Perhaps I should clarify- if schools have our information but haven't extended us an interview invitation will they tell us if they have no intention of offering an interview (rejection) or will they just not reply?
I feel like all the interviewees who are not accepted are put in the waitinglist/alternate, but that's just my assumption. Does anyone know if that's true?
Yes. But you can also be put on a "waitlist" to be interviewed. In a way, I was put on hold for an interview at all. They just told me the admission committee has not come to a consensus on my application.