<p>This may seem mildly stupid, but when colleges have a November 15th deadline (or any deadline for that matter), does that mean the application must be sent before the 15th or before the 16th? In this case, do I need to send in my application before Monday or before Tuesday?</p>
<p>Usually they will say “postmarked” by 15th but if it is an on-line application, you have until 11:59 p.m. on Nov 15 to submit it. Of course, you need to check because that also usually means you need supporting materials to be postmarked by the 15th – your high school transcript, any rec letters, any supplemantal app if using common app, any separate signature page that needs to be sent by mail separately from the app, any counselor’s form that needs to be filled out and sent by counselor that you might not even find until you get to the end of filling out your on-lin app, and ordering your offical test scores.</p>