I'VE BEEN ACCEPTED!!! Flip, woke up at 2am and refreshed my email (time difference means it's still early evening in NYC). I couldn't fall asleep after jumping up and down with relief/excitement!
It is most likely because we're international students (I'm from South Africa) that we have heard this early (because when I contacted them 2 weeks ago they mentioned that they were trying to get international students decisions out sooner).
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!!!!