<p>OK, I'm sure this has been covered many times.</p>
<p>NOT sending application electronically.</p>
<p>NOT sending it via Fed X after hearing adcoms say its a waste.</p>
<p>So, if rushing it is not an objective, do most folks, who are sending via snail mail, send it certified or registered just to get that added assurance that the application has arrived?</p>
<p>Any other tips?</p>
<p>I can only tell you that we did not send it certified, just plain old snail mail. My son was good with checking to make sure the apps were complete. He just called the admissions offices, unless he received a postcard/letter/email first that told him what was missing, or that the app was complete.</p>
<p>you coud send it with delivery confirmation. the person that accepts the mail has to sign a card, and that gets mailed back to you as proof</p>
<p>Of course, make a copy of everything. Then either send delivery confirmation or you can just mail regular snail mail. As the above posters said, you will be able to check online that everything is complete once you send it....</p>
<p>thanks gang-- guess we'll send the main ap package by delivery confirmation, & expect that they will notify us if anything else is incomplete.</p>
<p>You can also include a self-addressed stamped postcard in any additional package. On the back, put the school and what was in the package. Most schools are happy to stamp it "Received" and drop it in the mail.</p>
<p>for the record....what we've ended up doing (although I liked your idea Chevda), was to simply send USPS priority certified receipt confirmation. Costs about 4.50 to get a 2 day delivery w/ ability to look on a USPS web page to check that it was delivered. This option does not mean that the recipient has to sign anything, which I have been told, could be a nightmare about this time of year for any admissions office.</p>
<p>Wish I could take credit, Papa Chicken, but I got the postcard idea from this site (and another one that I don't know if I am allowed to mention)! Wouldn't know what to do at all without you guys!</p>