<p>Hi!
I was just wondering how long it takes for common app to reach colleges once you submit it.</p>
<p>What about the writing supplement? Does it take the same processing time like the common app?</p>
<p>If you’re wondering about the submission date, then as long as you click the submit button before 12:00 on the deadline, you should technically be fine. But that’s really risky, and keep in mind that the common app might just crash, or something might go wrong at the last minute. So I’d suggest doing it a couple days in advance just to be safe.</p>
<p>Colleges have access to the app and supp immediately when you submit. The work of downloading is must be initiated by the college. Most schools at this point are downloading apps and supps from the common app every working day. It can sometimes take a while (even as long as a couple of weeks) for your portal on the college website to be updated to show they’ve received these items because that work is also done manually by someone in the admissions process.</p>