<p>I am not sure about interview weekend. I would assume that most schools invite their top candidates and then choose the students that they will admit from that pool. BUT, they could have multiple interview dates and may invite you to a later one so I wouldn't say that you are doomed.</p>
<p>As far as whether or not you could be admitted to a program that you haven't heard from since your application, it's definitely possible. I received an acceptance from Wisconsin's history department last Wednesday. I hadn't heard from them since I had contacted a professor that I was interested in studying with in October. His reply was short. My research sounded interesting and well-suited to the department and he encouraged me to apply. </p>
<p>I heard nothing after that. I was sure I had been rejected - an idea I thought was confirmed when I received a small envelope in the mail. When I opened it, however, it turned out that I was wrong. I was in.</p>
<p>From what I've heard, depending on the program you are applying to, if you have already an admission decision from a school in as early January, you are either one of their top applicants, or you simply couldn't make past their first cutoff point. Everyone else probably won't hear back about their decisions until March at the earliest.
In your case al15, my guess is that you are so far above the average Wisconsin applicants, they just accept you with no questions asked.
I am just worried because my top choice school (Penn) has their last interview weekend at the end of February. If they are not going to invite me to the party, they might as well give me my rejection letter already. There's no need for this senseless torturing!</p>
<p>Believe me, I feel your pain. A few days ago, someone posted an interview from Yale for their history department on thegradcafe.com. Even though I had already been accepted to Wisconsin, which is one of my top choices, my heart sank. It turns out that they are only interviewing people for one specific subfield, East Asian history, so I needn't have worried. Remember, interview invitations can be released in waves. Not everyone gets the invitation on the same date. You could still be in.</p>
<p>As far as notifications, they could happen anytime depending on your field. Most of my departments start notifying people in mid-February. March would actually be a late admit in history. Sorry if you already mentioned this but what discipline are you applying to? It could really change your admission timeline.</p>
<p>Also, check thegradcafe.com. People post their admissions there, and you can set it so you can see everyone's admits from past years if you check the box for all.</p>
<p>I am applying to Penn's psychology program. In my field, unless you are the very best or very worst applicant, admission notifications are generally send in early March.</p>
<p>drodophilist -
I'm domestic, I submitted to MSSM on september 18, and AECOM on November 30. I interviewed at AECOM on the 28th and 29th, and got a call from one of the profs i interviewed with on the 31st.</p>
<p>UPenn--notified Jan 7, interview 1/24 or 2/21
Oregon Health Sciences University--notified Jan 8, interview 2/6 or 3/5
University of Washington (Neurobiology and Behavior)--rejected Jan 10
University of Washington (Pharmacology)--notified Jan 17, interview 2/7
UCSF--rejected by mail 1/18
University of Southern California--notified Jan 18, interview 2/7, 2/14, 2/21
University of Colorado Boulder (MCDB)--notified Jan 18, interview 2/7, 2/28, 3/6
University of Oregon (Biology)--notified Jan 28, interview 3/7
University of Montana (Molecular Biosciences)--notified 2/4, interview 2/28</p>