Still no word from . . .

Hey dudes and ladies,

Next to my interview at UNC this last Saturday, this is the first time I've thought this whole process was fun.

Regarding my earlier encouragement to contact programs, case in point, GWU just sent me a personal e-mail and offered me an interview on Jan 13th (fortunately I've managed to keep that day open so far).

I am now sold on the idea that you can only gain by spending a few minutes sending out requests for info. I added a little subtle humor in my canned request, perhaps this helped give a favorable impression, but who the hell knows!

Oh, and thanks mongoose, perhaps that TJU spot will come my way.

Just to keep some additional perspective, last year I got some first-wave interview offers into the beginning of January for a few of the programs -- especially Northeast programs -- with second-wave requests in the middle of January up to a few days before the interview dates.

If I remember correctly, some of the really late ones were NYMC x 2, Lenox Hill, Monmouth, and Seton Hall.

Bonehead77 must be really smooth in his emails b/c I am not getting any love from sending emails to programs; maybe a little carpal tunnel, but no invites for sure.

Sorry to hear that Kimball, I thought it might work well for everyone. I don't know about smooth, but I was polite, very humble, and mildly humorous. For perspective, I did get 2 rejections for all my effort (UCI and Loyola), but I am happy to know because now I don't have to continue to dance around their interview dates also.

More updates:

St. Lukes - Invited for an interview. See invite thread for details if you care.

Long Island Jewish - Many of the invitees couldn't make their dates. Their coordinator is going to meet with Dr. Dines (PD?) to see if they are going to offer those spots to additional students. Now is probably a good time to show your interest.

Mt. Sinai is done offering interviews.

Mt. Sinai is done offering interviews.

so is eistein

so i got the heisman from both einstein and sinai....hmm....