Common Application+ Supplement submitted on time but other documents a few days late

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So like I said, I’ve submitted my application and supplement on time but my community college transcript, SAT/AP scores and high school transcript are going to take a few days to reach there. This is for Cornell University. I messed up and forgot to order my official transcripts and etc. Is this really bad? Also my college officials report + recommendation letter and stuff will delivered to them March 2 afternoon when the application deadline is March 1.

On a scale of 1-10 how much should I worry? 10 being a lot. Do you think they like mark a person’s application as like LATE and then that looks bad or i mean it takes a few days for them to put everything together anyway right?

I feel that I’m a fairly strong candidate and I don’t want my chances to be jeopardized by such silly behavior on my idiotic part. Blehhhhh.

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The most important things to get in on time are the application and the supplement.

You shouldn’t worry too much about transcripts and scores, because they depend on other people and organizations, so they often come late. Plus, most schools take a few weeks to process these documents into your file anyway, so it’s not a big deal.