Iimagine they have a very long waitlist as they should probably be accepting 3-3.5 x their class size = 240-300/600 intervies, and they hardly accept right away. meaning probably 100-120 acceptances and 200/600 waitlist no?
This is an intelligent comment. I don't think it's quite as high as 3.5x class size, but I could be wrong. It could also be different for you guys since our class size was smaller and we were given substantial scholarships, which incentivized students to matriculate at a somewhat higher rate.
The point stands regardless of how accurate the number is. I myself was a waitlist acceptance, as were many of my classmates. So don't get down on yourselves; there's a lot of movement in the waitlist at this school and it's still very early; I found out at the very end of May 2 years ago and I was nowhere near the last one accepted.
I also would be remiss not to mention that writing 7346873892576 letters of intent probably won't raise your chances any. Applicants get anxious and assuage their anxieties by writing letters which gives them the impression that they are "doing something" about it, much like taking an antibiotic for a viral URI (to use a medical analogy). The most productive way to be proactive and relieve your concerns is to plan what other school will go to or what else you will do if you are not accepted; this both takes up time to occupy your thoughts and gives you a sense of security. As a med student who was once waiting on his only acceptance and with (at one point) no backup plan for what to do after college without going to med school, this is what I found most helpful.
Best of luck to everyone, will be excited to meet some of you pretty soon
