I'm really not liking Boston College's hybrid application process. There's an online component where you have to calculate the cum/major GPA, self-report GRE scores, give a course abstract and do everything a standard online application requires... except the SOP, Writing Sample, Transcripts, and LORs all have to be mailed. In addition, the online component has to be completed in order to get the ID number which has to be included on the LOR form that is then sent to your professors to work with. The deadline isn't until 2 Jan. but I find myself working on it before my apps which are due on 7 and 12 Dec. to make sure the letters are mailed in on time. A bit frustrating, but it is what it is. Just needed to vent.