<p>I thought that, by law, W2's had to be sent out by 1/31?? Can't their employer get in trouble for that?</p>
<p>and what is an IDOC?</p>
<p>IDOC is a CollegeBoard business. If colleges subscribe to it, financial aid applicants send copies of their tax return, W-2s, 1099s, etc., to IDOC instead of to the colleges themselves. IDOC scans it all and sends it out electronically to all the schools on the applicant's list... or at least to the ones that subscribe to IDOC.</p>
<p>For us it was neither here nor there, because we were only dealing with one school anyway. Whether I sent our documents to IDOC or the college directly, it was all the same to me.</p>
<p>For people with multiple apps out to IDOC-subscribing schools, it's pretty great because you only have to send all the stuff once.</p>
<p>A lot of people are having to do both; submitting to IDOC <em>and</em> to multiple schools that aren't subscribers. Lots of paper, lots of ink, lots of postage, lots of hassle.</p>
<p>'rentof2,
One other "lots of" item you forgot: LOTS of $$ to College Board for this lovely IDOC service! :( Between copying, postage, PROFILE/IDOC fees, I've spent $200 to apply for FA at six schools. Now I really do need financial aid!</p>
<p>LOL! Yeah... CollegeBoard is pure genius when it comes to milking ($$$) the college application process!</p>
<p>Was there a fee specifically for IDOC? I know I paid for the profile, but didn't send anything for the IDOC. Now you have me worried!</p>
<p>theres no fee specifically for IDOC. i think they're talking abotu paper and ink and postage.</p>
<p>OK, I'm tired tonight and not completely coherent!</p>
<p>I believe it's the subscribing schools that pay for IDOC services. CollegeBoard knows how to work all angles. ;)</p>
<p>But IDOC is a useful idea... gotta give 'em that.</p>
<p>The best part of all this is that we have to do it all over again the next year. And for those of us with multiple kids going off to college over the next few years (I believe we are in this situation for the next 12 years), it can be overwhelming. To me, having Collegeboard do help handle this is worth the cost.</p>
<p>were we supposed to mail it certified, cuz I just mailed it regular</p>
<p>It does not need to be sent certified. On the instruction sheet it only says, "For fastest service, use U.S. Postal Service Priority mail."</p>