as far as i know, yale, harvard phd, mit, columbia and princeton have also sent out their stuff [a friend] heard back from the yale art prog, but i would guess the brand new archi phd also sent out their stuff- not positive tho

Are you talking about doctoral or M.Arch programs? ??

After my original posting a few days ago, I got tired of waiting and decided to call to check for myself ... Columbia is sending out decisions next week and Princeton says it'll be the last week of March.

hi zizi. columbia phd started calling people about a week ago, princeton's notified theirs too, yale's went out earlier today...

Thanks. Good to know, now I can start house-hunting in earnest!

Not sure why it takes an additional two weeks, in the case of Princeton, to email rejections, though...

Zizi,

Different universities, and different departments within each university, are operating independently on their own schedules. The admissions folks at Princeton are not on the same timetable as others.

I hate to be the voice of boring reason at the beginning of this exciting journey for you, but you'd better get used to being frustrated by the work and performance of your university, your department, your faculty, your committee, your advisor, et cetera. Not that there aren't wonderful things to come, but there's also a lot of procedure depending on other people. Your proactive decision to go ahead and call is good initiative you will need to do a lot of if you don't want to go crazy.

Good luck on your applications...

Thanks Citizen, I think you're right and I am, in part, just venting.

The application process is an isolating experience, and I appreciate your voice of reason.