No Invitation = Bad Sign?

[null_value]

So, I discovered today that one of the schools to which I applied had an open house for PhD students last week, and I was not among those invited. That would seem like a negative sign to me, but having no experience in the whole application process wasn't sure. That being said I thought I would postulate the question to the group and see if not receiving an invitation to an open house definitively means rejection?

[iphi]

Well... it's a bad sign, yes. But does it automatically mean rejection? No. They could have more than one round of selection.

[TakeruK]

I'll just echo what iphi said! Sorry!

[null_value]

So, the message that let me know about the open house I wasn't invited to had links to the presentations that the faculty gave, and said if there were any questions about the presentations or research to contact the faculty directly. The first thing I did was listen to the presentation in my interest area (mercifully short 12 minutes), and shot an email off to one of the faculty members! Last ditch effort, so keeping fingers crossed that my interest might spur a decision...