awesome good to know!! I'm a Gates finalist as well and my heart dropped yesterday when some of you guys all started getting Harding notifications.. haven't heard anything.. so keeping my fingers crossed! the funding wait is killing me!
International finalists applicants heard back almost universally on February 9 not in late January- I believe only the US shortlist round found out at the end of Jan. The email said final decisions would be released mid-March and be officially announced early April. I haven't heard yet of any rejection emails for the international round being released yet.