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I hope so! It seems so odd not to be at least rejected by now. Would you have chosen USF over UNH?

Hi all, Longtime lurker here! I applied to four MFA programs for fiction: University of Washington - Seattle (rejected), Portland State University (accepted), Saint Mary's College of California (accepted with a paid assistantship), and University of San Francisco. I am having the hardest time choosing between Saint Mary's and Portland State. They have both given me a deadline of April 15th. Does anybody know anything/have an opinion about these two schools that might sway me? Also, I have heard diddly squat from University of San Francisco; I emailed the program director, and they said they typically make decisions six weeks after the deadline––which would have been early March. However, their program director added, "We are unable to predict exactly when the program's faculty will finish their application reviews." I saw one person was accepted on here a while ago for fiction. I'm confused why I haven't been rejected yet––as I have with UW. Is it possible they wait until after the April 10/15 deadline to see which first picks are going to attend before getting back to other applicants? Is this normal? Thanks!