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To applicants in the physical sciences: I just received an invitation to interview, so it appears that they are still notifying shortlisted candidates. However, it seems likely that I'm taking the place of someone who did not accept their invitation, so I am not holding out much hope that I am highly ranked.

That's great, Congrats! May I ask which committee corresponds to your field of study (i.e., biological sciences, physical sciences, etc.)? Does anyone know if this means that those of us without a notification are out of luck?

I did not receive an email from the faculty alerting me that I had been competitively listed; thus, I was following this thread with great trepidation. Today, while cleaning out my junk box, I happened upon the invitation for the Gates Cambridge interview. In format, it looks quite like the Cambridge acceptance letter, but it was not signaled as high priority email and thus ended up in my email dust-bin. Consider checking your junk-box. The email went out today (December 15th). One of my greatest fears in this process was going until January not knowing anything. While this may or may not mean ANYTHING, for your notification, it's clear that invitations have started to go out and that the Gates Cambridge office is going to be closed for the holidays so invitees are required to solidify interview acceptance by December 19th. This information is regarding the American portion of the Gates Cambridge.