这样的套磁回复是啥意思，婉拒吗？

前天在老师的要求下发送了自己所有申请材料，今天收到了老师的邮件回复，请问这是啥意思，婉拒吗？“Thanks for your interest in our group. I will check with the department graduate admission committee in February on the progress of admission.”
备注：2.1网申截止，学校开始审核材料
谢谢各位大神，回帖的人都能早早收到全奖offer