thundering wrote:
for those of us that interviewed already and not admitted today, im guessing probably ding?
I had the same thought. My status still says "We reviewed your application with interest and would like to learn more with a personal interview. Please watch your email for our updates" and hasn't changed in about a month. They keep saying they'll send out more interview invites, but they haven't been clear at all about what this means if we've already interviewed. Doesn't seem like a great sign though.
I'm in the same boat, so can see where you are coming from. BUT, I doubt the admissions process is as structured as we (like to) think it is. Of course, not everyone that receives an interview will be admitted, but at the same time, we have absolutely no visibility on the criteria for the "Dec admits". Perhaps they are just the really obvious candidates and UCLA wants to somehow reel them in asap.
There are loads of other people still waiting for an interview, and I guess we are in the "no-slam-dunk-but-definitely-interesting-enough-to-interview" group. Unless you came to your interview dressed like a clown and somehow managed to weave the words "Stanford" and "HBS" into every answer, I think we are fine. They will have more visibility as they interview more and more people after the holidays. So while this could have been a nice early Christmas present, I think we should just wait and see what happens on Jan 25th.