There was a long time in the process where I was really, REALLY negative. So much so that I was starting to get depressed. A couple of weeks ago I decided to say "screw it--whatever happens, happens" and since then I've been talking to my friends more and planning lots of events to keep me busy. Finally, some sense of pre-application season normalcy is coming back to my life. The constant waiting kills, so I just don't wait anymore. I completely get where you're coming from.
I've got pretty good stats for UW (3.7/35), so I don't think they're mulling me over because they're waiting for better numbers from in-state residents. I seriously doubt there are 140 residents in the state with comparable numbers. My weaknesses are that I'm relatively young (was 21 when I interviewed) and that my ECs are nothing to write home about. If they exclude my shadowing, my clinical experiences are lacking. If I remember correctly, drizzt mentioned previously how much UW values strong clinical experience. So that's why I believe I'm on "extended review."
I didn't ask the Dean specifically as I didn't want to be too pushy, but she made it sound like they would sprinkle "extended review" applications into the ongoing decisions. I think that's why she couldn't give me a solid date as to when I'd hear back.