Stanford 2012 - Calling All Applicants

I really didn't see any pattern in these threads the last two years that looked like there was any connection between when someone submitted and when they received an interview. This does fit the potential pattern last year of interviews going out first to mostly overseas applicants. This at least makes logical sense, as there are probably fewer alumni working overseas and logistically it might take more time for them to schedule and execute an interview. And I imagine that Stanford would hate to miss the opportunity to speak with an all star candidate simply because they delayed reaching out to them - not only to interview them, but meeting a successful alumnus is probably a great recruitment tool. This may be completely false and simply a byproduct of the small sample size, but it is worth noting that this "pattern" might be emerging for the second straight year.