Certainly, could be the case. I would be a bit discouraged if my application didn't make it to the second round, as I felt good about it, but I think for now we just need to wait till Friday.
Interesting that they know nothing about the 2nd updates. I wonder what in the system was sending out those updates then.
I appreciate you calling them for more information!
Now that is quite cruel. I can't think of a good reason why the emails do not get sent out simultaneously.
I don't think there are enough applicants to cause traffic issues, but I guess there must be a good reason
My application never received the "2nd Round DoD Review Panel Update" so tomorrow is really going to rip off my band aid of denial for these fellowship results
I think that R2 value may dispel any superstitions about the relationship between number of pages on this thread and the release date of the results haha
Where did you find that they were updating application statuses with that phrase? Is it on your own application?
Edit: nevermind, I see it earlier in the thread