I'm really worried about applying so late

It’s Jan 8th and I still haven’t applied yet. I already sent in my scores and my transcript but I haven’t submitted the common app yet because i’m still writing my essay. I’m really worried because I’ve been hearing that it’s really bad to wait so late to apply to a school that has rolling admissions because there will be a lot more competition than applying earlier. So my question is: Is it really significantly harder to get in now compared to before and should I even be worrying so much? I would really appreciate a response because i’m getting really stressed out right now.
Thanks

No worries! Our deadline is January 15.

Chris