I applied right at the deadline, November 1, which I would not recommend but I kind of just applied to programs that had a later deadline. I heard back and interviewed with them December 1 and got an acceptance offer December 9. But I turned down my admissions offer.
I know during the interview they mentioned this was just one of many interview sessions.
I am still interviewing at other schools and there are interviews run till end of January, so there is still a chance you may get an interview!
Hope this helps!