[efla]

Originally Posted by Dowdy

@lagreene: I think it was Tuesday or Wednesday last week.

@Mike: Ah feck them anyway, another week of thumb-twiddling awaits us. Yeah it sounds like your proposal has particular relevance.

I was slightly worried about mine (on the metaphysics of Cormac McCarthy's fictional worlds, and in particular their relationship to his interest in chaos theory and complexity theory), because it doesn't have any particularly Irish hook. The fact that he's Irish-American doesn't mean much in this case. Someone advised me before that I should "Irish" up my proposal a bit, to increase my chances, but after a period of doubtful fretting I decided against it. It would have required me to completely compromise my original idea and I'm not interested in whoring myself to try and get funding. They'll either see the merits of my proposal or they won't.

Ah well, I guess we can try and put it from our minds again until the start of next week, when the nailbiting suspense will recommence...

Have you come across David Byrne's Complexity theory and the Social Sciences? Might be of interest

Good luck everyone, I'm reliving the pain all over again reading these

[potoftea]

Originally Posted by Mr dissidence

I think the IRCHSS post the results online months after the offer letters have been sent (when they have a definite number of scholars accepting the award etc). So, I wouldn't be holding out on an internet results list, anytime soon. I have heard that they sent letters out to post-doc applicants and that was last week, I think. Obviously they were busy processing that. I really just want to know at this stage, or else I may need counseling to deal with the anxiety. I am starting to become obsessed! Anyway, hopefully they will post out the letters this Friday, which means that they'll be in the post Monday first thing. Again, the best of luck to everyone!

You're right there. I know someone who was in for a postdoc. She told me back on the 13th that she'd gotten her result (it was from that fateful point I started looking for the postman every day!) At least she's been put out of her misery.

[Dowdy]

@efla: No, I hadn't come across that, thank you very much for the information. I'm more interested in how complexity theory might resolve (or reformulate) certain fundamental problems of metaphysics, and what bearing this has on McCarthy's writing, so the social science application of complexity theory is not of particular relevance, but it looks interesting nonetheless and I'll check it out if I manage to get a scholarship and have the luxury of a university library... Spent a small fortune on academic books already over the past year, this independent scholarship lark is expensive!

[Esmereldina]

Yep the postdoc ones are out all right, so I'd say you should all hear pretty soon. Good luck to everyone applying

[the-jojo-axiom]

Originally Posted by potoftea

Nooo! Early next week! I was all set to believe we'd have our letters by this Friday. Or wait (ever the optimist):maybe they mean they'll be posting the results online early next week, by which time we will have our letters! God, I can't take any more of this second-guessing!

Oh and my area: my application is for a PhD in archaeology.

Snap!

I blame both the bankers and Fianna Fáil for this shambles.

[Dowdy]

I'm guessing no-one got any surprises in the post this morning? Still at work here, resigned to the fact that we probably won't hear until Tuesday or Wednesday next week.

[lagreene]

Originally Posted by Dowdy

I'm guessing no-one got any surprises in the post this morning? Still at work here, resigned to the fact that we probably won't hear until Tuesday or Wednesday next week.

I didn't hear anything anyway. I agree with you, I think maybe Tuesday or Wednesday. Don't think I could wait much longer!

[Dowdy]

Ah well, just thought I'd check. This has been a painful month of waiting, and it could all be for nothing yet... Christ.

Good luck anyway!

[Mr dissidence]

hopefully the results will be in the post tomorrow! Best of luck everyone!

[Dowdy]

Well? Anything in the post this morning for any of you? Do I have to rush home early from work today?

[Mr dissidence]

Can't check my post until later in the day- Did anything come for anyone?

[Casinha]

I am awaiting a decision for Scheme 1 as well and have joined this now to let you guys do your work for today. As far as my area is concerned, the postman was here and has not dropped in a letter from the IRCHSS. If anyone gets it today, let me know!!

Getting more nervous every day...Good luck to you all!

[Mr dissidence]

I rang the IRCHSS just there and asked when the postgraduate results will be made available. They said that "hopefully" sometime this week, letters will be sent out to inform applicants. The "hopefully" is a bit troubling. I am starting to think that it might be mid June before anyone receives a letter.

[Casinha]

Thanks for calling! So we can be nearly sure no letters will arrive tomorrow...
Great, so basically we get deadlines imposed to get our s*** together in time - thought I could vice versa expect the same from the other side, too.

[Mr dissidence]

I didn't see a problem calling, seeing as it's nearly the end of the month and the letter that they sent to us in March told us that offers should be out mid-May. I am definitely thinking mid-June now