<p>Is there any advantage to applying earlier than the jan 1 deadline for RD?</p>
<p>If I send my application on dec 31 will I have the same chances of acceptance as if I send it tomorrow?</p>
<p>I mean, other than the possibility of your mail getting hung up in the Christmas traffic, I doubt it. However, if by some chance, there was a clone of you, with the exact same stats/ec’s/essay/etc. and you submitted yours far in advance, I’d wager that they’d accept you over your late clone. I’d just send it in as soon as it’s done, takes the pressure off. I still am working on my ED II app, the second it’s done, it’s off in the mail.</p>