what I changed was I had only applied to 3 schools in the area, this year I applied to all the Texas schools and out of state. They told me that was the only reason why I got 0 interviews last year. Made me look arrogant to think I could just decide where I wanted to be.
I did apply very early both times so I swear that is one of the keys. since you got SW but no others you may have other things on your app that you may want to change. I am assuming here that you have amazing stats, but other Texas schools are known to like that touchy feely aspect a lot so if you reach the threshold in terms of numbers, they will start looking more closely at the rest of your app. If you think you have to apply again I strongly recommend to keep doing "things" (research, volunteering, teaching, school, etc.) because I met a few people who did literally nothing that year when they were waiting, and the following year did not even get one interview because their application got worse (literally sitting around looks bad). Hopefully it will work out for you this time around. Make sure to take thank-notes to your interview and write them right on interview day and pour your heart in there because this interview is very important for you, and then turn those in that day while you are there.
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good luck!
