I am an international student, and we have just piad the application fee, but the third-party payment provider says that it will tak 2-3 business days for the Common App to process the payment. Is there anything I can do if the deadlines are today?
Not really. No,doubt this,happends to other internationals tudetnsstudetnsnts and colleges are aware of this. It will probably show what day payments are first submitted, so you might be fine.
Why does everyone leave this until the last minute?
The colleges are not going to turn away your application. They are EXCITED you applied, you know
Really… please stop saying that. They aren’t THAT excited, unless you are a shoo in for admission. But you do pay them a fee to apply, and it can help boost their rankings if more students send in applications.
Okay thank you for all of the help! It turned out that it was just a glitch in the system and it’s all sorted now. Sorry - had a bit of a panic that all my hard work might have been for nothing.