No, they have by April 1. So they can reject us on April Fools Day. 
From here.
All applicants will be notified of their admission status by April 1.
From Merriam-Webster, sense 3b of the word by.
not later than
So if we interpret SLO’s statement as
All applicants will be notified of their admission status by 12:00 AM PDT on April 1.
then we should be notified tonight if they have any integrity.
What if they reject us on April fools but then send an email later saying it was a joke and we got accepted. hahah a girl can dream😂 jk i know that’s not happening
Lol, I’m just imagining that they forgot to release our admission decisions and that we all got accepted.
right?? especially since we’ve had some people on here not get an answer with amazing stats! it’s just doesn’t make sense… i got accepted last year, and now my application is a whole year more impressive, i have my associates now, am local and i didn’t even get waitlisted. i’m so so confused
Aw Carl I’m so sorry.
That’s really weird… I just don’t understand! I’m sorry
thanks y’all. i’ve been at cuesta for 5 years (major changes) and since i’ve got my associates it’s like ??? what else do you want me to do lol. oh well, i’m gonna write a very stern appeal
@carlvss - That was my fear in turning down my acceptance last year & not getting accepted this year. It was too much of a gamble for me to take.
Although, someone above got accepted last year, turned it down & got accepted again this year.
This year is just more stacked. This year saw a huge uptick in apps for the S and A-tier schools. But I’m sorry dude, that stings. You’ll do great wherever you go man. What major are you?
I saw that- i didn’t turn it down i couldn’t complete a required course due to the covid outbreak. i dropped before i got my acceptance. if that is the case, that is all the more frustrating
i’m nutrition! i unfortunately cannot afford to move out of home right now so i wil be at cuesta again. i just don’t know what classes to take to help chances again. ill figure it out and i’ll be fine, as we all will be 
I really hope they will grant your appeal!
Yes! There’s no time limit of when you need to finish, take it easy on yourself everything will fall into place!
They’re really dragging this out 

how is it literally 10 pm before april 1st and still nothing
No idea bruv. At this rate, I really do hope I got in, just to not add insult to injury on their part
@carlvss That is a lot of undue hardship, wow. I hope they grant your appeal on the basis that you cannot leave. Best of luck bro.
im no expert but i would say based on reading threads of people that have successfully appealed to cal poly that you have a pretty good chance, especially if you emphasize that you are local, unable to move, and were only missing a required class due to the pandemic
A friend of mine just got in today for CS 3.5 GPA but he is international student … I am still waiting from my end