So, San Jose State sent me an email.... and they only just now referred the application to the English Department.
I hope this doesn't affect the TAship chances there, even given that SJSU is a distant third on the list.
If there's one thing I'm learning from this, it's to get stuff in at least two months before the due date if at all possible, because the graduate admissions offices are so slow, it takes them a month to get anything done.
But the good news is, this means I've passed Phase One of the SJSU admissions process, which is apparently dual admission required like Arkansas.
Still nothing from Oregon State and I e-mailed two weeks ago to find out a ballpark estimate of when I should be hearing back on an admissions decision and have gotten no answer.
So it's still more waiting.
But I've decided if I don't get into any schools this go-round, I won't give up. I'll just try again next year with an expanded list of schools in hand, now that I won't be facing crunch times because of study abroad.