<p>if it says 1/01, does it mean postmark by that date? or the college will have to receive my application by that date.</p>
<p>It generally means postmarked, unless you are an international applicant. Every school I applied to said postmarked, but if you are unsure I would check the individual websites.</p>
<p>okaey dokey, the post office is closed 1/1 so will anything be postmarked 1/1? don't think so</p>
<p>Well the exact postmarked date does not have to be 1/1. You could, horror of horrors, send it before the deadline :D</p>
<p>most schools will accept 1/2 postmarked, because 1/1 is a holiday...or, if the deadline falls on a weekend, they'll take it until monday...thats most schools thought, not all, so double check</p>
<p>or, send it in that saturday before hand</p>