Not that I would feel discouraged if I'm not invited for these first round of invites, I'm just being impatient after a few month runaround from CASAA. I'm not too worried about the large applicant pool, I was just surprised that the interest in this profession has grown so drastically in a short period of time. I've only applied to Nova so far and feel more confident about my chances after speaking with some of the faculty on the phone, but I do have everything ready to go for South as well. I am curious to hear about your or any other applicant's experiences at the other programs so far.