<p>I waited until the absolute last minute to submit my applications to every school that wasn’t a true safety, because I was waiting for my fall semester grades to come in. They raised my cumulative GPA from a 2.8 to a 3.7. (I retook some classes and the grades replaced.) Those grades posted like the day before the deadline for some of my schools. I never would have gotten in anywhere I was applying if I didn’t wait.</p>
<p>I started all the applications months before the deadline and had all my essays and everything done in advance, I just didn’t submit anything until the very last day I could do so. It was hair raising to say the least.</p>