I'm not on the Admissions Committee and this year we have a
large number of outstanding candidates, according to our
Admissions Committee who presented the short list for final
selection in our January faculty meeting. Unfortunately your
name wasn't on the short list, so there was nothing I could help
you. Basically the PhD admissions process for our department has
closed after that faculty meeting as the faculty don't want to meet. ----
again on this matter.