Most of the institutions I have worked at have offered
 copying/mailing services within limits.  If the application
 arrives in x amount of days prior to deadline, then it gets
 copied and mailed.  After that it is the department's
 responsibility.  It seems to make sense in that central
 offices are in a position to provide additional services
 when it can manage the extra service and passes it back when
 the deadline, usually two days before, gets really crazy.
 It also reaffirms the message to faculty concerning our
 ability to provide better service when we work together
 within reasonable timeframes.

          JoAnn Moretti
          Sponsored Programs Administration
          Harvard Med School