<p>See this thread to answer the first part of your question:
<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1253336-application-deadline-12-15-11-a.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/harvard-university/1253336-application-deadline-12-15-11-a.html</a></p>
<p>I think believe that it does not matter.</p>
<p>I’m sending a package on the 15th, but submitting later. Maybe check out the results thread to see when people submitted to see if there are trends?</p>