<p>If you submit your application on the last day or two, does that hurt your outlook as opposed to submitting it on Day #1?</p>
<p>I've been working on my application for a couple weeks now, but I will be submitting either today or tomorrow, and I'm wondering if that looks bad, even though submitting last second is only because I've been working on improving it over the past 2 weeks.</p>
<p>The only thing I can say about this subject is…</p>
<p>…yes admissions officers can see the time stamp on your application. And when spots start getting filled up, it can be a tipping point.</p>
<p>In short: Don’t leave it till the last minute. Get it in ASAP.</p>
<p>Trying to figure out how submitting on Sep 30 or Oct 1 can be the “last day or two” for applications to any college since for most the last day or two are in January and for none is it October. In any event submitting at the end or beginning usually makes no difference unless college follows rolling admission (sends out decisions as apps are submitted) in which case it is definitely better to submit early rather than later. As for other colleges it does not matter except: (a) if applying early action you just have to get in by early action deadline date, (b) some colleges require applications by an early set date if you want to be considered for certain scholarships and thus you need to apply by that deadline date for that reason, but again sending earlier or by deadline date really makes no difference.</p>
<p>“it can be a tipping point.”</p>
<p>Disagree completely. My HYP alma mater reads files as they get completed, not when the student submits his/her sections. A complete file means test scores, school reports and LORs. These are not in the control of the student. Now why on earth would any sane person weigh negatively against a person because a LOR came in at the end of February? They spend hundreds of thousands of dollars marketing and recruiting and thousands of man hours poring over applications. </p>
<p>What you’re suggesting isn’t only petty, but a pretty foolish process.</p>
<p>“Trying to figure out how submitting on Sep 30 or Oct 1 can be the ‘last day or two’ for applications…”</p>
<p>Georgia Institute of Technology - Early Action due October 1st. Not joking and yes it is very early according to everyone I have talked to.</p>