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NSF fellowship and waitlists

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 12:30 am
by betafj
Would receiving an NSF research award have an impact on my admissions decisions? For example, would an NSF award help me get off of the waitlist at Stanford?

Re: NSF fellowship and waitlists

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 1:23 am
by mrcrzister
From what I heard of, NSF = going almost everywhere! So cross your fingers....

Re: NSF fellowship and waitlists

Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 6:39 am
by owlpride
For example, would an NSF award help me get off of the waitlist at Stanford?
An NSF would get you off waitlists at Berkeley, Michigan and Austin but it won't impress Stanford. Speaking from experience...

The rainy dreary Open House might affect the yield rate in your favor though. Good luck!

Re: NSF fellowship and waitlists

Posted: Wed Mar 21, 2012 10:35 am
by betafj
owlpride wrote:
For example, would an NSF award help me get off of the waitlist at Stanford?
An NSF would get you off waitlists at Berkeley, Michigan and Austin but it won't impress Stanford. Speaking from experience...

The rainy dreary Open House might affect the yield rate in your favor though. Good luck!
Oh were you at the Open House? How many prospective students were there?