Emailing programs about admission status? - Masters

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Hi all! 

I wanted to create a thread for more specifically masters level applicants. It is difficult to sort through all the PhD forums as that seems to be the majority of posters. I am currently waiting to hear back from three schools/programs that I have applied to and interviewed with. When is it acceptable to email them and ask about admission status? I interviewed with one program on February 23rd and they actually said we could reach out if we needed to know our status because of other schools needing an answer-- is this a trick? Is it really OK to reach out to ask? That specific program said they would have made their decision by the end of the day on the 23rd or by today (26th), but it takes awhile for the system I guess to actually send out the letters? What do you think? Is it ok to send emails? or do I just need to suck it up and be patient??

Program: Clinical Mental Health Counseling-- MA/MS

Schools applied to and interviewed with: U of Wyoming, U of Northern Colorado, U of Northern Iowa