NSFGRFP waiting

[Pink Fuzzy Bunny]

For some of us the waiting for grad school admissions is over (and a lucky few we are!) but now to turn our attention to the next nail-biting moment... when the NSFGRFP recipients are announced. Anyone waiting with me?

[og_casper]

At least this rejection didn't cost $100.

Edited March 12, 2016 by og_casper

[Pink Fuzzy Bunny]

7 hours ago, og_casper said:

At least this rejection didn't cost $100.

Put so eloquently

[SAH]

Right there with ya!

[sierra918]

16 hours ago, Pink Fuzzy Bunny said:

For some of us the waiting for grad school admissions is over (and a lucky few we are!) but now to turn our attention to the next nail-biting moment... when the NSFGRFP recipients are announced. Anyone waiting with me?

Yes!!! I know what school I'm going to, so now all my waiting is focused on the GRFP! 2.5 ish weeks to go!!

[Neist]

Waiting here, too. I might actually have a chance if what was supposed in the NSF thread is true (each year is reviewed independently of each other in each field).

I'm crossing my fingers.

[Pink Fuzzy Bunny]

2 hours ago, Neist said:

Waiting here, too. I might actually have a chance if what was supposed in the NSF thread is true (each year is reviewed independently of each other in each field).

I'm crossing my fingers.

Whaddya mean?

[Neist]

4 minutes ago, Pink Fuzzy Bunny said:

Whaddya mean?

Could be incorrect, but it I think I'd fair far better against other undergrads.  

[Pink Fuzzy Bunny]

11 minutes ago, Neist said:

Could be incorrect, but it I think I'd fair far better against other undergrads.  

OMG. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS. THERE IS HOPE FOR ME!!!*

*except that I didn't put very much effort into my application. I'm kicking my past self right now...

[Neist]

1 hour ago, Pink Fuzzy Bunny said:

OMG. I DIDN'T KNOW THIS. THERE IS HOPE FOR ME!!!*

*except that I didn't put very much effort into my application. I'm kicking my past self right now...

I know, right?!

Although, I admit, I put a lot of effort into mine. About a year, actually.

[Pink Fuzzy Bunny]

Just now, Neist said:

I know, right?!

Although, I admit, I put a lot of effort into mine. About a year, actually.

Well crap! I know a lot of people who did that... unfortunately, the professors who promised to proofread my essay waited until LITERALLY the day it was due. And they are 1000 miles away and didn't answer phones/emails for the two months before. So I drove 1000 miles overnight...

...yeah, I'm still bitter about the whole application process. 

Seriously though, with that much effort going into an application, I really hope you get it!

[sierra918]

2 hours ago, Neist said:

I know, right?!

Although, I admit, I put a lot of effort into mine. About a year, actually.

Same here, Neist!!! I started mine about 9 months before the deadline! Good luck to you!

[amwhite]

I wish I had known about the NSF GRFP because I learned about it about 3 weeks before and threw an application together real quick, but if I had more time it could have been a whole lot stronger. But I haven't gotten a rejection yet, so that keeps me going. 

[shim12]

I've heard that getting GRFP can overturn rejections/waitlists. How true is this?

[Pink Fuzzy Bunny]

5 hours ago, shim12 said:

I've heard that getting GRFP can overturn rejections/waitlists. How true is this?

From what I hear, a lot of schools have policies against this... especially this late in the season, I'm not sure that it would overcome a rejection. But a waitlist... well, it might move you to the top, I'm guessing.