Congratulations to everyone this application cycle! I have been looking through old threads today, and it is exciting and rewarding seeing people like the above poster (HNV721) make the thread "JUDGE ME" and now learning he (?) excelled. The forum is extraordinary for such a time-capsule, narrative feature.
Quick (self-serving) question: for those who applied to MTS programs, did you contact your POI in addition to mentioning her/him in the statement, or merely the latter?