I really hope they let us know before April 15th, which is the deadline for accepting offers. Due to my intended PhD supervisor leaving for a school in another country and my inability to follow him, I am now an extremely late applicant to Queen's and UOIT. I don't even have an official offer yet from Queen's. But, if I had external funding.... I think it would boost my chances significantly. If the mid-April notification post is true... then that really sucks :(