Barb,
I don't think that your interview date is a problem. On the website interviewfeedback.com, there was a thread posted by someone who had interviewed at AE, and they had said that their interviewer told them that AE sends out enough acceptances, the Jan. 15th batch, to fill half of their class. I think the thread was posted sometime early in December. I know a few students who attend AE and I was told, by them, that AE interviews a large percentage of their applicant pool. So, I would not worry, and good luck! 😀
AE is my first choice, I sure hope I get an interview there! 😀
"That which we obtain too easily, we esteem too lightly. It is dearness only which gives everything its value." Thomas Paine