I submitted my app to Cornell at 10:35 pm PST and on the Common App it says it displays the submission time in EST. So on my app it says I submitted my app on 1/3 even though I submitted my app on 1/2 PST time. Do colleges see that I am on PST time so I submitted it on time? Am I good or screwed?
The due date is your local time. You’re fine, don’t worry about it.
Literally thousands of applications are pouring into college admissions offices the day after the cut off. No school is going to turn those applications away. It makes their selectivity stats look weaker and diminishes their applicant pool. They know you were trying to meet the deadline. In this case, your and their best interests are aligned, so you won’t have a problem.