<p>Thanks for your advice, Hanna. That makes sense to me. Most of the interviews I had were alumni, but I do very well expressing myself verbally, and felt that they would only strengthen my application. I do think my choice of essay topic could have been better, maybe something that will make me seem more unique to the admissions committee. I believe one of my recommendations was extremely strong, the other one was probably very good, but maybe not quite as stellar as the other one. I may try getting an additional recommendation from a college professor whose class I took. I ended up getting the second highest grade in the class among a class of college students at a private university. Perhaps that could help. Thanks for your input.</p>