<p>Dec 31 11:59 OR
Jan 1 11:59</p>
<p>and whats the time zone?</p>
<p>[Harvard</a> College Admissions § Applying: Application Timeline](<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/application_process/timeline.html]Harvard”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/application_process/timeline.html)</p>
<p>The deadline is 11:59 pm on January 1st, Eastern Standard Time – but I would not wait until then, as the Common App servers in the past have had issues around then with so many kids submitting last minute applications.</p>