I really appreciate and agree with “trying to be thoughtful at all” and “directionally correct,” as the target group to be nudged is those who see a deadline and wait until the end of the window (to look at it charitably, maybe they don’t know that there’s a difference in when they apply. So we’re just bringing it to their attention.)
We appreciate that there are genuine cases where people are unsure. I think in your case, the right move would’ve been to apply with that annotation; you likely would have been accepted and then been able to register as soon as you were sure.
I really appreciate and agree with “trying to be thoughtful at all” and “directionally correct,” as the target group to be nudged is those who see a deadline and wait until the end of the window (to look at it charitably, maybe they don’t know that there’s a difference in when they apply. So we’re just bringing it to their attention.)
We appreciate that there are genuine cases where people are unsure. I think in your case, the right move would’ve been to apply with that annotation; you likely would have been accepted and then been able to register as soon as you were sure.