In recent years, USMA has been holding back on sending BFEs until mid-January--they send out a big batch of like 500. In the past, BFEs would drift out from Sept/Oct-May. For the last two years it has been big batch around 15-18 January and then through late April/May. Don't worry. when it arrives at your house, you will not miss it. Also, your portal will update with a magical purplish-blue box--you cannot miss that either. Now the portal and the arrival of the BFE are not necessarily synchronized--but one is as good as the other. Again, don't expect it until mid-January. If this year is like last year, there will be a big wave--and then there really isn't another big wave--it is more like turning on the tap.