DW@GT Posted March 8, 2013 Share Posted March 8, 2013 Has anybody every done online gradute work with the GRFP? Several of the top schools now offer online masters, and at least one major engineering college (Columbia) offeres a doctorate. Does anybody have any experience with these programs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spivak_khayesh Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 I know the release is still a month or so away, but now that it's basically March I'm starting to get excited! Here are the release dates from the past several years (copied from previous years' threads): 2006 - Thursday, March 30 2007 - Friday, March 23 2008 - Tuesday, April 1 (Results were accidentally released\hacked the day before) 2009 - Friday, April 10 2010 - Tuesday, April 6 2011 - Tuesday, April 5 2012 - Friday, March 30 Is it too soon to start speculating? Going by this, NSF's will be announced somewhere between March 22 (end of spring break) and April 10th? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inyo Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Yes, and it seems most likely it'll be released on either a Tuesday or a Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamped Posted March 11, 2013 Share Posted March 11, 2013 Yes, and it seems most likely it'll be released on either a Tuesday or a Friday. Good! Tuesday and Friday are my lucky days lol. Just a few more weeks left, can't believe how fast time has flown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainDreaming Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 Are we allowed to place bets on the date? I bet Tuesday, April 2nd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandersnatch Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I'll take Friday, March 29th. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smeltzer Posted March 12, 2013 Share Posted March 12, 2013 I called NSF today and they said that they are making the final selection now and the result will be released in the first or the second week of April... anxiousanthro, ohhello, smeltzer and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anxiousanthro Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I called NSF today and they said that they are making the final selection now and the result will be released in the first or the second week of April... I wonder if "released" means released to the public, as in awardees may know before then!? ::constantly grasping for more info:: haha Thanks so much for calling and posting this info! TrainDreaming, Queen of Kale and Chande 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2 Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Well done. Anyone else deliberately not read their essays since turning them in? Last year I had the smallest typo on the name of a place, which I doubt anyone noticed, and felt way worse than I should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Kale Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I deliberately didn't look at any of my application materials (for the NSF GRFP or my grad school apps) after they were turned in. I'm a queen of typos but if it's too late to fix it I just don't want to know. -Star- 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SydTheKyd Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Well done. Anyone else deliberately not read their essays since turning them in? Last year I had the smallest typo on the name of a place, which I doubt anyone noticed, and felt way worse than I should have. I know I didn't! All it would do is crank up the anxiety, and if I found a typo/mistake it would have sent me off a cliff.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SensLu Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 I'm freaking out, I don't even know what school I'm going to yet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InquilineKea Posted March 13, 2013 Share Posted March 13, 2013 (edited) I called NSF today and they said that they are making the final selection now and the result will be released in the first or the second week of April... Okay so I guess I could win it posthumously even if I somehow managed to die sometime before April... But damn it; I wish it could be released in March since my chances of getting in one of the schools will be entirely determined by this. Edited March 13, 2013 by InquilineKea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainDreaming Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I read my essays a million times. Sometimes I thought I had a chance. Other times, No. Other times, just impossible to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spivak_khayesh Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I deliberately didn't look at any of my application materials (for the NSF GRFP or my grad school apps) after they were turned in. I'm a queen of typos but if it's too late to fix it I just don't want to know. The decision will not hinge on typos. I mean of course a few ghastly typos that make it a clunky read would reduce their pleasurable reading and have an impact, but infinitesimal typos that were not picked up due to some error of spelling software I will bet they won't notice those either. They are reading 100s of apps in very short time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitangus Posted March 14, 2013 Share Posted March 14, 2013 I left a pretty glaring mistake in my personal statement last year (worse than a typical typo). Apparently my reviewers either read too quickly to notice or noticed yet weren't too bothered by it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aschein Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Does anyone know if disqualifications have already gone out? It was somewhat ambiguous whether my application would be accepted due to complicated rules regarding prior Masters programs. I still haven't heard anything though -- hoping it wasn't DQ'ed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guttata Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Does anyone know if disqualifications have already gone out? It was somewhat ambiguous whether my application would be accepted due to complicated rules regarding prior Masters programs. I still haven't heard anything though -- hoping it wasn't DQ'ed... I don't think they have. If they have, you can log in to your FastLane account and it will probably report "Disqualified" instead of "Submitted." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I thought people already got disqualifications for formatting issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertices Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I thought people already got disqualifications for formatting issues. I think aschein is referring to notification of eligibility for people in the fourth category (those who have more than 2 years of graduate units but special circumstances). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynamom Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 I read my essays a million times. Sometimes I thought I had a chance. Other times, No. Other times, just impossible to know. Ditto. I stink at this waiting thing. I'm putting my money on April 2, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alext182 Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 Does anyone know if disqualifications have already gone out? It was somewhat ambiguous whether my application would be accepted due to complicated rules regarding prior Masters programs. I still haven't heard anything though -- hoping it wasn't DQ'ed... I was feeling anxious in general and wanted to see if the person I talked to would let slip any additional information. When I called their number (Phone: 866-NSF-GRFP ( 866-673-4737 ) ) they informed me that disqualifications have already been sent. She also offered to check on the status of my application and said that there were no "flags" on my application and to expect the award decision email in early April. If you are concerned, i'd recommend calling as it literally only took a few minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SensLu Posted March 15, 2013 Share Posted March 15, 2013 (edited) For some reason I'm even more nervious now that I've basically just decided what school I'm going to....which is not the school I listed on the NSF GRFP application. I also applied for the EPA STAR fellowship. I feel like because of all the sequester talk that my admission to grad school pretty much relies on getting one of these fellowships. I don't think my potential professor has heard about the proposals he submitted for EPA research funding either. oh and I'm guessing April 3rd the announcements go out. Edited March 15, 2013 by SensLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swamped Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 I'll place my bets on April 5th then. Good luck everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umihoshijima Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Just to raise everyone's blood pressure a bit higher: "This site is temporarily unavailable due to facility maintenance. We have been advised this maintenance window may be until 4pm Sunday the 10th, but may conlcude sooner. Once concluded service will be restored as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience." It's my first time checking the site in a while, anybody else notice this up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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