<p>if your recs were postmarked a couple days after the deadline do they just throw out your app?</p>
<p>Nah, if recs are only late by a couple of days, it should be fine, since the applicant can't really control the fact that the recommenders send in the recs on time. A couple of days should be okay.</p>
<p>Mine got lost in the mail. I had to send it half a month late. You should be fine.</p>