@itsgettingreal17 you’re probably right, just my wishful thinking that there’s still a chance. Would love to hear from and congratulate anyone who received a semifinalist email!
@itsgettingreal17 Hi, what’s the basis for your statement?
Gonna go out on a limb and say if the site was changed to late Jan/early feb and no one has said they themselves have gotten an email for Texas Exes saying they are a semifinalist that the decisions haven’t been released as off this sunday night.
My D was notified on Jan 17 last year that she was a semi-finalist. Phone interviews were from Jan 23-26. Finalists were notified on Feb 3. Based on that and their update. I’d say semi-finalists have been notified. Just because no one posted here doesn’t mean no one was notified. I think my D was the only one on CC last year that advanced.
Its possible, but I also think the year before they were notified around Jan 23rd, I think in all optimism I’d wait until the end of Jan before losing hope
My son received semifinalist email today (1/22/18). Phone interviews Jan 23-25th. Finalists announced on Jan 31st.
@Proudtexasmom Hi! Do you know if all the emails go out at one time for the 40 acres?
I do not. Sorry. But with phone interviews done by the 25th, I would imagine all the notifications have to go out soon.
Yes, they all go out at once.
Hello, I was notified of being a semi- finalist today at 1:09 pm if the time helps.
DD received a semi-finalist notice on 1/22, interviews were 1/23-1/25. The interviewer told her 5,000 applications, 120 semi-finalists. Very competitive process. About half of semi-finalists will advance, notification by 1/31. I do think this is one more about ECs than academics though, although DD does have very strong academic credentials as well. All the finalists are pretty impressive.
Guess we’ll find out tmmrw.
Anyone get an email yet?
Nothing yet- you?
@moomzer nothing yet. 
Does anyone know if semifinalists get a rejection email if they don’t make it? The waiting is driving me i n s a n e :’-)
@yeek2022 not sure. it shouldnt be hard to send 120-140 emails though.
Guess emails went out. Didn’t get anything so assuming I’m not a finalist. Congrats to anyone who was!
@MaybeHarvard2022 Hi! How do you know that emails were sent?
@hiitsni a friend told me they got the finalist email a few minutes ago.