Generic rejection letter saying that there were 186 applicants for 5 spots

Very generic rejection email. I do not think they even care to inform the correct number. I remember seeing earlier that someone had mentioned the total seat as 5 and number of applicants as 186. This year as well they sent the same email it seems.

Sociocultural, no interview before acceptance.

Master's GPA 4.0

Seemed like generic email sent out to all interviewees (8x time slots if that’s meaningful), however sent from one of my preferred advisors ?

Ignore status. Anyone hear back?

Dear UCI Anthropology Grad Applicant, The graduate admissions committee and the Anthropology Department faculty have reviewed your application, and we are pleased to let you know that you have been selected for our long list. We would like to schedule a short interview of 20-30 minutes in the coming weeks. Our Department Analyst, Aubrey Bayoneta, will be coordinating the interview sign-ups via our Google calendar. Please look out for a follow-up email with further information. Also, please set aside Friday, February 14, 2025, for a virtual recruitment event, which will take place between the hours of 9am-5pm PST (a more detailed schedule will be forthcoming), when you will be able to learn more about UCI's Anthropology Department and the graduate program, as well as meet faculty and current graduate students. Please feel free to email Eleana Kim ([email protected]) with any questions.

For sociocultural. Received an email from a professor (not one I identified in my application)