Sick of waiting, so I called NYCOM this morning. I actually got a hold of someone who was willing to talk with me about my application and the process in general, which I understand is a bit of a rare opportunity. Anyways, the long and short as I understand it is that NYCOM does not send out routine rejections. He basically expressed to me that if you haven't heard by this time about an interview invite, then the admissions committee has given you a "silent rejection" (my quotes, not his). He then suggested that I consider applying Caribbean, which kindof pissed me off on a few levels- first because I have 4 interviews as it is, and second because what happened to advocating for the "DO approach?" Not exactly great news on the phone this morning, but at least it is information.
Disclaimer -- I was dumb and didn't write down this guy's name, so take this information with whatever weight you feel is appropriate. I got the impression that he was not an adcom member himself, but rather someone who worked closely with them. His information may be wrong or incomplete, but it did sound like he knew what he was talking about for the most part.
