<p>My daughter sent out her applications <em>by mail;</em> she did not submit online. We checked the envelopes and double-checked them; they were all complete. Well, several colleges have said they are missing their supplements and we had to resend. It makes no sense because the supplements were in the envelopes with the applications and the checks-- and most of those checks have been cashed. Yesterday, I think I got a hint-- someone from one of the schools wrote an email that said we should have sent it by 1/1 and they went online and tried to download the supplement and it wasn't there and we had never submitted it. Well, it was never online; it was mailed and I know they got it because they cashed our check. I think we have matters straightened out with this college (a school my daughter really liked) although the tone of the email concerns me. However, several of her schools have not sent her a way to check her applications online. She has called to see if her app is complete and they say to wait for the online code which will be mailed to her. All apps were sent the last week of December. Has anyone not received their code yet? And do schools generally try to find the app online even if it is mailed in?</p>
<p>My D's private HS actually required that ALL applications be mailed. No problems. But very little in college admissions surprises me any more. Many schools provide online status of applications. Even that's not infallible, but at least if the online status says something's missing you can respond to that.</p>
<p>i sent in one of my apps through the mail (in mid december) and didn't receiv any type of conformation until yesterday. </p>
<p>my guess is that schools like it more if the app is sent electronically because it is easier for them to sort and file. i don't think mailing apps effects chances of admission.</p>
<p>Ok, I'm glad to hear it's an aberration -- I guess. Unfortunately, we haven't received codes from all the schools and it's been 5 weeks now. Have the students in your dd's school received codes from all the schools with 1/1 deadlines? </p>
<p>Woohoo: What I'm concerned about isn't the fact that it was mailed; it's the fact that it was lost and now it's so late. With this school, we've actually already sent it twice.</p>
<p>My daughter submitted most apps online and my son submitted all his online so I can't comment on the mailing problems. But, I seem to remember (at least at some schools) that you could check your status online IF you SUBMITTED the app ONLINE - if you submitted by mail, you didn't have the online tracking available.</p>
<p>I only submitted one app through the mail back in December and I didn't receive their confirmation of receipt until this past Wednesday, also via snail mail. The letter said they received everything except my mid-year report. I confirmed that my gc sent it out recently so I guess it will take them some more time to receive/acknowledge it.</p>
<p>I've heard the same thing as jerzgrlmom: for some of the schools that have online tracking you can only access the service IF you applied online.</p>
<p>S submitted his apps online but one college said they received the common app but not the supplement - but we got a confirmation email that it was downloaded, and one could clearly see on the common app website when the college downloaded the supplement. S resent it via priority mail, and even paid for delivery confirmation. Lo and behold, the local post office at the college town did not bother to scan the delivery confirmation so we could not confirm if the supplement was indeed received. It took a few phone calls (with our local post office helping) to finally confirm they did receive the supplement. Another college said they received everything except the teacher recs and S' GC was confused because they sent the transcript, recs, etc. all in one package. GC spent over an hour with the college sorting things out. In all the colleges S applied, we received either a letter in the mail or an email stating they received his application. It's probably best for your D to call if you have not received word from the colleges at this point.</p>
<p>"But, I seem to remember (at least at some schools) that you could check your status online IF you SUBMITTED the app ONLINE - if you submitted by mail, you didn't have the online tracking available."</p>
<p>Ahhhh... that must be it! Mountains, my daughter has called and the schools told her to wait for her code. I'm going to tell her to call again and be sure the person knows she submitted by <em>mail</em> and still hasn't received any notice. Thank you!</p>
<p>Our school kept sending transcripts electronically, and they kept evaporating. Eventually I got a hardcopy (sealed) and sent it certified.</p>
<p>With #2 son's college applications, (and any other important correspondence) I send it certified, and I can check the delivery online. Costs a couple of dollars, but well worth the peace of mind. If someone says they haven't received something, I can very politely let them know when it was sent and received.</p>
<p>Next year, with DS#3, we'll be sending important correspondence this way again.</p>
<p>"...I think we have matters straightened out with this college (a school my daughter really liked) although the tone of the email concerns me..."</p>
<p>Don't stress about the tone of the email. The writer may have nothing to do with admissions decisions (often work-study students handle the office paperwork). Also, any annoyance the writer may have felt could as easily be related to something personal; we've all had days where personal matters made us less-than-our-best professionally. In any case, these matters won't be remembered when admissions committees are mired in discussions and decisions about applicants.</p>
<p>Thank you dntw8up. You're right: from her title, I don't think the person who signed is involved in the admissions decision. I was worried because she wrote that she would put a copy of her email in my daughter's file. But my daughter wrote back a very nice email (which daughter asked to be included in file) asking how best to send it since it's been sent twice (and the check was cashed, so we know it was received) and saying she really likes the school (which she does) and doesn't want to jeapordize her application. The good thing is that the person who called was very helpful and did seem to believe it was just lost. Sigh! The school is a good fit. I guess we'll know in another month and a half.</p>
<p>Mom2three-- I actually know these were all received. I have mailing proof and all these colleges cashed the checks which were in the envelopes!!! But if they can't find it, they can't find it.</p>