PotentialLunchWinner Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I am going to be cliche, having just been stalking this forum obsessively and only posting now. This is my last year to apply; I chose Animal Behavior although Evolutionary Biology may also have been appropriate (and now I am panicking that I made the wrong decision!) I got HM two years in a row, but I don't have much hope for this year. Really, the reason I signed up is because I need to share my obsessing! My prelim exams are coming up in the next week and I should be cramming, but instead I am spending my time refreshing this forum and fretting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego M Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 So just to double check, If you get an email tonight you either got it or didn't get it. If you don't get one it's because you'll either get one later when they know they will have more money, or because you're an HM? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotentialLunchWinner Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 It depends on the budget. If everything with the budget is sorted out, you will receive an e-mail tonight telling you if you either got the award, got an HM, or were rejected. The year the budget was not sorted out, people received e-mails telling them if they were rejected, won, or received an HM; however, there were a number of people who didn't get any e-mails. Those were the top-tier HMs who were in the running to get an award if the budget allowed for it. Hopefully this year there will be nobody in limbo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
violachica Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 yes let's hope for no limbo please dendarii917 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diego M Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 It depends on the budget. If everything with the budget is sorted out, you will receive an e-mail tonight telling you if you either got the award, got an HM, or were rejected. The year the budget was not sorted out, people received e-mails telling them if they were rejected, won, or received an HM; however, there were a number of people who didn't get any e-mails. Those were the top-tier HMs who were in the running to get an award if the budget allowed for it. Hopefully this year there will be nobody in limbo. Oh ok so if I don't get an email today I'm a top tier HM that might get it...hopefully today is the last day of waiting for everyone but I'd rather find out in 2 weeks I got it or an HM than finding out today I didnt get it lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uksawfly Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 OMG. I just checked this during my lunch and now I can't think about anything else. I guess I know what I'll be doing all night long (refreshing fastlane/email). Good luck to everyone! I wish we could all get great news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendarii917 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Good luck to everyone! I wish we could all get great news! Hey, currently there are 114 people on this thread and they give 2000 awards. We CAN all get great news! ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotentialLunchWinner Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 So I'm not seeing the "Fastlane will be down for maintenance..." announcement on the Fastlane page. Do other people see it? I've cleared my cache, opened in different browsers, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechengr2000 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Is it true the email will come tonight? Last year it was morning of April 6th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awexome Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 So I'm not seeing the "Fastlane will be down for maintenance..." announcement on the Fastlane page. Do other people see it? I've cleared my cache, opened in different browsers, etc. I see it, it's at the top of the "advisories" box on this page: https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/index.jsp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_ruth Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Oh ok so if I don't get an email today I'm a top tier HM that might get it...hopefully today is the last day of waiting for everyone but I'd rather find out in 2 weeks I got it or an HM than finding out today I didnt get it lol With the qualifier that if you don't get the email and the list still isn't up, you are not necessarily guaranteed a win. All of the above speculating was under the assumption that the down-time is because they are posting the list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotentialLunchWinner Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Ah, thank you... in previous years it was on the Fastlane login page itself, so I was a little worried I was getting all hyped up for nothing (although that's still probably true ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendarii917 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Is it true the email will come tonight? Last year it was morning of April 6th. Something tells me we're going to be answering this question all day. Previous pages of the thread will answer it too, but... 1.) Twice in 2009 (when there were 2 waves of awards), and in 2010, the announcements were made at 1:00 AM ET after FastLane went down for a pre-advertised "server maintenance" period at 11:00 PM ET the day before (a couple of hours before emails started going out and the spreadsheet went up on Fastlane). 2.) The second wave in 2009 and the 2010 awards were both on Tuesdays at 1:00 AM (i.e., late Monday night). [Yes, that was April 6 last year, but it was a Tuesday early-morning.] 3.) There is now a "server maintenance at 11:00PM ET tonight" message on FastLane. So yes, we are speculating with high confidence that it will be tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotentialLunchWinner Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Okay, but the big question: Wait for the e-mail, or immediately check the list of winners? (Both are technically up at the same time, but in the past the list has gone up about ten or twenty minutes before I've received an official e-mail). For myself, in the past I've checked the list first for my name. This year, I'm thinking of waiting on the e-mail to find out. What about you, fellow obsessors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t_ruth Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I'll be checking the list (for myself and my classmates). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meankney Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Okay, but the big question: Wait for the e-mail, or immediately check the list of winners? (Both are technically up at the same time, but in the past the list has gone up about ten or twenty minutes before I've received an official e-mail). For myself, in the past I've checked the list first for my name. This year, I'm thinking of waiting on the e-mail to find out. What about you, fellow obsessors? I'll probably be asleep, so I'll end up finding out through email in the morning, regardless, but for me, I'd have to think about which would be more depressing: searching and not finding my name on the list or being rejected in an email? It's a tough decision! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ringo2009 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 93 users are reading this topic... did we ever hit 100? And its a little sad isn't it? here I've been spending more time on Grad Cafe in the last few days than I care to admit, and tomorrow, it will be over. For many of you, I assume I will meet again next year, same time, same place? And for the rest of you, congratulations! Yes, we have have not only reached 100 but exceeded it. It is 1:28 EST and there are now 108 people reading this thread! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechengr2000 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 What's the address to check for the list of winners? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mechengr2000 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Also, whats the rule of thumb? is it you need 3 "excellents" to win? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dendarii917 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I honestly can't decide if I want to fast-forward the clock until at least 11pm.... or if I never want it to come because I actually just don't want to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wait_wait_dont_tell_me Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I chose my user name for just this occasion BaruchQSpinoza and illini2015 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elunia Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Wow are we really thinking it's coming tonight then?? I was determined not to think about this award at all after submitting the application - I don't think I have a shot (first time applying) and I was frankly more worried about just getting in somewhere! But now that I'm into a great school, I can start worrying about something new! I applied in Social Sciences - Physical Anthropology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antboy808 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 just want to get it over, and move on Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awvish Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 Wait so...if the server is down for six hours (11pm-5am ET), does that mean the list won't be posted until it comes back online? And e-mails will come out even later? Can anyone explain this to me? Thanks, and good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmh0277 Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 We're at 99 viewers... I bet we have every state covered. Do we have a person from Alaska in here?! TX representin' The list of awardees and HM's is on the NSF Fastlane site; it's the big link in the middle of the screen. https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/grfp/Login.do If you check it every minute you'll probably get your results faster than the rest of us and before the emails are sent out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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