• Overall Timing and Reader Recommendation Reminder: We are ALMOST done.
    • BLW asks timing from those still reading
  • Review status
    • 628 Complete Folders out of 662 submitted. (this includes 37 LGO applications and 7 CSE applications.) 628 compares to 595 last year. 
      • 130 Probably Reject
      • 349 Admissible and sent to Sectors
      • 150 need BAM to assign readers/GAC decision (hope to have these done today!)
      • only a handful need GAC to finish reviews
  • Review rejected URM & Female candidates
    • BLW to project list of URM and Female and discuss real time 
  • Sector meetings being scheduled: 
    • BAM remind GAC members of role in mtg.  BAM collect from Meetings top candidates that aren't picked up, and consider them for TAs/Fellowships.
    • BLW solicits best practices or problems in Sector Admissions meetings (open discussion)

  • BAM and BLW to meet with EM regarding fellowships later in January
  • Any comments on the process, suggested changes for the future? 
  • Timeline going forward FYI:
      • January 23, 2017: All folders completed
      • Thurs. Feb. 2, 2017: 2nd GAC review meeting (if needed)
      • February 7-15, 2017: Sector Admissions Meetings
      • Week of Feb 20, 2017: Students notified of admissions decisions - all decisions sent by March 1, 2017
      • March 17, 2017: Open house (suggestions for improvement?)
      • April 15, 2017: Graduate Reply Deadline
      • May 31, 2017: Wait List is released.
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