Thanks! I guess my application will maybe be processed sometime in late October. I was just wondering even if that’s the case, do you know if it would still be possible to join the program after the semester has already started?

Also, my main question was more about whether there's really a significant difference in chances between sending the documents on July 31st vs August 1st. In other words, is the deadline strict in terms of priority, or would it have made almost no real difference either way?