Somethings not adding up in the math department here...
As of a few weeks ago,
LizzyM's school still had half their interview invites to extend. Many other schools are in the same boat. Several other schools have only rejected 1 or 2 people on here so far.
So for the sake of argument, let's ASSUME that every school had half their invites left as of a few weeks ago. And everyone says that you're in trouble at a school if you haven't gotten an interview invite from them by the end on Jan...
So over 2 months, schools will be sending out an equal number of interview invites that they have since the beginning of the cycle? That's a ton of interviews being held in the next 2 months. Keep in mind that really, there aren't 2 months of interviewing. There's lots of time off, depending on the school. There's the thanksgiving break, and a certain amount of Christmas break that can't really be counted. So I estimate that per working day at schools, they will be conducting double the amount of interviews as they have since the beginning of the cycle.
But there's no way that's the case. The time to really stop worrying seems like it should June! Since an invite in June would let you interview and get accepted sometime before classes start.
Main point, the math just doesn't work out, and it seems like a lot more action can be expected past January.
