+LATE?! Turned in NYU App at 9:58 PM CA time but - "Time Submitted: 12:58:00 AM (ET)"

Applying to College
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<p>So I idiotically waited until the last minute to turn in my NYU application.</p>

<p>I had been making last minute changes to my application all night, and decided to take my chances and edit my short answers.
Fumbling over the credit card numbers, I finally submitted my application and breathed a sigh of relief as I looked at my clock and saw 9:58 P.M.</p>

<p>Next came the heart attack when I arrived at the Submit Confirmation page to see...</p>

<p>Time and Date Submitted: 1/16/2008 12:58:00 AM (ET)</p>

<p>I had totally forgotten that New York was three hours ahead...
Will NYU understand that I am in California and therefore live in a time zone three hours ahead of the deadline? Or is it considered late?
Also, how do you know if it's considered late? Because I haven't received any notice saying "Your application was LATE!",
but I have received confirmations that they received my application.</p>

<p>If anyone could shed some light on my situation, I would really appreciate it. I've asked around, and this hasn't happened to anyone I know before.</p>

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<p>Yup, they will see that you live in CA- they've had the whole 'time zone' ordeal before, probably.</p>

<p>Even if you weren't in CA, you want to know a secret? Colleges secretly don't care about a couple of hours (even days in some cases) late. Everyone makes a huge deal about being minutes/hours late, but I know plenty of people that turned it in late and were fine.</p>

<p>This happened to a couple people around Jan 1st and I think they all decided that they would be fine- maybe you can search WAY far back in the threads and contact some of those people if you're still worried.</p>

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<p>Did you use the Common Application? The Common Application cuts off based on EST even for schools on other time zones.</p>

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<p>Why do EST get so much prop? Oh, that's right. DC is here. I guess your congressmen don't like their time being messed with.</p>

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<p>GoBlue- The common app never stops you from applying or 'cuts you off.' Schools still download your app even if you're slightly late.</p>

<p>I think that's a common mistake- a lot of people think the common app won't let you submit after the deadline when it really will.</p>

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<p>The Common App doesn't "know" when each school's deadline is ... so it doesn't "cut you off" physically. The submit date changes at midnight EST.</p>

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<p>Ah, sorry, misunderstood. I just associate 'cut-off time' with a final deadline that isn't very flexible. But, yup, the Common App runs in EST.</p>