Gateway Due Date

Prep School Admissions
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Hi all, I was wondering if “Due: 01/15/2019” means due before January 15th or if it means due on January 15th (latest you can submit is January 15th at 11:59 PM).

Thanks!

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I had the exact same question!

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I am submitting everything tomorrow night.

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Due Tuesday, January 15th 11:59:59 PM

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@ThomasBr Thanks. Does it say somewhere on Gateway? I must have not noticed it.

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@livelaughxc no but I went through the process last year and submitted my application about 2 minutes before midnight on January 15 and everything was on time

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Thanks! @ThomasBr

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Does this apply to any time zone, or is there one in particular? I noticed that on Gateway, it says something about UTC…

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@willmo the thing on the top says “Our system runs on Universal Time (UTC). The submission dates/time will reflect that but the system will accommodate for deadlines in your particular time zone.” This means that the due date is 11:59:59 on insert due date here

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I still kind of don’t get it?.. So it is due 11:59:59 UTC?

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@ilovechoateeeee AFAIK, it’s due 11:59:59 your timezone, since that’s generally how that works for college apps? I’d say keep it safe and stick to 11:59:59 UTC/EST though

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@CavsFan2003 Ok thanks!!

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I was planning on submitting everything tonight but I’ll submit them tomorrow night instead. There is one part of my essay that I’m iffy about.

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Applications deadlines were easier way back when they had to be “postmarked by”…

…and dinosaurs roamed the earth.

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FWIW - I do know that if something is due on Jan 15 and it is submitted on Jan 14 or earlier, it is never going to be considered late. Just sayin’. :-B

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Let me tell you a secret. Guess how many AO’s are sitting at their computer at 11:59 waiting to flip the off switch at midnight? Precisely zero. If it’s a few minutes late, it will still be accepted. But really, you all should be done by now. Don’t tempt fate by waiting until the final second.