Many thanks to you both for such in-depth responses. It is logical that there is no “correct” answer, and your advice is helpful. I do have to work on forgetting past regrets, I suppose hindsight truly is 20/20. It’s relieving to hear that 10 candidates can receive the VP Nom, I had been under the impression that only 1 candidate receives it each year. It would be a dream come true if I could receive a late LOA as mentioned in #4, but I do not know where I stand relative to other candidates. That said, I’m glad I’m still in it, for now.
Also, when I applied for the VP Nom I never got any feedback stating it had been received. I submitted another application to the VP Nom a month later, in case my first one had been an error, and the same thing happened. Is this normal?