Elena - Congratulations!
Please - let me ask you (if that is not secret) about where you are submit your photos on test submission (your site or flickr or any other), it photos have been full size or reduced (what size), it photos have been exclusive (not represented at other stocks) or not?
Because I don't certainty about my completely understanding condition on http://contributors.gettyimages.com/workwithus/page2.asp
"Simply email [email protected] with the subject heading 'Test Submission: (Your Full Name)' and include a link to an online gallery of your images that best match our creative guidelines outlined in Step 2 of this process. This should contain approx 40 images and can be created using your own website or a community site such as flickr. Please ensure that you read our full Submission Requirements document as it contains all the information you need to correctly prepare your images for submission if accepted." And on guideline mention about photo size Requirements and exclusivity.