hi hmmm,
you know, i'm not sure what the confusion was, only that there was some. i got my rejection email today - solidarity hugs all round & big congrats to those who got the "good email"! - and from what i could suss out, it seems that my university was given a list of "principle candidates" and "alternates," with no mention of the rest of us. gee thanks, DOE.
our absence on any list was probably the confusion.
hope you get the go-ahead soon!
eec