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Also I've been editing a ton of NSF GRFP statements this cycle. I could (should) probably write an entire series re some common writing pitfalls I see but for now I want to share just one thing I've noticed recently: language that disempowers you as an applicant

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❌ "This allowed me to explore xyz"
✅ "I explored xyz"

❌ "I was being trained as"
✅ "I trained in"

❌ "I was able to conduct"
✅ "I conducted"

❌ "I was able to determine"
✅ "I determined"

❌ "The xyz courses available to me"
✅ "I took courses in xyz"
Keep it declarative. Simple. Active. Don't undercut your own accomplishments. Don't sell yourself short. Don't narrate as a passive trainee. Own your story as a scientist. As a professional.

This is not bragging. This is not arrogance. It's owning your actions & accomplishments
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I think I'm going to live tweet this Narratives of Motherhood panel rather than take notes. My thoughts in brackets. #ss22
Matsumoto "Why not take your kids to your fieldwork" #ss22 points out how students ask themselves if they can be happy in academe when they wonder if they can balance it with their desires for family.
Being a mother can be advantageous in collecting sociolx data. But, Matsumoto points out that in her remote field site of Palau, limited medical facilities pose a challenge for bringing children.
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