Fax vs mail

Applying to College
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<p>Ok, so lately I've been receiving a lot of e-mails from different colleges regarding missing items from my application. I sent them all by snail mail almost 2 months ago, but somehow they still haven't arrived yet.
So this week I've been sending a lot of application materials by fax. But only today did I see the bad quality of the faxes my old fax machine sends. Readable, but still quite bad.</p>

<p>My question is: how will an admission officer react to such application materials? I know that they are supposed to be very objective and all, but wouldn't the fax thing still damage the image of my application as a whole?</p>

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<p>Even if you fax the information, the school will still require original documents before they move on your application.</p>

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<p>Nope, most colleges consider my application complete with only the faxed materials and will review it without the originals.</p>

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<p>I am telling you from my professional standpoint and a person who has dealt with a lot of admission offices, while yes, colleges have accepted faxes and e-mails, you will need to send the original documents.</p>

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<p>@ sybbie719: All the colleges that requested missing material from me accepted faxed documents. The only exceptions were transcripts (which had to be sent) and SAT score reports, which had to be sent directly from the school or collegeboard.</p>

<p>@ Shurik: Give them a call and ask if they have your materials (I mean, if they're still listed as missing). I had the same problem with my own fax machine and had to fax documents to one particular school twice b/c the quality of the first was so bad. (If you're worried, you can ask your school to fax the forms for you?)</p>

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<p>Sybbie719 and neltharion, thank you both for your answers. But none of you answered to my actual question: how are faxed materials perceived by the admission officers? Do they ruin the image of the application as a whole?</p>

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<p>If you're really worried, you can overnight Fedex the material for $20. That will also give you proof of delivery.</p>

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<p>it sound like hes international, if it still hasnt arrived in 2 months. if thats the case, ^^^^^^ fedex will be wayyy more than 20</p>

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<p>Yes, I am an international. And I did send materials by FedEx to one college and it cost more than $50, so I can't really afford doing that with all the colleges I applied to.</p>

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<p>So I am still curious: how do admission officers react to faxed materials?</p>

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<p>Admissions officers treat faxed materials the same as originals as long as they say it's fine to fax them.</p>