spacecurves
csk2010
It has really been quiet past few days.Can we still realistically hope for R2 invites?
Well, the Darden students on this forum, and the school website all consistently say invites will continue to go out until the decision deadline. I think they mean it, but I also think that pretty much all schools send out the bulk of invites early in the process, and then there is a long slow trickle up to a week or so before the decision deadline. So I think your chances do go down over time, but there is no reason to give up yet. There is still a whole month at least of invite time.
Yep, applicants might get invited until the decision date. I literary met R1 applicants who came to interview on December 19th and calls for admitted students went out on the 20th...
Personally, last year I was invited to an interview three weeks after the submission deadline and then spent a TON of time biting my nails, expecting to hear the final decision. I actually think it's better to be invited later on - then you have less time to wait for the decision after the interview! Anyway the application review process is totally random and doesn't mean anything.
Good luck guys!