<p>Hey CCers! I want to get my application fully and thoroughly packed. Will there be any negative impact on my ED application, if I click the submit button on October 31st? Will they think I'm late and not passionate about college?</p>
<p>No. 10 char</p>
<p>You may not want to wait until the last second, in case their servers are overloaded at that time.</p>
<p>Cortana is right: applying early is applying early.</p>
<p>But I also agree with ucbalumnus about the wisdom of beating a deadline. Earlier today, I wrote this in response to somebody else’s question about when to apply:</p>
<p>I do not recommend waiting until the last minute. As it says on the bumper sticker, stuff happens. (That is what is says on the bumper sticker, isn’t it?) Last fall, a freak October snow storm knocked out power all over the Mid-Atlantic just as November 1 early deadlines were approaching; that caused a lot of panic. Your own computer could crash. Your cable could be knocked out, and take your broadband with it. Every year, just as the RD deadline approaches, some college’s server will be completely overwhelmed with traffic and crash. You don’t need these worries.</p>