What actually happened

Talked to someone working in admissions for Mccombs, UT has read your application, but they are absolutely swamped in sorting through 90k admissions for 15000(ish) spots. EA never guaranteed you would get accepted or denied by January 15th, it was a way for some people to get in early. This was just a kink in their system and while the communication was very bad, they don’t owe you guys anything. February 15th is when actual decisions happen, and I can guarantee they have looked at your application; they are just comparing it to the RD pool, which takes some time, and they couldn’t completely get to.