<p>What happens if you send your application right before the deadline/on the deadline?
I've heard that some schools already picked about half of their accepted students before the deadline.
I also heard that they do not look at the applications until the deadline.</p>
<p>Most schools don't look at applications until February.</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry about it. The deadlines are there for a reason, if they wanted your application sooner, they would have set the deadlines earlier.</p>
<p>One school told me an exact date that they were going to start reviewing applications and it was 3 days after the due date.<br>
It would be too confusing for them to begin reviewing them before hand.</p>