<p>I'm not meeting my essay tutor until next Thursday so I'm wondering if it's possible to submit the day before the ED and EA dates? I think someone told me that it takes time for the common app to process so my application might not actually get to the school until after the EA and ED dates. I'm really worried about this and its kinda freaking me out b/c my essays are almost done but I'd really like to get a final opinion from my tutor. </p>
<p>Yes, you absolutely can submit on the 31st but prepare yourself for the possibility of an overloaded CA site. Many, many students will be filing at the same time you are and the servers cannot handle the load, so do not wait until midnight!</p>
<p>Your app will be date-time stamped by CA and that is all you need to worry about. The colleges may take a couple of days to pull the information down, but you will meet the deadline as long as your app is correctly filed.</p>
<p>Thank you so much! </p>
<p>You can save yourself some time now by ‘pretending’ to file the app so as to get to the ‘print preview’ step. (Am sure it has another name but I can’t remember it.) You will also want to take a look at the essay in print preview to check for formatting.</p>
<p>Very likely the site would be overwhelmed in the last day or 2 before the deadline. You should make wise decision based on your time zone for submission. For instance, if you are on the East coast, try to submit it early in the morning.</p>