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James11222/Hertz_Experience: A mini blog post describing my Hertz Fellowship application process.

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I just finished my finalist interview for the Hertz Fellowship, and I feel a bit of an obligation to share my experience with anyone who is interested in hearing about it. When I was applying it was incredibly difficult to find any information on Physics or Astronomy related applicants. I applied for the fellowship under the field concentration of Astrophysics. Applying, I already knew I had the odds stacked against me simply looking at the history of previous recipients of the fellowship. The last person to receive the fellowship for Astronomy was in 2007 (16 years ago) as of 2023. The Hertz Foundation mantra is advancing the world with real tangible breakthroughs that will have large positive impacts. That's a hard sell when you tell them you study galaxies and space stuff outside of the solar system. Anyway, I applied mainly because I figured why the heck not. I was shocked when I found out that I made it to the first interview in November and even more so for the finalist interview

Hertz Fellowship Application Experience I just finished my finalist interview for the Hertz Fellowship, and I feel a bit of an obligation to share my experience with anyone who is interested in hearing about it. When I was applying it was incredibly difficult to find any information on Physics or Astronomy related applicants. I applied for the fellowship under the field concentration of Astrophysics. Applying, I already knew I had the odds stacked against me simply looking at the history of previous recipients of the fellowship. The last person to receive the fellowship for Astronomy was in 20

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