As someone who has to give the news about the review outcome, I can confirm this from my own experience as well. Pretty much only those who come out of it as "t

As someone who has to give the news about the review outcome, I can confirm this from my own experience as well. Pretty much only those who come out of it as "top-tier" get any benefit, and no amount of "spin" will cushion the news of anything lesser. Of course, this isn't helped by there being an enforced normalisation curve on the ratings…