De-lurking because of anxiety attack (?)

[deleteduser0333]

Because I always have to learn it the hard way sigh.

What are the chances for deadline students to be admitted at all?

Right now I am still working on my SOP...

[LLajax]

When are your first deadlines? You should have at least a few more weeks- I wouldn't start to get worried/anxious yet.

Additionally, I don't think any place penalizes you for turning an app in on the deadline (I used to work in an office where I processed apps- believe me, a LOT come in on deadline day). Some schools will even give you a grace period of a few days after the deadline if you email them about it.

Don't worry! It will all be okay!!

[Sigaba]

FWIW, I always submitted applications so that they just beat the deadline. The logic was that the last applications to arrive would be on top of the pile and, thus, the first to be read.

[emmm]

Mine were submitted near/at the deadline too.

[LLajax]

Haha except that now the online apps just arrange everyone alphabetically anyways!

[deleteduser0333]

Wow, thanks for the replies everyone, but still I am 95% confident that my procrastination will lead to disasters some day. (Well it already did.)

Btw, considering that my initials are both on the latter half of the alphabet, I should probably not let anxiety eat away more time unless all of my schools are on a first arrive first review basis (Don't tell me if you know).

[iamincontrolhere-haig]

Haha except that now the online apps just arrange everyone alphabetically anyways!

Do you mean the application services just send out a pile of alphabetically arranged applications (say that three times fast) only after all of the applications have been collected? I don't think that's the case for all schools/programs. I know a few of the schools I'm applying to encourage you to submit your applications early (The University of Chicago, for instance, waives the fee if you submit before a certain date), saying that it gives them time to contact you if they're missing any important information.

Either way, try to take advantage of either the primacy effect or the recency effect!

[catchermiscount]

My application for the school I currently attend was two weeks late. I didn't know they used paper letters and my letter-writers only have been submitting online.