So, I submitted an app that was due on Jan 15th at 10:30 pm that day. I got confirmation from CommonApp that it was submitted and the payment wen through that night. However, on my portal to that school, it says they received all my info on the 16th, and now CommonApp says it was downloaded the 16th. Does that mean my application was technically late? Note that the school is a very exclusive and very small LAC.
No. It’s fine. Don’t overthink.
There is a very, very old Stanford thread about apps coming in too late that get rejected.
OP got a confirmation that the app was submitted on the due date. This sounds like more of a time stamping issue, perhaps due to different time zones or a computer glitch. The admissions office is probably aware of the problem (if they are even paying that close attention), and OP probably isn’t the only one affected. I wouldn’t worry about it, although OP could email the AO if she is, in fact, losing sleep over it.
@Groundwork2022 I did email the school, they confirmed that they always process apps a day later and that I was all set! Thanks everyone, I was just anxious.
Glad it worked out!