ta josh..
yeah the deadline was on the 1st april. you get your acceptance notice a couple of weeks later, after an informal interview. i got my notice on wednesday so it took around 1.5 weeks. in the email notice, i didn't get told which of my 3 preferences i got into. i'm expecting a letter in the post tomorrow..
the next step is a reception for those that got accepted on monday, thats where you find out what university you got accepted into.
i think all those exchange meetings this week was for those who are interested in going next year first semester... they had a few more of those meets earlier this semester.