Application deadline today, but an Essay dilemma exists
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06 Feb 2006, 08:47
Preface: I am posting this in several forums to ensure maximum exposure, I sincerely apologize for wasting anyone's time that has come across this post in another part of the forum.
The application deadline for Rice university is today, but there is a slight catch. Only the actual application (with basic questions and demographics) and the fee are due today (round 3 deadline) while things like the resume, evaluations, and essays can be submitted later for evaluation.
I previously called and was told that if the information was submitted within 10 days of today that I would be fine, so long as I took care of the fee and application online by today's deadline.
My question is this.... I want to submit the best essay's possible(My candidacy is strong relative to the average Rice student, predominantly because of my GMAT score which is more than 10% above the Rice avg) and want to take the extra few days offered to have a few people review my work and ensure that it's a professional and academic fit.
Does anyone with prior experience of a situation like this know some type of unwritten rule, ie full and complete applications (essay's included) are given first or more serious consideration than those which reached a "completed" status at a later time?
Or do admission's offices deminish or look down on essay's/resume's etc submitted later?
I'm asking b/c i'm genuinely confused, in my work and life experience, a deadline is a deadline. I had no idea this was even the case for Rice until they sent out a reminder email to complete the online application process and put the word "completed" in quotes.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!