This is just outside speculation, but I think it's consistent. I fully expect that if you go through YC Fellowship and make no meaningful progress (e.g. you wer

This is just outside speculation, but I think it's consistent. I fully expect that if you go through YC Fellowship and make no meaningful progress (e.g. you were not accelerated), that would make it less likely for you to get into YC Core. Of course, this time YC has a financial/reputational incentive to help you make progress.