What sucks the most is that they are interviewing more students. Lowering the chances of being accepted for any student prior to dec 15th.
I don't mean to be rude, I understand they are professionals working their hardest thus I want to extend respect to them, but I don't like the phrase "trust the process" as I feel there is no transparency. They couldn't send out these emails for WL or acceptances on dec 15th in the morning but they can send emails on dec 31st for interview invites, or that they just now send WL emails; what I'm trying to get at is that it doesn't feel good and I can't plan properly.
I can't sit on a waitlist till mid-summer because I need to set-up contingency plans if I don't get in, whether it be changing from MA to MS, going for internships, doing research at the school, or anything else that'll require months of investments that I can't back out of so easily if I do get in.