I’m applying EA, and most of the deadlines are November 1st.
None of my recommenders have submitted their recommendation letters yet, and my counselor hasn’t submitted the school report or the counselor recommendation.
Is it okay for me to submit now?
Will the school report and recommendations later be safely added to my application?
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From what I’ve read, no. Your reccomenders/counsellor have to submit all their things before the Deadline so even if you submit it now, they’d have to get their stuff in latest by the 1st.
This quoted information is totally wrong, and @T26E4 is correct. Most students submit their applications before the school/recommenders do their part. It’s fine. Most colleges, (UMich appears to be an exception) will give a few days grace period for materials not in the applicant’s control.
If my S understood his GC correctly (I sure hope he did!), when he finishes each application he is supposed to go into Naviance and click “Applied”. That signals his GC and teacher recommenders to post their info through Naviance, meaning that their parts will arrive 1-3 days later than his portion of the application.
She suggested that he apply at least a couple of days before each EA deadline (most of his are 11/15 or even 12/1); but as @skieurope noted above, she told him that nearly all schools understand and are fine with the non-applicant components arriving a few days after the deadline.
The most important step to complete by the Nov 1 deadline for ED or EA is the submission of your application. Failure to do that will result in your application not being considered for EA or ED. As to supplemental materials, such as transcripts, recs and test scores, there are a small number of colleges that insist that all things be in their hands by Nov 1 but all the others accept those materials if they arrive after Nov 1. If you want to know whether one of your colleges is among the group that insists on all tings being in its han ds by Nov 1, go to its website and search for deadline information, Those colleges actually make it very clear in their applicaiton materials online that all things need to be submitted in time to arrive by Nov 1.