Housing question

So, I applied for exemption from housing and they emailed me that my status is “PENDING”. Does anyone know what that means? They emailed me like a few days after i applied but its been 2 weeks since i applied. It wouldn’t make sense if Pending meant waitlist for exemption right?.. All my friends got accepted for exemption early and I’m just worried. I didn’t even pay for housing yet because I needed their answer.