I got my Bren letter on 3/9 – it's really odd that they're staggering decisions like this! No word from them on funding, though, so I also assume it's zero.
From the info sessions, it seems that Yale in particular liked seeing years of work experience on applications (they mentioned they took students straight out of undergrad too, but must've been pretty exceptional to choose that.) In any case, good luck!
Might as well continue with getting the ball rolling – I'm also waiting on Yale MEM, UCSB Bren, Hopkins, Imperial College, and Northeastern. Currently I've been accepted into University of Washington MMA, Columbia SIPA MPA-ESP, Tufts, and ASU. Good luck to everyone with this decision cycle!
Looks like YSE released on March 3rd/4th in 2021 and March 11th in 2022. The newsletter YSE sent out said that they were "preparing to release admission decisions for the Fall 2023 cohort" if that's any indication 🤷♀️