University of FL -- what does "end of day" mean?

Colleges and Universities A-Z University of Florida
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<p>My son procrastinated (I think out of being nervous) about submitting his University of Florida admissions application until November 1, 2012. Trust me, Dad and I kept telling him he needed to get it submitted earlier, but there you go.</p>

<p>He got his application submitted by 6:42 PM -- that's the time stamp on the receipt for the admissions fee payment.</p>

<p>His other universities have used 11:59 PM as the deadline for submissions.</p>

<p>So I was very surprised to see that his application is dated as being received November 2! I checked the UF admissions website -- it says
...'completed online application no later than the end of the day to be considered on-time."</p>

<p>Does this mean end of the work day? End of the entire day?</p>

<p>I have been very hands-off with his college application process -- he is 18 years old -- and he has been working with his high school guidance counselor during this process.
Trying NOT to be the helicopter Mom that I was with his older sister, which only proved to annoy her and drive my blood pressure up. Now I wish I had been a Black Hawk Helicopter Mom. Oh well.</p>

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<p>In business, when we say EOD we mean end of business day, which could be 5 or until most people leave. For college application I would have thought it would be 11:59pm.</p>

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<p>If it was submitted before midnight, he will be fine. This is a common problem people have when they submit at the last minute, where it wasn’t processed until the next day. Call to make sure, but he will be fine.</p>

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<p>Right, applications submitted on the 1st download overnight so it shows the 2nd but are still considered “on-time”.</p>

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<p>UF uses 5:00 PM as a default for end of day, unless stated otherwise.</p>

<p>If it wasnt stated, unfortunately, it seems like your son is a late applicant. It kinda goes to show not to waste to the last minute.</p>

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<p>Hi everybody–I sent a Facebook message to UF Admissions asking about this. They replied within two hours and explained that the November 2 date was when it was uploaded, not received. He made the deadline. Now we wait and see if he makes the cut.</p>