I think it all depends on department. For me, I heard back from them in two weeks but I applied for master's not ph.d.. Maybe just contact them and ask? :/
Hi, I will be going there, and was wondering if anyone can answer my question - do you need a car? If so, how's driving there? I am worried about driving in snow, do people need to have chains?
Since I'm always driving in nice weather (west coast!) never had to worry about weather condition & driving.