Question about app submission - missed deadline by a minute

Colleges and Universities A-Z Stanford University
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My son sent his Stanford app tonight, and once it submitted electronically, it came back saying 12:00, meaning he missed the 11:59 deadline by a minute. He’s sick about it.

  1. Does this mean they won’t accept it?
  2. Does that mean his Mom is out $90 for the application fee or would they actually refund it?

UGH. Tough lesson on his part.

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You’re fine, they will accept it and read it.

3

Only the paranoid survive. Andy Grove.

I’ve been told that some colleges consider how close to the deadline an application is submitted. Makes a lot of sense to me.