I spoke to my POI over the summer about applying to the PhD program and she told me that if I get rejected from the PhD I could possibly still be considered for the M.S. program. I applied December 1st and I haven’t heard anything back at all... the deadline for M.S. applicants is February 15th. Do you think they could be waiting to weigh my application against the M.S. applicants? In other words do you think I still have a shot or are things looking bleak at this point?