<p>Hey guys, I was just wondering how I would go about sending an update to my application. It seems that an update can be emailed to <a href="mailto:credentials@stanford.edu">credentials@stanford.edu</a>, be sent in an online "optional update form", or faxed, but I've read on other threads that it can usually get to your file faster if faxed. How should I go about doing this? I'd really appreciate any opinion on this! Thanks!</p>
<p>I want to know the answer as well, so bump.</p>
<p>Fax is best. Admissions officers responses to inquiries repeatedly indicated fax as their prefered method of getting updates.</p>
<p>Is the optional update form reliable?
[Optional</a> Update Form : Stanford University](<a href=“http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/extras/decision/optional_update/index.html]Optional”>http://www.stanford.edu/dept/uga/extras/decision/optional_update/index.html)</p>
<p>And is it only for deferred students? What if I submit it as a RD applicant? Will they add the info I submitted to my application file?</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for the help.
Just sent an update via fax. Now I can finally say that I am officially done with all my college apps (have been actively waiting for this update to come for the past month so I can update the colleges). So now it’s just the waiting game :)</p>
<p>@lsx, no, RD applicants can send updates as well for new accomplishments</p>
<p>^Thankie
10char</p>
<p>Yeah fax is best; I called maybe two weeks ago and they said at that time they were not reading any emails.</p>
<p>How about mail? Mine isn’t an update just my midyear grades…</p>
<p>@runnergurl
I believe midyear reports are to be sent in through CommonApp. Your counselor would have to do that (or you would have to tell your counselor to do it).</p>
<p>I’m looking at Stanford’s Optional Update Form - does anyone know where to find our Stanford ID number? I looked through the confirmation emails I received, but I couldn’t find it.</p>
<p>^just your commonapp ID will do</p>