By the way, what are the chances that the Admissions office might have lost an application?
I applied in mid January, but have never received official notification that my file was considered complete. This in spite of having contacted the office once in mid-late February, and once again a couple of weeks ago to inquire as to my status. In February, I was told that processing an application could take a while, and that I could expect to be notified by email once my file was complete. Two weeks ago I spoke to a woman on the phone (never was clear on who exactly she was) who looked at my file, said it looked complete to her, and told me I might still get that notification at some point along the way, who knows. Having heard nothing since then, I called again on Friday (two days ago) and left a message for Arnita asking her to confirm that my app was under consideration.
I've talked to one other applicant who seems to be in the same situation.
On the one hand, almost all of the most recent updates on LawSchoolNumbers have been rejections, with a sprinkling of waitlisteds thrown in - so in that respect, I'm sort of glad Emory hasn't called in the last two weeks or so.
On the other hand, I find this frustrating because my numbers (167/3.84) and interests/experience (went to seminary, and have an M.Div) seem like ideal fits for Emory's program. I do think I could have written a better personal statement, but for the most part I'd expect to be an attractive applicant. As things stand, I haven't had one communication from Emory that I didn't initiate myself.
It's hard not to feel like my application's been lost in the shuffle. Anyone have any alternative explanations for this radio silence?