<p>Does this mean I won't be considered for the Early Action pool?</p>
<p>Best bet is to email/contact the admissions office directly, however, I doubt they’ll disqualify you on such a minor technicality. </p>
<p>It really depends on how bureaucratic they are. Any public schools would be ruthless. Many private schools would be pleased to have one fewer file to read. You are at their mercy. Next time set yourself an artificial deadline one day before the real one. The website could be slow to upload under the traffic, or could even crash. Don’t do it again.</p>
<p>And follow @PlebianDreamer’s advice.</p>
<p>Don’t worry about it. Just email them and let them know in the nicest way possible.</p>
<p>Many schools set their actual deadline of when they stop looking at papers after the artificial common application date. Since Harvard’s supplement is optional anyways, doubt it will totally derail your chances. Other schools even specifically state that they are willing to accept it slightly later in their policy. For instance, William and Mary states: <a href=“Hit the Submit Button, Not the Panic Button - The William & Mary Blogs”>http://wmblogs.wm.edu/admiss/hit-the-submit-button-not-the-panic-button/</a></p>
<p>In essence, you should be fine. Many schools are accommodating to the fact that not everything will run smoothly especially with mass submissions on common app. I submitted mine a few hours late last year, and still was able to get into some of the schools I wanted to. Good luck.</p>
<p>Do nothing. They completely understand that some elements may miss the deadline – your 30 mins isn’t abusing the system. It’s not as if there was some Delete Troglodyte at the Harvard Central control center, who at midnight, hit the “divert to the sloppy, unsure, or lame applicant folder” for everything else that came in after 12:01AM.</p>
<p>You’re fine. They are VERY HAPPY you applied.</p>
<p>Too bad Daylight Savings Time ended at 2am instead of 1am (or midnight)!</p>