gnetophyte Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Plus I just finished my rotations but I can't join the lab that I want until I hear about funding, so I'm stuck in limbo... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwkwardPants Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Because of some weird stuff that's happening with the state budget, my program doesn't know how they're going to fund me if I don't get this. (I'm a first-year student.) ARRG. What about people whose admissions decisions are riding on this? They've got to announce it April 15 or before, right? I talked to one NSF awardee who said that she had been rejected by a bunch of schools before she got the award. Then after being notified, she contacted them to ask them to "update her file" about getting her predoc funded, and every school except for one reversed their admission decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBK Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Haha, I couldn't resist any longer, just called the NSF. The lady at the phone said they'll announce awards within NEXT WEEK !! repatriate, EvoGirl and dendarii917 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendarii917 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Haha, I couldn't resist any longer, just called the NSF. The lady at the phone said they'll announce awards within NEXT WEEK !! EEEEEEEE!!!! Oh crap. There goes my productivity... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violachica Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Haha, I couldn't resist any longer, just called the NSF. The lady at the phone said they'll announce awards within NEXT WEEK !! does that mean between now and the end of next week? or does that rule out today and tomorrow haha emcgs15 and dendarii917 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendarii917 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 does that mean between now and the end of next week? or does that rule out today and tomorrow haha I wondered this from the phrasing too: does this mean "sometime next week" or "within the next week"? Two very different things for the next couple days. Of course, I suspect knowing which the person on the phone meant wouldn't actually shed any light. I was just reading the thread from last year, from the late-Monday-night/early-Tuesday-morning when they posted awards, and someone had called NSF earlier that day and been told "should be by the end of the week". When really it was about 8 hours away. I really don't like limbo, just TELL me already. Eesh! What am I going to use to avoid research and coursework when I don't have this forum to refresh constantly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whalo22 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Haha, I couldn't resist any longer, just called the NSF. The lady at the phone said they'll announce awards within NEXT WEEK !! Okay, who's gonna call and ask whether they'll announce within this week, or next? We gotta keep chippin away at em! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruin123 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Haha, I couldn't resist any longer, just called the NSF. The lady at the phone said they'll announce awards within NEXT WEEK !! You rock! And now I am justified in being glued to my email... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etale Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I just called to see what the "within the next week" meant and apparently "within a week from today." I have no idea how soon that will actually be; the operator at the GRFP office sounded really annoyed by my call and didn't give me any more information. hello! :), whalo22, repatriate and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violachica Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I just called to see what the "within the next week" meant and apparently "within a week from today." I have no idea how soon that will actually be; the operator at the GRFP office sounded really annoyed by my call and didn't give me any more information. haha probably because they've had many people calling to ask the same thing I wish they'd just give a solid date so we could stop being glued to our computers temporarily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etale Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Do they generally post the results on the website before sending out the email notifications? (Or perhaps both are done at the same time?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendarii917 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) I just called to see what the "within the next week" meant and apparently "within a week from today." I have no idea how soon that will actually be; the operator at the GRFP office sounded really annoyed by my call and didn't give me any more information. You just may be my new hero, for making this call... mad props to you, I hope the admiration and gratitude of us all makes up for her sounding annoyed with you! That means either tonight/tomorrow or EARLY next week, right? Right??! In other news, we're up to 40+ readers consistently. When will we break 100, I wonder? Not until they take down Fastlane? Edited March 31, 2011 by dendarii917 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whalo22 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I wonder if they know how many awards, I think its safe to assume the 2,000 that they budgeted for right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etale Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 You just may be my new hero, for making this call... mad props to you, I hope the admiration and gratitude of us all makes up for her sounding annoyed with you! That means either tonight/tomorrow or EARLY next week, right? Right??! Let's hope so. Isn't it said that it's always good to fire someone on a Friday instead of a Monday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendarii917 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Let's hope so. Isn't it said that it's always good to fire someone on a Friday instead of a Monday? You have a point. A whole weekend to forget that the NSF even exists would probably be very helpful, after getting what is so likely to be a "it's not us, it's you" sad email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara Jeanne Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 Thanks for calling! It has been driving me crazy too. I have so much to do and yet I can't stop thinking about it. This is the first time I applied and I won't be eligible next year. I wonder if that is taken into consideration when judging? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanna Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 My week has consisted of: refreshing this forum, refreshing fastlane, and having a hard attack whenever I hear my email chime. At this point, I just want to find out and get all my hopes and dreams crushed so I can move on and GET BACK TO WORK! uksawfly and dendarii917 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnetophyte Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 @ etale and NBK - Thank you! Thank you! I would never have had the guts to call like that. dendarii917, hello! :) and etale 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 (edited) I have my gmail open in another tab and, after reading all these posts about the amazing new info acquired by some of our intrepid forum members, I saw the little (1) appear after "inbox" on my gmail tab and had a little heart attack. It just appeared again! Time to post this and check! Edit: oh the downside of being on so many institute listserves, and for having a department that is very good at forwarding (sometimes numerous copies) of information about talks etc that may be of interest to us. Edited March 31, 2011 by Cicero sydney146 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violachica Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 My week has consisted of: refreshing this forum, refreshing fastlane, and having a hard attack whenever I hear my email chime. At this point, I just want to find out and get all my hopes and dreams crushed so I can move on and GET BACK TO WORK! amen to this! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olive81 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I am pretty confident that the emails come very late at night/early in the morning...like when normal people are sleeping gotasya 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etale Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I am pretty confident that the emails come very late at night/early in the morning...like when normal people are sleeping My notification came to my inbox at 7:10 EST last year. I'm holding my breath for tomorrow morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violachica Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I am pretty confident that the emails come very late at night/early in the morning...like when normal people are sleeping last year I got a HM notification at around 1am. dunno how long it takes their system to email everyone though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flanna Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 I am pretty confident that the emails come very late at night/early in the morning...like when normal people are sleeping Oh God, don't tell me this. I'm going to be tempted to start sleeping with my laptop open on my bedside table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olive81 Posted March 31, 2011 Share Posted March 31, 2011 last year I got a HM notification at around 1am. dunno how long it takes their system to email everyone though Yeah, i got my HM email sent at 1:10 am 4/6 last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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