Dear Amanda -
What I can tell you is that the first round of offers have been sent to applicants. Technically these applicants have until April 15 to tell us their decision, but we're hoping for answers before that. Depending on how many people accept the offers, there may be a second round of offers going out as soon as this week.
Some decisions have started to be entered into the online application system, but due to the high number of applicants this will take a few weeks to complete. There is a 48-hour lag between data entry and when decisions are viewable.
I hope this answers your questions at least partially. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
Sincerely,
Carolyn
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Carolyn Riehl-Mitchell
Graduate Program Assistant
Department of Political Science
Northwestern University
Scott Hall, 601 University Place