That may be one of the few times the words “happy” and “deadline” have shared a sentence, much less one punctuated with an exclamation point. (Then again, “I’m happy I made that deadline!” comes to mind.)
Today, November 15, is our Early Action deadline day. As we head together into this day and the weekend that follows, here are a handful of things to keep in mind:
- Lawrence University is a Common Application school.
- The Common Application is not yet perfect, which means that some students, their counselors, or their recommenders may encounter technical issues—I believe the technical term is “gremlins”—when they try to submit their applications or supporting documents.
- If you find yourself beset by a Common App gremlin, don’t worry: even though our application deadline is today, we build in some grace time after that deadline for students and their supporters to get everything in.
- Think about it: if you’re interested in Lawrence, we want you to be able to apply, and we don’t want the mechanism of the application to prevent you from being considered.
- Grace time=till Tuesday, November 19. That should allow you (and us) most of Monday and Tuesday to work through any technical issues you have. If we need even more time working on this together, know that we will be flexible.
If you are a student applicant experiencing Common App problems, please get in touch with your Lawrence admissions counselor, with the understanding that issues you experience over the weekend will be best addressed when our offices and high school offices are open on Monday, November 18.
If you are a counselor or a teacher trying to (but not succeeding when you) submit materials on behalf of your applicants, we have built a counselor portal and a teacher recommendation letter portal.
In the meantime, be well and do well.