I am yet to hear anything from UConn. No interview yet. My status has not been updated to "check back dec. 1". I applied early.
My guess would be that they are still considering me, despite maybe getting passed over during their first time through the applicants, for whatever reason. I'm not too hopeful though, haha.
TL;DR: "Check back Dec. 1st" without an interview yet means a rejection. If you had an interview it means an acceptance. If you are yet to interview, and there is no "check back", it means you are still under consideration.