Great info and many thanks to you all....Anyone know what "tier" they seem to be pulling from right now? Obviously tier 1's are a hot commodity (not just at DL), but have they got into 2's, or even 3's yet?.... It seems to be well known that the internal link will get an applicant a look, but after that does it matter how many LOR's are on file? One would think the more the better, but is that necessarily the case these days or is it more the app itself that sells it? Reading through this thread a bit, the speculation appears to be the application gets the interview not the LOR. Anyway, best of luck to everyone and Merry Xmass!