Comments on: Deadlines: What do they mean, and what if you miss them? http://notjustadmissions.com/2009/01/11/deadlines-what-do-they-mean-and-what-if-you-miss-them/ Insider information on college admissions, with a sarcastic flavor, with a smidge of Mason propaganda Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:48:50 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: deanflagel http://notjustadmissions.com/2009/01/11/deadlines-what-do-they-mean-and-what-if-you-miss-them/#comment-1368 deanflagel Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:34:21 +0000 http://notjustadmissions.wordpress.com/?p=572#comment-1368 your application will absolutely NOT be thrown out - and very few places will deny a student just for being late. You will be considered with other late applicants, so after the students who got theirs in before the deadline. From your standpoint that shouldn´t be too big a deal since, once we´ve gone through the on time applications, we read the rest in the order they come in - so you´ll likely be the first application reviewed after the on time applications. As for the recommendation, as I wrote in the post, some schools are very uptight about everything being complete by the deadline - most continue to accept support documents well after - especially since the volume of mail at the deadline is so heavy most institutions need a few weeks to get it all opened and processed. So have no worries - if you´re academically qualified thereś a very good chance of being admitted. The deadline to be considered for Honors was December 1 so that might be more challenging. I haven´t looked at their numbers recently - it will depend on 1) how much the program director and honors committee wants you in and 2) how much space they have remaining. Itś not impossible that you would still get an offer, but at this point you´ll just have to wait and see. Good luck and I hope to have you here at Mason! your application will absolutely NOT be thrown out – and very few places will deny a student just for being late. You will be considered with other late applicants, so after the students who got theirs in before the deadline. From your standpoint that shouldn´t be too big a deal since, once we´ve gone through the on time applications, we read the rest in the order they come in – so you´ll likely be the first application reviewed after the on time applications.

As for the recommendation, as I wrote in the post, some schools are very uptight about everything being complete by the deadline – most continue to accept support documents well after – especially since the volume of mail at the deadline is so heavy most institutions need a few weeks to get it all opened and processed.

So have no worries – if you´re academically qualified thereś a very good chance of being admitted.

The deadline to be considered for Honors was December 1 so that might be more challenging. I haven´t looked at their numbers recently – it will depend on 1) how much the program director and honors committee wants you in and 2) how much space they have remaining. Itś not impossible that you would still get an offer, but at this point you´ll just have to wait and see. Good luck and I hope to have you here at Mason!

]]> By: Luis http://notjustadmissions.com/2009/01/11/deadlines-what-do-they-mean-and-what-if-you-miss-them/#comment-1367 Luis Fri, 16 Jan 2009 05:42:31 +0000 http://notjustadmissions.wordpress.com/?p=572#comment-1367 Dear Mr Flagel I was wondering if maybe you could answer my question about school deadlines. I have been in a funk for about a couple of months (I kind of realized that because of immigration purposes, my only shot at a magnificent institution such a GMU would only come through NVCC, nothing against NVCC but I worked to hard to go to a community college) , and I just recently became determined enough (thanks to my parents) to give college a try... Unfortunately I tried to make the deadline for the Regular Decision Application but I did not make it. My teacher has not emailed her recommendation yet, and I turned in my application late by about 1 or 2 minutes (I finished revising my Honors Essay at 10:45ish but I saw that the school specifically asked students not to pay with credit card during 10:30 pm to 12 midnight so I did not want to mess with that either), My question is will my application be thrown out? I also applied for the Honors Program, if my application is kept, will my Honors Program application be thrown out also? And if you do keep my application, how much damage did my "funk" I inflict upon myself? Thanks in Advance, Luis PS - No need to sugarcoat anything, I understand that me turning my application late is nobody else's fault but my own Dear Mr Flagel

I was wondering if maybe you could answer my question about school deadlines. I have been in a funk for about a couple of months (I kind of realized that because of immigration purposes, my only shot at a magnificent institution such a GMU would only come through NVCC, nothing against NVCC but I worked to hard to go to a community college) , and I just recently became determined enough (thanks to my parents) to give college a try…
Unfortunately I tried to make the deadline for the Regular Decision Application but I did not make it. My teacher has not emailed her recommendation yet, and I turned in my application late by about 1 or 2 minutes (I finished revising my Honors Essay at 10:45ish but I saw that the school specifically asked students not to pay with credit card during 10:30 pm to 12 midnight so I did not want to mess with that either),

My question is will my application be thrown out?

I also applied for the Honors Program, if my application is kept, will my Honors Program application be thrown out also?

And if you do keep my application, how much damage did my “funk” I inflict upon myself?

Thanks in Advance,
Luis

PS – No need to sugarcoat anything, I understand that me turning my application late is nobody else’s fault but my own

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