How long does it take to hear back after an on-campus interview?

[anovaking]

I had an interview last weekend (it was my first choice school), and I'm super anxious about not knowing when I'll be hearing back. What should I expect at this point? I heard from a grad student the faculty met to discuss applicants yesterday. Does this mean I'll hear back today, next week, or is it gonna be like end of February? Thanks!

Edited February 12, 2016 by anovaking

[Tahlain]

It depends upon the school, program, and how much they want you/how other people react to the offers. Many schools send out acceptances in waves, and attempt to fill up a particular number of spots.

[didion10]

depends on how many interview days there are. Mine i just had has three days separated by a week. I won't find out until after the last batch plus a week to convene. sucks!

 

[Applicant38]

Where did you interview? I'm waiting to hear back as well. Sometimes it might be helpful to look at the results page. You can look at the time it took for acceptances and rejections to go out after the interview if you piece together the dates from years past. I'm not sure how consistent this is year to year though. But for the most part, it seems that initial acceptances tend to go out anywhere from 3-7 days after the interview (which fits with what my POI told me in person when he said "in the next week"). After that, it seems that they accept people off the waitlist. But I'm sure the waitlist procedure is different for each school as far as when they notify people of that status. 

Edited February 12, 2016 by Applicant38

[PinkFreud22]

If you're really worried, you can always add the question about timeline at the end of a thank you email to your POI or grad student host.