Admissions Selection Process

You need to put together the best possible application, including a statement of purpose, on the basis of your training so far and any advice you may obtain from other professors, etc.  A graduate program director is not in a position to anticipate the participants, process, terms, or outcomes of the admissions process.  If you feel that you might work well with an individual faculty member, you are encouraged to contact them and discuss your options and opportunities.  But this in itself would not guarantee acceptance.  That is determined by rigorous process of selection which involves the whole department. In the end, the process is a "blind" one, as is the case in many professional areas, to insure fairness, etc.