Just want to give you guys some hope from my application experience:
1. I submitted my application on the R1 deadline day
2. Received an interview invite 2 days later
3. Interviewed 2 weeks later via Skype (didn't send a Thank You letter - but you should, as a courtesy)
4. Didn't get a December admit (was devastated and thought I got dinged)
5. Got admitted 5pm PST in the January notification day via email, along with >75% scholarship
6. Got a personal congratulatory call from Alex Lawrence the next day (I was outside the US)
Good luck guys! Trust me, Anderson is worth the wait!