<p>Princeton "encourages" applicants to send the apps by dec 15, but I find out the results of a competition a few days after that deadline. Is it worth waiting until I get those results or is it looked down upon to send the stuff after december 15?</p>
<p>Yes, it is worth waiting to include the results of a competition. January 1 is the deadline. Any time you can get it in before that is fine. The Admission Office just does not want to receive 20,000+ applications in one day. That is why they encourage submitting well before the deadline.</p>