Pardon Me While I Panic

As most of you know, I am currently applying to grad school here at Auburn. It was a last-minute decision, but I have been getting the application taken care of as fast as I can. When I talked to my department's Graduate Program Officer, he told me that I'm "In the middle of the pack" as far as applicants go, and that I had an excellent shot of getting in. The deadline for application isn't until July 15.

This meeting took place about a week and a half ago.

Yesterday after submitting another piece of my application, I sent him and email to ask him a few questions. He responded with answers to my questions, along with the following sentence:

"You'll need to get the process completed as quickly as possible, you are already the last person to apply."

What the fuck?

First of all, of course I'm the last one to apply! I just sent the stuff in yesterday! Does this mean nobody else will apply in the next two months? Of course not, unless he is psychic. Why would he even say that to me? Is he trying to scare me into getting the application in on time? I was doing fine on my own, thanks.

Second, why would he tell me that if only a week ago I was "in the middle of the pack" and there are still two full months until the deadline? What kind of logic is that? Who the hell hired him?

At any rate, I will get my application in when I damn well please (which just happens to be today). I think my GPO is just bitter that he is being replaced in the fall.