Miss Medicine, I think you will be better served by asking this question in "The Official UC Irvine Countdown Thread." In this thread, you will find that English Chick interviewed on the last day of interviews, April 25, 2002, and was offered an outright acceptance. I hope this helps!
Patiently Waiting, I suggest you contact Dr. Al Goldin. As you know, he is head of the MST Program and is very kind. In fact, I suggest you e-mail him. I was kind of in your shoes a couple months ago. I submitted my MST Program Application and had not heard anything for several months. Once I e-mail him, Dr. Goldin quickly responded with a decision. Unfortunatley, I wasn't invited for an interview.