I heard that I was accepted to the Ph.D. program at U Chicago on Feb. 6 in a personal e-mail from my potential advisor; I was there on a visit this past week with 2 other accepted doctoral prospective students. I'm not sure, though, if all is said and done with others on their doctoral acceptance list.
I'm still waiting to hear from Columbia's Ph.D. program, and it looks like a few people have heard already; I looked at the Columbia EALC posts from years past, though, and it seems they can often stretch out the notification window--not so kind on my nerves. Also, there is inconsistency in how they respond: some hear by an e-mail, others by phone, and still others by post. Any thoughts from the forum on Columbia's acceptances this year?