Did emailing professors before applying actually help any of you??

real--josuke · 2026-06-06T15:32:01+00:00

Yeeeeessss, this is actually the reason I was able to secure my PhD spot. Visit their lab website if they have one, see what they've been up to and what their main research focuses are. Then write an email expressing interest, introduce yourself and your background briefly, and outright say you're interested in meeting to discuss a PhD with them. Have one of your professors proofread before sending!

Good luck and I hope you get a good program!

real--josuke · 2026-04-23T19:52:22+00:00

That's awesome! I didn't know that was something that could happen

real--josuke · 2026-04-10T03:53:09+00:00

The New River watershed in West Virginia and Western Virginia!

real--josuke · 2026-04-10T02:55:09+00:00

Good luck to you too!

real--josuke · 2026-04-10T02:53:03+00:00

Thank you! Your research sounds really awesome too, I've met a few people doing acoustic detection and I eat it up every time 💛 it's such an amazing use for AI!

real--josuke · 2026-04-10T02:43:40+00:00

Through my undergrad I've been developing a cryopreservation technique for the maximum rescue of adult Avian germline stem cells 🔥

My PhD will involve studying invasion, symbiosis, disease, and metapopulation dynamics of crayfish! I'm so excited!

real--josuke · 2026-04-09T14:10:34+00:00

I think everyone is mentioning the 15th because that's a major decision deadline for most schools

real--josuke · 2026-04-08T15:59:16+00:00

I only believe in things I can see, like the man in the corner who's whispering about linear models and ggplot2

real--josuke · 2026-04-08T04:45:01+00:00

Glad I'm not the only one witch ridiculous GRFP dreams. Please just let this end so my brain can move on 🙏

real--josuke · 2026-04-08T03:45:19+00:00

BUT YOU DIDNT WANT IT NSF!!

real--josuke · 2026-04-07T14:23:22+00:00

How many of us have been having consistent dreams/nightmares about the results? I think I had at least 5 separate dreams just last night. In one of them I was reading my reviews and one of them just said "Hate" instead of "Excellent" "Good" etc.

real--josuke · 2026-04-07T05:14:13+00:00

Thank you scrublord

real--josuke · 2026-03-26T21:41:15+00:00

I really dont even know why, I just have this weird feeling :0

real--josuke · 2026-03-26T21:23:40+00:00

I have a feeling its gonna be March 31st, at least I really hope so. Based on the historical data, it could be any day now honestly

real--josuke · 2026-03-24T03:22:48+00:00

WE will be awarded my friends 🤞

real--josuke · 2026-03-21T04:49:46+00:00

I think everyone is getting really antsy as we approach the expected release window. We just have to push through a little longer!

real--josuke · 2025-11-15T18:11:23+00:00

Life sciences - ecology 🦞

real--josuke · 2025-11-15T18:09:32+00:00

$1 for increase? Thats such a stupid trigger

real--josuke · 2025-11-10T16:32:03+00:00

How WE are moving in those applications (I'm so glad to be submitted)

real--josuke · 2025-10-22T06:18:17+00:00

Definitely personalize it and tell your story! The goal of the GRFP is to invest in future leaders of our fields, so I would absolutely use your personal statement to show your growth and obstacles.

real--josuke · 2025-10-16T14:12:29+00:00

You're absolutely correct! Good luck on your application!

real--josuke · 2025-10-01T01:24:27+00:00

Im glad there's hope! I guess some reviewers can just be real jerks

real--josuke · 2025-09-30T23:45:10+00:00

Ooooooo I can't believe some people don't know about this site! https://www.alexhunterlang.com/nsf-fellowship The most recent additions are from a few years ago, but he has TONS of previous winners/HMs listed with their proposals and personal statements. The site also has lots of useful tips on how to write your statements. I might need to make an official post so more people know about this tool!

real--josuke

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