@thumper1 It honestly did not occur to me that they would give preferential treatment to students who applied a month or so earlier (or however early). That’s something I wish I had thought of then. Honestly, I figured that they would have made it clear if that were the case, or perhaps they did and I didn’t see it.
I would think that you have until the deadline, and then you’re good. Do they even review applications before that date? I have no idea.
I had to do some long thinking about which schools to apply too, especially because of the application fees. I couldn’t afford them so I had to wait a bit too (three fees are around $180 at least if each is $60). Also, it was about 6 days before the due date; frankly, that is on time. That is not “last minute”. I’m a punctual person, what can I say lol