Im so confused on my refund status

I filed on the 1/31/2019
Claimed ETC and nothing changed.
My return was accepted the same day I filed and yesterday the Feb 15th it says it’s your return is being processed and to wait for the date to be provided what does this mean? I’m also confused my friend filed her taxes through TurboTax later than me and got her refund Wednesday and she claimed ETC. I thought people claiming ETC couldn’t get refunds started till Feb 15?