<p>Ok, thank you for taking the time to address my question. I realize that this situation is my own procastinating fault but...here it is. </p>
<p>I submitted my Williams and Amherst applications at 10:45 pacific time last night. Because the common app is on eastern time it says that I submitted them both on 1/2. </p>
<p>Should I call the admissions offices? What would I say? How do I know if it is ok?</p>
<p>Thank you!</p>
<p>bump...I'm sorry, but this is just tearing me up inside.</p>
<p>think you might be ok. my only experience with late apps is penn, and people from ED who submitted theirs hours late got read and accepted.</p>
<p>DO NOT CALL! Why go out of your way to tell them you turned it in late?</p>
<p>I hope things work out for you.</p>
<p>Thanks so much megalomaniac, you don't think calling and explaining the time zone mixup would help?
When will I know if it was accepted?</p>
<p>i submitted my williams app late too. i don't think it's that big of a deal.</p>
<p>I think they are used to time zone mixups and things like that. Besides, the first person to look at your stuff is usually an intern or a work-study kid, who might not be inclined to nit-pick. Calling attention to yourself seems like a bad idea. If there's some sort of expected postal confirmation that you do not receive, or if they tell you yours came too late, then try explaining it. For now, just relax and take a deep breath. AdComs are nicer than you think.</p>
<p>Thank you, hotpiece and megalomaniac!
Does anyone think that this will be a problem?</p>
<p>i have a similar question. My amherst app. had a deadline of 1/1, so I went to the airport post-office (open 24/7) to mail it yesterday (Sunday). Later i found out that Amherst means it must be mailed BY 1/1... so the postmark deadline is actually 12/31. Will they still look at my app. even though it's postmarked 1/1? thanks.</p>
<p>I did the same thing with the common app... it really bugs me that they don't say they use eastern time. mine was 40 minutes late. Oh well. i say... there's not much we can do now. Like megalomaniac said, why go out of your way to make it obvoius that it's late? It's not like they read them all the instant they arrive, anyway. </p>
<p>On a related note, does anyone know anything about pton? because the servers were down at midnight...</p>
<p>allie, don't worry. and how did you get something postmarked 1/1? post offices are closed on sunday...</p>
<p>I think that allie postmarked hers on 1/1 because airport post offices are open 7 days a week.</p>
<p>How will we know if they accepted our applications?</p>
<p>Most schools send out confirmations.</p>
<p>when do they normally send out confirmations?</p>
<p>In a couple of weeks. jaimie, it really will be all right.</p>
<p>why does everybody on here wait until the VERY last minute lmao...</p>
<p>It's a new high. Nothing like the rush you get when turn it in at 11:59.</p>
<p>Guys and Gals,</p>
<p>Trust me, you could send your app a week late, and it would still be accepted. Missing the deadline by a few hours (or a few days) is not a big deal at all. In fact, the adcoms probably are dealing with so much paper/online submissions, they probably won;t even pay attention to the time of submission.</p>
<p>I don't think that it will be a problem. Things get delayed even in email. Colleges don't use trivial reasons to reject candidates. If your app were months late, that would be a problem since obviously it would have arrived after decisions were made. Adcoms probably do not arrive back at work until Tues. anyway and international applications mailed by the postmarked deadline will still be arriving at at admissions offices late in next week.</p>
<p>Relax, and good luck! :)</p>
<p>i submitted an app late, but it was still accepted by the college...</p>
<p>1/1 is a postmark date, for the few people who know where post offices are open on New Year's Day.</p>