nainalerom Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I feel about the same as you do. I have been working as a teacher for a marine biology education non profit for almost a year now to beef up my broader impacts portion of my application so I feel that should be fine. The one thing I am worried about is not having any publications. I have a good amount of research experience from my undergraduate thesis and post undergrad research experiences but these didn't result in any publications. My hope is that the emphasis on publications may not be as great since I am not in graduate school yet. In the end, I am much the same as everyone else on here...crossing my fingers and hoping for the best My friend did that in Florida, and is now in a marine ecology program! Where did you apply/ where are you going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecodilley Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 My friend did that in Florida, and is now in a marine ecology program! Where did you apply/ where are you going? That's awesome for your friend! At this point, I am waiting to hear from UC Santa Cruz and U of Hawaii at Manoa. My top choice is Hawaii and my prospective advisor told me that nsf is important not only for research flexibility but also cost of living in Hawaii. This makes the wait really suck because my admission decisions are waiting until after this is announced so naturally I am a nervous wreck. Hopefully I get in to grad school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo mo Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I haven't checked this forum so frequently since...2012 before starting grad school! Anyway, this will be my 2nd and last time applying for the GRFP. My blood pressure is through the roof and my palms have been sweating for about a week straight, so I am ready for the announcements to come out NOW. Anyway, I applied during my first year of graduate school with tons of outreach and research experience (2 yrs as a tech at an ivy), but did not have any publications yet and I had barely a grasp on the experiments I proposed in my research statement. I learned so much writing that first proposal though. I did not get awarded, nor did I get an honorable mention, but my reviewers gave decent feedback. I think I got good/excellent from both reviewers. They seemed to think highly of my personal statement, etc, but said my intellectual merit was not thatttt competitive, which seems fair. This year, I have a 2nd author pub from my tech years (so thankful to my former PI he is the man), and my research statement was much stronger than the first time. It truly is crazy how much you learn in grad school though, because some of those fuzzy ideas have definitely crystalized since November... As an applicant, I think I am way more qualified this year. They just need to realize how amazing I am... jkjk Good luck everyone! I'm sending those positive vibez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdog3000 Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 That's awesome for your friend! At this point, I am waiting to hear from UC Santa Cruz and U of Hawaii at Manoa. My top choice is Hawaii and my prospective advisor told me that nsf is important not only for research flexibility but also cost of living in Hawaii. This makes the wait really suck because my admission decisions are waiting until after this is announced so naturally I am a nervous wreck. Hopefully I get in to grad school I applied to UH Manoa also, although at this point I most likely wont go there. Their admission process is extremely slow compared to everywhere else I applied and in my experience not very professional. They are awful with communication. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecodilley Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 I applied to UH Manoa also, although at this point I most likely wont go there. Their admission process is extremely slow compared to everywhere else I applied and in my experience not very professional. They are awful with communication. Omg I know right? Luckily I have been in contact with the PI I applied to for a couple of years now so I have gotten frequent updates from him. But otherwise its been bare bones communications from the Marine Bio department. Maybe its because it is a new program (started last year) but ya everything seems to be at the islander pace. Best of luck to you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nainalerom Posted March 28, 2014 Share Posted March 28, 2014 That's awesome for your friend! At this point, I am waiting to hear from UC Santa Cruz and U of Hawaii at Manoa. My top choice is Hawaii and my prospective advisor told me that nsf is important not only for research flexibility but also cost of living in Hawaii. This makes the wait really suck because my admission decisions are waiting until after this is announced so naturally I am a nervous wreck. Hopefully I get in to grad school I'm sure you'd be happy at either! I love UCSC and that whole part of California. It's my dream job to be a faculty member (or at least lecturer) at UCSC or CSU Monterey Bay. ecodilley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRoots Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I'm sure you'd be happy at either! I love UCSC and that whole part of California. It's my dream job to be a faculty member (or at least lecturer) at UCSC or CSU Monterey Bay. Don't do your PhD there then...likely to not get hired by your degree granting institution unless you leave for awhile. skyentist and unbrokenthread 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BioBum Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Don't do your PhD there then...likely to not get hired by your degree granting institution unless you leave for awhile. I think that depends on the institution and the field of study. Both my undergraduate and future graduate universities have hired recent grads for postdocs, faculty, and other research positions within the university. stmwap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nainalerom Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 Don't do your PhD there then...likely to not get hired by your degree granting institution unless you leave for awhile. Already doing my PhD elsewhere... stmwap 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parkridge Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 So my money's on next Friday. Anybody giving Tuesday a chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicalscientist Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 My guess is the maintenance warning will come up on Monday for a Tuesday morning release. That may just be wishful thinking though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbrokenthread Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 I'm giving Tuesday a chance because I really don't want to wait 'til Friday, but I suppose I don't have a choice either way...harumph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loginofpscl Posted March 29, 2014 Share Posted March 29, 2014 According to the NSF this week is the week for decisions, so if it isn't Friday we would at least have much to wring our hands over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faraday Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 My guess is the maintenance warning will come up on Monday for a Tuesday morning release. That may just be wishful thinking though... It would be funny if the notice came out Monday and then Tuesday they sent out another message that said: April Fools! The announcement wil be Friday. Hospitals in areas with a high population of students would need to be forewarned though. jelewis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Char123 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Yeah...no. I fail to understand how that would be funny parkridge 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSYIII Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Is anyone else no longer able to see the 2013 award winners and HMs on Fastlane? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hb19 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Is anyone else no longer able to see the 2013 award winners and HMs on Fastlane? I'm not able to see it either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbrokenthread Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 Same, and now it says "no applicants found"--so I want to believe they're either populating the fellows list, or preparing to... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pikapi Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 (edited) What if... the fastlane tech people see these forums and know that we use the service maintenance as early indicator. What if they are trying to troll us this year and not post a service maintenance notification?! Edited March 30, 2014 by Pikapi jelewis and reactiontime 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trantorian Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 I'm more optimistic about the series finale for HIMYM than the NSF GRFP. Chemil5000 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chemil5000 Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 HIMYM and GRFP.... no matter what the outcome I'm guaranteed to cry this week =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unbrokenthread Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 What if... the fastlane tech people see these forums and know that we use the service maintenance as early indicator. What if they are trying to troll us this year and not post a service maintenance notification?! I'm one of those poor sports who would find that extremely unprofessional and, more importantly, extremely unfunny blackpeppered 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElusivePatience Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 HIMYM fans, I am right there with you! I know a couple people mentioned that the 2013 awards list is no longer available. Any indication that this has meant something in past years? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queenlurktifah Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 HIMYM fans, I am right there with you! I know a couple people mentioned that the 2013 awards list is no longer available. Any indication that this has meant something in past years? It looks like the awards list went down on the Wednesday before the announcement last year. DSYIII 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElusivePatience Posted March 30, 2014 Share Posted March 30, 2014 It looks like the awards list went down on the Wednesday before the announcement last year. Thanks, good detective work :-) Probably a promising sign for a Tuesday morning release, then! queenlurktifah 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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