I applied for a Google Adsense account sometime last week. I have not gotten any reply (except for the Email Verification email) that they sent a couple of minutes after I put in my application.
However, I'm surprised that I can log into my account (using the details I specified during application). Since I can log in, I created some adverts and published them in my site. Problem is I still (it's been a while now) get Public Service Adds in ALL of my pages. I'm fairly certain that the content in my site is targetable.
What site? (You can private message me if you don't want to post it)
The last time I applied for Adsense, it took a relatively long time as well for the ads to appear. I don't remember the specifics, but one week doesn't sound unreasonable.