alright everyone, i just called the admissions office and spoke with the very sweet valerie.
here is what she told me...
letters will be sent mid-next week. I asked her if I interviewed at the end of January, is there a good chance I'll be included in this batch? She said yes, but then said that very few people have heard before 8 weeks. Then she told me not to worry b/c they are nowhere near sending out all of their acceptances. I prodded and probed. She said that around 90 have been sent so far. Then went on to tell me not to worry if I'm in the april batch b/c acceptances will be sent out in April and May, and maybe even June. I asked her how many straight out acceptances are sent. She told me around 190!! but ultimately 230-240 are granted acceptances. So, there are another 100 or so acceptances to be sent so far! That is 1/5 of the applicants..I was pretty surprised by all of this. I figured it was definitely worth sharing. I hope that alleviated some of our concerns. 😀