I would be surprised if they turned around quickly enough for next Friday. Last year they called most people's references the week of Christmas - first week of January and had decisions a few weeks later on Jan 30th. This year they are just now getting to the bulk of the calls, so I'd imagine they take awhile to discuss results and stuff (2-3 weeks like last year) which puts us at middle/early Feb. (Which is exactly when they said they'd tell us last year fyi). Try not to think about it! Just tell yourself it will be a few weeks still, and if we find out sooner we can all be pleasantly surprised (at least that's what I'm doing to keep my sanity/anxiety in check)!