Thanks for your sharing!!!
I got a reply from an email I sent to my POI a few days ago:
"To my knowledge the final outcome of the application process has not been released by the committee, but I assume they will be notifying fairly soon. The whole thing devolves to the admission committee, so there's not much I can do or say at this moment, but I'll let you know as soon I hear anything definitive. I suspect you'll know before me..."