<p>does anyone know when applicants will be able to check the status of their applications on the applicant section of the website?</p>
<p>I think last year it was mid-November. They had many more apps than expected and did not want to put the system online until they were reasonably confident that they had most apps and all their various parts assembled. This was to avoid thousands of calls from people saying "But I SENT that already!" and re-submitting it, just compounding the paper in the office and keeping staff tied up on the phone lines rather than associating forms with applicants.</p>
<p>The system really will work. Pieces get lost. Teachers run late on recs. They know. Just get your part submitted on time, and they'll work with you the rest of the way.</p>
<p>Breathe deeply.</p>