sparedOstrich

Hi! I applied to CMU for admission to Ph.D. in ECE, specializing in DSP. I applied for the fall 2017 term. I haven't heard back from them. I have been contacting them every fortnight and all I get is the generic "do-not-reply" kind of email response. In addition, the online portal has remained unchanged since the completion of the application. Is this normal? Is there any other way of checking my decision? Also, can I still hope to get an admit after this delay? Thanks in advance!