Hey guys, I've just been sitting here thinking .. when do you guys decide to submit your application for nursing school? Do you submit as soon as the application period opens? Or just anytime before the deadline?
I'm just curious to know if it's more likely for them to pick applicants who applied first? Or does it even matter? I believe my application period opened December 1st and closes February 7th. I plan on submitting everything on January 6th.
The reason I have waited was because I wanted to wait until the semester ended being that I had enough on my plate dealing with finals, then I wanted to take some time to relax from being burnt out during the semester. Then of course there were the holidays. Now that it's over with I'm applying as soon as possible. Especially before the semester starts.
But anyways, I was just curious. What do you all think?
I submitted mine the first week of December 2012 (the deadline was mid December), and found out I was accepted in January 2013. Applications do not get reviewed until after the deadline, so no matter how early it's submitted, it's regarded as "under reviewed," etc.
I think it depends on the school. I know in my experience, a couple of the schools sort through applications as soon as they come in because they don't have a set number of spots. But for the majority of schools, I don't think they review applications until the deadline has past. Either way it doesn't really matter. Just to be in the safe side I'd say submit them as early as possible because not everything goes perfectly. Sometimes documents get lost or don't get processed in time. Make sure you have everything done well before the deadlines
At the University I attend, you just have to have your application submitted by 5pm on the application deadline. No applications are reviewed prior to the deadline, so it doesn't matter if you submitted it a year in advance, or the day before the deadline. I would look into the specific instructions for the schools you are applying for and be sure. My school has an advisor that answers questions like these :)
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I submitted mine the first week of December 2012 (the deadline was mid December), and found out I was accepted in January 2013. Applications do not get reviewed until after the deadline, so no matter how early it's submitted, it's regarded as "under reviewed," etc.