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should i even bother applying past deadline?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:16 pm
by dudnaito
I got my apps through to UVA and Wash U. but missed out on a huge chunk of schools i wanted to apply, cause a big bad virus went apeshit on my computer. The only good thing that came of this is the repair shop gave me windows 7, but yeah.... should i even bother applying to emory, boston college, etc...? or is that pretty much it for me? I missed the deadline, too f'n bad?
Re: should i even bother applying past deadline?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:21 pm
by Thirteen
If your numbers make you competitive (at least one above the school's 75% mark), then you should apply. You are at a huge disadvantage because many spots have been offered to other applicants, but the adcomms at the respective schools will eventually review your application. If you are willing to spend the $ on the app, go for it.
Re: should i even bother applying past deadline?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:23 pm
by SandyC877
That's like trying to go to the mall when it's closed. (However, if you know the owner of the mall personally and convince him to call the store managers, employees, and securities to report for off-hour business so that you can buy yourself that beanie cap you wanted since last Christmas, then you are in for luck.)
Re: should i even bother applying past deadline?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:24 pm
by emciosn
Some schools have also extended deadlines, did you check to see if you schools extended app deadlines?
Re: should i even bother applying past deadline?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:27 pm
by dudnaito
emciosn wrote:Some schools have also extended deadlines, did you check to see if you schools extended app deadlines?
no... that's a first. Did any of the T-30 have extended deadlines?
Re: should i even bother applying past deadline?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:28 pm
by SandyC877
Cornell extended their deadline because their admissions office is extremely fast and efficient.

Re: should i even bother applying past deadline?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:33 pm
by dudnaito
SandyC877 wrote:Cornell extended their deadline because their admissions office is extremely fast and efficient.

i get the joke, but.... no one in the t-30?
Re: should i even bother applying past deadline?
Posted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 3:36 pm
by PDaddy
SandyC877 wrote:That's like trying to go to the mall when it's closed. (However, if you know the owner of the mall personally and convince him to call the store managers, employees, and securities to report for off-hour business so that you can buy yourself that beanie cap you wanted since last Christmas, then you are in for luck.)
Not quite. Two of the schools that admitted me last year received my apps after the deadline. And I got money from both. It depends on the school, how late OP is, and what the applicant pool looks like.