April 15th is a Sunday....

[MF2011]

Is the official deadline still on April 15th if it's a Sunday? Or is the deadline now the 16th?

I have accepted at one school but I'm hoping to get a call from the waitlist for my first choice. However, I can't ask to be removed from the school I accepted at after the 15th without repercussions.

How does this process work when the official deadline is on the weekend? Will the admissions committee come in on a Sunday?

Thanks!

[Quantum Buckyball]

One of my acceptance letter said I don't have to make my decision until the 17th.

[grlu0701]

Yeah, almost all of my acceptances have said that I must respond by the end of the business day on the 16th.

[DualCitizenIR]

Many of my deadlines have been either the 13th or the 20th to get around that issue. (I actually don't have any deadline, from the programs I got into, that is on the 15th.) I am sure there won't be a problem sending it in on the 16th, but you might want to ask the program about it anyway to be on the safe side.

[spunkrag]

Be safe and send it in on Friday. Universities are not as organized as the IRS, and cannot be relied upon to stick to a particular rule in case of a "Sunday 15th". Better reply early and not leave your future in the hands of an adcom that cannot agree on a date or communicate efficiently (future required skill alert).

[eponine10642]

Or better yet, just ask the university... I was told by one school that I had all day on Sunday the 15th (until midnight) to send in a decision, but that I could also ask for an extension to reply on Monday.

Different schools will most likely have slightly different deadlines, so be sure to ask.

[oneroomdisco]

Of my three acceptances, two told me the 16th and whereas the other stuck with the 15th.