<p>Does anybody know how the postoffice works? If I put my application in the Out Mails, will it likely be postmarked by Novemeber 1st?</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>my mother is a regular mail carrier for USPS and she says that the mail is postmarked for the day the mail carrier picks it up in almost all cases.</p>
<p>I'd recommend USPS track mail. Cost isn't too much and the peace of mind is worth much.</p>
<p>So this means if we send in our application on Oct 31, it will still meet the Nov 1 ED deadline even if it arrives to the university on say...Nov 3?</p>
<p>Thank you, gumba2468 and hazmat. May I ask how do I go about using USPS track mail? I've almost never sent mails before except for letters.</p>
<p>Yep...as long as it is postmarked on or before November 1st.</p>
<p>One example.<br>
There are other services as well. DHL, UPS, FedEx et al.</p>
<p>Would it be postmarked on the same day I turn it into the post office?</p>
<p>YUP or Kinko's or have the service pick up at your school or home. All the same.</p>
<p>EISD - it depends on what time you turn it in. I think at my local USPS office all mail turned in by 5 PM gets postmarked that day and sent the following morning. I don't know if that's a universal rule or not.</p>
<p>Urban areas almost all have a late window at the Post Office. Operates beyond 5pm.</p>
<p>Domestic Package Tracking
1-800-222-1811
Hours of Operation:
Monday through Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays from 9:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Eastern Time)</p>
<p>Thank you everybody for all your answers! It makes me a lot calmer. I'll send out my application tomorrow. =)</p>
<p>Good luck. Make sure you have the street address of your admissions office not just the PO Box. Also, let us know how it went for you.</p>