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My SO and I have been together for one year, but we were apart most of the time. We were at the same college but now he's doing PhD in California and I am finishing my last year of undergraduate. I wish that I would be accepted into his school but I haven't heard back anything from that particular school. Meanwhile, I have received offers from some other schools, and some of them are on the east coast. Some professors from the east coast want to talk to me about my thoughts of the school immediately after I got the admission email. I'm wondering if it is proper to let them know my personal situation at this stage? Does anyone else have any experiences/thoughts/suggestions on this issue? Thank you very much! I wish you all can end up in a good place with your SO and family together.

I'll do so and keep them up to date. Thank you so much! These suggestions really help!

Thank you very much for the suggestion! Actually, it might be a little bit more complicated. I don't consider this school as my safety school because I'm sure I can be admitted into the PhD program at my undergraduate school and this school is by no means easy to get into. The professor knows what are the other schools I'm applying to and some of them are commonly considered having the very top PhD programs in my area of study. I'm not sure if the professor would think that I take this school as a safety school, but right now, I don't want to give an order of the schools besides my first-choice school.

I got an email from a professor who interviewed me last weekend. The professor wanted to know if I got any updates from other schools and asked what is my level of interest in joining the group. I did receive some interviews from other schools and also from other labs in the same school, but I haven't heard from my first-choice school yet. Neither have I got any offer. I like the professor's research, but I don't have any strong inclination at this moment. How should I reply to the professor? I don't want to sound unenthusiastic but I don't want to give any sense of promise, either. Would you have any suggestions? Thanks a lot!