The lady said that official decisions will be released in June but that they have started to review applications. She couldn’t give any other information to the amount of waitlist activity this year.
It’s so weird that different admission officers are giving different decision release dates (May vs June).
I also find it better to call after their lunch break (base on experience they sound more enthusiastic and more willing to provide information after lunch).
If Penn doesn’t accept me, I am planning to defer my acceptance at my current college. But the deadline to request deferral is June 1st. So if Penn releases in June, it’ll be really bad for me