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I’d say go ahead and apply. They can decide whether they want to speak to you (I’d guess that they would). If they don’t, no big loss, and if they do it only takes about about 45 minutes of 1-1 time.
At the same time, they also said that they have too many people applying right now. In this case, the cost of taking someone else’s spot seems pretty significant. I’m not sure I’m above-average important.
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I’d say go ahead and apply. They can decide whether they want to speak to you (I’d guess that they would). If they don’t, no big loss, and if they do it only takes about about 45 minutes of 1-1 time.
At the same time, they also said that they have too many people applying right now. In this case, the cost of taking someone else’s spot seems pretty significant. I’m not sure I’m above-average important.
But your point is taken; I might apply anyway.