out that they made the cut. That would absolutely make my day. To feel like we were cut almost immediately (I know I struggle to shake that feeling) and then get surprised with a "You're In!"
#DecemberGangGoals

 

[DecGangLurker]

 

1 minute ago, petrPCB said:

They're all still running COBOL, like our banking system.

Wonder if letting them know about my COBOL to Java/JOBOL migration services would help them make my decision just that much faster.........?

[BCHGang]

16 minutes ago, NDSEG_throwaway said:

The dates mean nothing!

 

 

 

The dates mean everything!!!!

 

 

The dates mean nothing!

You are HIV Aladeen.

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Edited April 16, 2020 by BCHGang

[Momo1111]

55 minutes ago, petrPCB said:

Hall thrusters?

Yep! Also looking into FRC thrusters. 

[BCHGang]

10 minutes ago, petrPCB said:

They're all still running COBOL, like our banking system.

Not my banking system. That's why I use decentralized banks that operate on ethereum. Big banks shall fall ! Muahahaha

[NDSEG_throwaway]

1 minute ago, BCHGang said:

You are HIV Aladeen.

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Hahahaha. You are....Aladeen?

[PopSoc]

I got an update today now.. 4/16 ARO social behavioral, neuro, etc..

[OhTheStress]

Gotta apologize, y'all.  I put my special occasion beer in the fridge to chill yesterday, just in case, and that clearly jinxed this whole damn thing.  My bad ?

[justanothergradstudent]

good news about the number of posts everyone

[SomGuy13]

Alternate Hypothesis: What if the date updates are cases where they lost some piece of an application due to "IT issues", and the date updates reflect some update on that profile to try to recover it?

[BCHGang]

Just now, justanothergradstudent said:

good news about the number of posts everyone

MFW.

The sheer number of views. People must be wondering what is going on in this thread !

[imposterimposter]

1 hour ago, pchemp said:

I'm 12/5. It's interesting how some people have their last update around 12/20-23. while some like us have our last updates before the due date. If the dates meant selection rounds, then it makes sense that there'd be an initial cutoff for GPA screening and such. But what does it mean for us? Did we just screw up our applications somehow and we didn't even make it to an initial round? Were our BAAs/disciplines just not up for funding? It's a mystery. 

For what it is worth, my last update was the day SysPlus updated my application with the corrected BAA (ARO). I had a typo in my submission and they helped me fix it, with no updates since. I'm keeping my fingers crossed DecemberGang isn't as worthless as we probably think we are

[petrPCB]

2 minutes ago, BCHGang said:

The sheer number of views. People must be wondering what is going on in this thread !

It's mostly just the posters in that view count. We're just really anxious

Edited April 16, 2020 by petrPCB
corrected myself

[robertac93]

39 minutes ago, OhTheStress said:

I can't speak for everyone, but I'm not worried anymore - I just find some perverse enjoyment in coming up with ever more ridiculous explanations for them with the full acknowledgement that I have no basis for doing so.

Obviously if your date isn't a prime number then you're out.

[GIIC]

I really apologize if I’m missing a post clarifying this, but is the consensus for today that we may hear but we may also hear tomorrow? 

[somethingsimple]

Just now, GIIC said:

I really apologize if I’m missing a post clarifying this, but is the consensus for today that we may hear but we may also hear tomorrow? 

Probably not until tomorrow according to NDSEG people. IT issues.

[vernigan]

5 minutes ago, somethingsimple said:

Probably not until tomorrow according to NDSEG people. IT issues.

Or maybe never at this rate...

[OhTheStress]

37 minutes ago, BCHGang said:

MFW.

The sheer number of views. People must be wondering what is going on in this thread !

Honestly, at this point even I'm not sure what's going on in this thread.

[ScienceGeek]

I wouldn't be surprised if they kept perpetually pushing it back a day

[OhTheStress]

5:30 in Maryland again.  Another COB gone.  Time to break out the stress beer instead of the celebration beer.