<p>So far I've only seen friends and peers use stamps+ brown envelope to send their applications. Is it possible to use fed ex or USPS express mail(1-day) or maybe USPS priority mailing?</p>
<p>You’re allowed to use anything that will get the documents to their destination. THe recipients don’t care. I wouldn’t use any sort of express mailing unless you had a deadline. Domestic first class mail will get it anywhere in 2-3 days in almost all circumstances.</p>
<p>And the way to find out if the deadline date is the same as mailing date is to just call the school or would there be an easier way( like a list online(?)).</p>
<p>I’ve actually mailed everything with USPS priority mail that I’ve sent, not for the speed, but for the ability to track my packets. Paranoid? Probably a little.</p>
<p>If you’re going to use anything but USPS, however, make sure you’re not mailing to a PO Box. Most schools who have a PO Box has their primary address will have a second, physical, street address for express couriers who don’t deliver to PO Boxes.</p>
<p>And how do I find each college`s mailing date? I’ve read somewhere that its the same as the deadline date. Is that true?</p>
<p>Do the colleges you are applying to have an online process to apply? Their own or the Common Application? The colleges VERY much prefer that you use those online tools if they are available. It is much easier and faster for them to process the application.</p>
<p>If I were you, I would plan to have my materials AT the college by the date that online applications are due. Since an online applicant will have all their materials in the hands of the colleges by the deadline, I personally would want my stuff in their hands the same day.</p>
<p>But again, use the online process whenever possible.</p>
<p>the colleges’ own websites. If you need to mail docs in, they usually accept items postmarked by the deadline. Online docs-- that’s self explanatory. </p>
<p>What’s a postmark? Dictionary.com</p>