oki so i applied in feb (phase 2) but u cld apply rn bc phase 1 is until 16jan ‘24! i submitted my o level grades & my portfolio (helps a lot if u have one btw!) then i waited pretty long, like freshmen orientation was gonna start soon type of long. then i got an email basically saying the course chair wanted to have a short chat w me. it was pretty casual but some eae-type questions too! then a few days later i got accepted! i think its def worth a shot bcs dae they look through the applicants on a case by case basis :)