Also, if you only get 2-3 submissions/day early on, those submissions might stick in the YCers' minds for longer. I suspect even the best attempt at giving all

Also, if you only get 2-3 submissions/day early on, those submissions might stick in the YCers' minds for longer. I suspect even the best attempt at giving all submissions a fair review doesn't quite work out if you've got hundreds of submissions to go through in a week. It doesn't sound like it's an instant decision. (with that in mind, expect my name to turn up in the first lot of winter applications)