<p>Both colleges "encourage" applicants to send the apps by dec 15, but I find out the results of a competition a few days after that deadline. Is it worth waiting until I get those results or is it looked down upon to send the stuff after december 15?</p>
<p>It’s not going to hurt if you send in your application after the 15th as long as it’s be for the actual deadline. Just wait.</p>
<p>You can always choose to fax in your results once you get them, if you do send in your application early.</p>
<p>On a side note, are there any other colleges that encourage sending in applications earlier?</p>
<p>Colleges ‘encourage’ students to submit early to help ease their workload, if they are not rolling admissions, when the application is submitted before the deadline will not affect the decision.</p>