I have a similar situation. I called the department secretary and she was extremely unhelpful and a little annoyed that I called her. So I decide to email the DGS. A week later I get a reply saying that I am a very strong candidate and that I’d almost certainly get into the program but whether or not there is funding is the other question. He also said there’d be a meeting the next day and I should contact him again for more information as my file would almost certainly come up. The next night I email him back. That was 2 weeks ago and no reply(This week is spring break though). So now I find myself mulling over the nuances of the phrase almost certainly for the better part of the day. I would hold the non reply against the school if I didn’t rejected everywhere else. I will reframe from sending another email even though I worry he didn’t get my second one.
