My 1 yr insurance ends on the 15th! Just filed for apple care. help!

I just submitted an AppleCare Protection Plan and its the 11th. i bought my iPod on the 15 of last year therefore, its almost been a year. Does anyone know how long the whole processing process takes? dang. if it takes more than 3 days, im screwed! thanks for anyones help. appreciate it 🙂