<p>Ok, so when you apply to a school that say, has a Jan 1st deadline, and you submit it one hour before the deadline..... does that mean your application will be one of the last they go through?</p>
<p>I don't think so. If I am not mistaken, most universities separate the enormous number of applications they receive by region an give them to specific regional admissions officers who are familiar with that area to review them.
In addition, there will be applications that have stuff missing and have to go later because of that even though they were sent first.</p>
<p>^true^....</p>