Jan 27th draw crs 457

[polcoin]

3rd draw in january. Crs 457.

 

[polcoin]

Congratulations to those who got ITAs.

So we can say that now its wednesdays officially.

 

[nshakelly]

I dint get an invite yet and I am at 472. Although I received a GHOST email but no invite yet in my profile.

 

[Luwassa]

I have not received any email yet. How long does it take to get a notification

 

[Han]

I have not received any email yet. How long does it take to get a notification

You will receive it by the end of today.
Congrats!

 

[polcoin]

I have not received any email yet. How long does it take to get a notification

Usually immediately.. but may take few hours.. dont worry.
Check your mycic account for messages.

 

[RamsayBolton]

Hmm, so the score goes up from 453 to 457.

 

[Han]

Hmm, so the score goes up from 453 to 457.

How many people are invited?

 

[mf4361]

Congratulations to those who got ITAs.

So we can say that now its wednesdays officially.

Likely so. Wednesday is the new Friday.

 

[polcoin]

Hmm, so the score goes up from 453 to 457.

Yeah.. but if 3 draws per month continues.. there is a chance that it decreases again.

Jan 13th draw was a pleasant surprise.

 

[Jayy]

How many people are invited?

1468 are invited!

 

[bestofluck]

Yeah.. but if 3 draws per month continues.. there is a chance that it decreases again.

Jan 13th draw was a pleasent surprise.

yes this year will be full of surprises.

 

[gmreddy]

Congratulations to all those who received ITA

 

[Asivad Anac]

1468 ITAs.

This draw confirms a few things.

1. CIC is definitely looking at increasing the number of invitations per month. Could go up from 3000 ITAs to 5000-6000. That is very good news.

2. The bad news is that the score couldn't drop below 450 (it went up by 4 points compared with the last draw, in fact) even when CIC picked up 4500 applicants in Jan '16.

3. If even 3 draws in a month cannot bring the cutoff below 453, that indicates a very healthy pool composition possibly because of PNs. Expect higher PN action in 2016 compared to 2015. Which is more bad news for sub-450 members.

4. The algorithm for draws is more-or-less confirmed. Watch the pool each week on a random day (Friday in '15 and Wednesday in '16) and decide the draw cutoff at a score where you get ~1500 applicants. Repeat 2/3/4 times depending on the number of ITAs/month target (3000/4500/6000).

5. The cutoff did not fall to 456 because there were presumably more than 132 people at that score and that would have pushed the ITAs to 1600+. CIC clearly wants to remain south of 1500 ITAs per draw - could be an indicator of their manpower availability.

 

[Han]

1468 ITAs.

This draw confirms a few things.

1. CIC is definitely looking at increasing the number of invitations per month. Could go up from 3000 ITAs to 5000-6000. That is very good news.

2. The bad news is that the score couldn't drop below 450 (it went up by 4 points compared with the last draw, in fact) even when CIC picked up 4500 applicants in Jan '16.

3. If even 3 draws in a month cannot bring the cutoff below 453, that indicates a very healthy pool composition possibly because of PNs. Expect higher PN action in 2016 compared to 2015. Which is more bad news for sub-450 members.

4. The algorithm for draws is more-or-less confirmed. Watch the pool each week on a random day (Friday in '15 and Wednesday in '16) and decide the draw cutoff at a score where you get ~1500 applicants. Repeat 2/3/4 times depending on the number of ITAs/month target (3000/4500/6000).

5. The cutoff did not fall to 456 because there were presumably more than 132 people at that score and that would have pushed the ITAs to 1600+. CIC clearly wants to remain south of 1500 ITAs per draw - could be an indicator of their manpower availability.

Nice, didn't understand number 4 though!
I think since there were some rejections, now people are a little bit more cautious compared to early months in 2015. I think more people might decline invitations, and wait for the next draw. It is just a guess!