I was thinking about the same thing!! The school will probably have a different attitude compared to the city. I'd recommend reaching out to current students or people you know in the area and asking about how it is there since they're living through that experience now.
probably as late as possible lol, I'm having a hard time narrowing it down. If anyone has advice on choosing one program out of others that they love/ see themselves at, I'm all ears!
Did anyone interview @ Northwestern DGP Feb 11-12 and hear back from them? based on the results page it looks like they got back to people pretty quickly during the first few interview dates. the wait is brutal lol
USC Pibbs interviews are feb 16-19th, not sure if they are having additional interviews ? im sure you could send an email asking about your application status though
heard back from USC PIBBS a few days ago and Emory GDBBS in mid-december, but that was for the cancer bio track!
Not sure if certain programs are sending invites out in waves or all at once...