<p>I'm just about to apply to Northwestern and i noticed that the deadline is 5/1/10.. does that mean all stuff must be in PRIOR to MAY 1st or is the deadline "May 1st 11:59 pm" ?? Also, if the deadline is at 11:59... is that time relative to Northwestern or the region of application??</p>
<p>Generally it is May 1 at 11:59 PM. That is the general rule but I do not know if you want to chance it. I also tried looking on their website, but I couldn’t find anything on the time/region. I remember I was running late on a Cali app and it wasn’t due until 3 AM eastern or 12 AM pacific, so the region time did apply on that case.</p>
<p>I don’t know about this particular case, but, in general, when a deadline-date is given without a time, it means by 11:59p at the location of recipient (not sender).</p>
<p>NU is rolling admissions…get your materials in asap.</p>