I'm not sure how the May 1 deadline will work but I submitted my application in December for the February 15 deadline, received an invitation to interview on March 16, and interviewed on March 31....
Just got my acceptance call!
Here are some of my stats:
GPA: 3.73 (nursing), 3.36 overall
GRE: 316 combined, 4.0 verbal
Experience: about 2.5 years level I Cardiac ICU...