How long does it take to hear back usually?

reeses414
Fri, 14 Oct 2005 14:25:37 +0000

Last year, I found out that I was admitted on a Monday. (Heh. I checked CC before I got home that day, and there was a thread started about decisions being known so I had a feeling it would be there before I even got to the mailbox.) I didn’t get my application in until mid-October so I found out during mid-December (around the time when other schools were giving out their ED decisions).

The adcom is doing its job (and very well in fact). They have to process thousands of application so it takes time. I’d personally rather wait longer for the decision and have them spend time reading my application than hear back quickly with them just brushing over it.