Do schools email you when they've made a decision?

[yaey]

Or do you have to keep checking the website?

[ryancho]

They notify you either by phone call or email. I don't think you need to check application website

[TakeruK]

Some schools also notify you by snail mail (most places do email first then mail you a letter, but some places that rejected me only sent me a snail mail letter). Some schools might also never get back to you, which is sucky

[Chai_latte]

I was informed via e-mail. Some would email telling me to check the site. I only got the snail mail acceptances 2-3 wks after the emails.

[VBD]

Almost all by one school I had applied emailed. One school had updated their website, and then sent out an email 1.5 weeks later. Since I was obsessive then, I refreshed like a maniac and saw my status (waitlisted - I cried), then I got an email later saying I was waitlisted (cried again at the reminder). So just wait for an email/postal mail and keep your sanity.