premise: Rejected although Close<br>Nate submitted his application for the graduate program. He received his results during the following week. Since he was furious, he went to speak with his dean. She explained that the seats were simply full. However, Nate hesitated to walk away.
hypothesis: It took 10 days to get his results back from his application to the graduate program. 
reason: The following week. He could have submitted his application on Tuesday, got them back in the following week, on a Friday. 