If anyone is still working on their Princeton app

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I just emailed my midyear grades and got a long automated reply. I know some programs aren't due until the end of December, so I thought I would post this in case it might be helpful:

The Graduate Admission Office will be CLOSED beginning Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at 3:00 PM EST and will reopen on Monday, December 28, 2009 at 8:45 AM EST for Christmas. We will also be closed beginning Wednesday, December 30, 2009 at 3:00 PM EST and will reopen on Monday, January 4, 2010 at 8:45 AM EST for New Years. We hope that the information below will help to address your questions. If the answer to your email is below we will NOT respond due to the high volume of emails received during this time.

Applicants who are writing to check the status of their electronic application should visit http://gradschool.princeton.edu/admission/applicants/status for information on how to check their status and manage their recommenders. Please allow up to 4 weeks for test scores to be received from ETS and matched to the electronic application. Subject scores as well as multiple sets of scores will be updated separately from the general scores so there may be a delay between when they are updated.

Applicants are required to upload an electronic version of their transcript into the space provided in the electronic application. This does NOT have to be official and can be something downloaded from their school or it can be a paper transcript that is scanned and turned into an electronic file. Applicants who are scanning we suggest a resolution of 300 or less and in black and white to meet the file size limitations.

Applicants applying to Architecture and Music MUST have their portfolios or music samples sent to be received by Thursday, December 31, 2009. All mail scheduled to be delivered when the office is closed will be held and delivered on Monday, January 4, 2010 and will be considered as received on time. Any mail received after January 4, 2010 we cannot guarantee that it will be processed in time for the application review process. The address to send portfolios and music samples is: Princeton University, Graduate Admission Office, One Clio Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544. Nothing should be submitted to the department.

If you have not yet submitted your electronic application please note that the application will be turned off at 11:59 PM EST on December 31, 2009. Applicants who wait till the very last minute could encounter heavy internet traffic and run the risk of missing the deadline. DO NOT wait to submit your application as we are unable to turn the system back on and we DO NOT accept late applications.