Friesland

I'm sorry to be a downer, but I guess by this point I'm personally leaning toward the pessimistic side. The notion that bad weather would somehow cripple Harvard into sending *all* of their interview invitations in the last few hours of their window (or delaying it further) seems hopeful but unrealistic to me. As someone else said here, it's a don't-call-us, we'll-call-you approach, and so the math is pretty straightforward: For 99 percent of applicants, myself included, the business day will likely end with no word at all. And because "official" decisions won't go out until next month, it's very possible that we won't get any communication from HGSE except a polite "sorry" email in March. Again, sorry if this runs counter to your own personality or approach--I'm just trying to avoid denial and keep some realistic perspective. Best wishes to everyone.