Well jym626, luckily they will see that her application is on time. And that she interviewed, submitted other info weeks ahead of schedule, and submitted essays that she put hours and hours of time and thought into. I am not worried that her apps were submitted close to the deadline. It’s no different from submitting an assignment before the due date. Plenty of students will also submit apps at the last minute with essays that were clearly written in a hurry with no thought or care. Maybe she will get in, maybe she won’t, but she sure wasn’t going to submit anything she wasn’t happy with. Many kids are on the fence about a school, or think that submitting an app could be a waste of money they don’t readily have. Other studetns are waiting for test scores to come in. There are dozens of very good reasons why students submit apps late in the game. I would like to hear from any other CCers that think submitting an app close to the deadline is a problem. Personally, I only think it is a problem if they fail to get the rest of the materials submitted in time. Evn then, I understsnd colleges will accept late supplemental materials.