<p>What schools do you know of that accept applications submitted before 11:59 PACIFIC time? </p>
<p>Besides the awesome University of Chicago, of course. (Baker's Island ftw!)</p>
<p>You should always assume that colleges (or any institution, for that matter: e.g. mortgage companies, financial institutions, cable TV bills, etc.) accept deadlines are based on their own timezone. Thinking any other way will only get you in trouble.</p>