Did you get info or heard anything on funding decision time-frame for Stevens or have any prior contact with any faculty? Admission letter and E-mail from Department Chair both seemed generic. And I believe you're talking about CS (POI) at Iowa. I'm interested in Energy & Nanomaterials.
I received admission on the the same day at Stevens (Last LOR submitted in 22 Jan) and no word on funding. Who is your 'faculty advisor' mentioned in the admission letter on application status page? I'm not sure what they mean by 'faculty advisor'. And no news from Iowa as well. I probably wasted $$ by applying there as I don't have computational experience which I'm hearing is their primary area of focus.