Really quick question..

[bologrok]

Hey, i'm being really paranoid about the following sentence:

"I am highly considering applying for the International Foundation Programme in Humanities and Social Science, and I would like to know what the application deadline is for the September 2012 entry."

Is the comma after "science" necessary? Thanks!

[batmura]

The comma is fine, but I would remove the word "highly" as it sounds weird. If you must use an adverb, "seriously" might be a better choice.

[bologrok]

Yeah I agree - removed.

If there wasn't a comma, would that be incorrect?

Thanks a lot :)

[batmura]

If there wasn't a comma, would that be incorrect?

No. It would still be correct, but we mostly use a comma to separate longer sentences. I could be wrong, but the comma seems more common in American English.