It's amazing to read about the rejections. When I was applying in 1998, programs were begging me to look at them. They were paying for my flights, hotel, and some kicking in a $30,000 signing bonus paid over 3 years. But you know, if the programs are sending rejections, they are telling you that you probably won't fit in with "their" kind of people. At least you won't have to waste your money and time at a program you will probably hate.