<p>submitted their application on day x, before january 15th but on the checklist it comes out as day y, after the 15th? i mean online apps, not mailed ones. </p>
<p>and if that is the case, then would the application be considered late if all the recs etc came in on time?</p>
<p>The date entered on online databases is usually just the date that they process the applications and put them as received on the system. They don't put your document statuses up by the date they were postmarked - they enter them based on when they actually have time to input your documents as received.</p>