<p>Mailing your Documents via express mail, such as DHL, decreases chance of getting accepted? I heard this sort of thing...</p>
<p>.... umm..... lol?</p>
<p>I can see no reason that any college on this earth would reject you because it got to them in a different box... but maybe i'm crazy...</p>
<p>lol where did you hear that?</p>
<p>I'm having some fun envisioning this - USPS - for acceptances, FedEx - for deferrals, UPS - for waitlisting, DHL - for rejections. Sorry, no correlation. Sounds like a vicious rumor instigated by Common App.</p>
<p>If it's a domestic order, then it's probably woefully unnecessary, and in that case I can see how there might be a correlation between express mail and rejection...
Paranoia + enough socio-economic privilege to drop $15-20 to send a letter --> perhaps not the most attractive applicant.</p>
<p>Not saying that adcoms think like that, but that sort of attitude may come off in the enclosed application.</p>
<p>The clerks get your deliveries, take them out of any envelopes or boxes, put your app materials in your file, and input anything from a written app into the appropriate database. A reviewer who is actually making a decision on your admission couldn't even tell you how the information arrived and would not care.</p>
<p>Ok, ok. anyway, thank you for answering. I'm not done with my documents that must be sent by mail, so is it okay that I send them 1 or 2 days before the deadline? That'll take some time to get there, but the postmarked date is before the deadline. Is it okay? and sorry for asking obvious questions, i'm kinda newbie.</p>
<p>Check with your colleges. Most are fine with "postmark by", but there are some that are particular about "receive by".</p>