I need help!

I am currently a senior in high school. I am applying to some colleges early. I am confused about several things however.

<li>Do I send my online application first and then my transcript, letters of reccomendation, counselor forms, and sat scores later through the mail?</li>
<li>Can I give my SAT score letters (that I got through the mail) to my counselor and have her mail it to my college? Or do I have to go to collegeboard.com and pay them 9 dollars to mail the scores?</li>

My biggest question is: Am I supposed to somehow send all this stuff I have to mail my college together, at one time? Or do they get all my papers at different times and compile them later?

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<li><p>Yes. Although if they arrived in in a different order it wouldn't really matter.</p></li>
<li><p>You must pay collegeboard. Colleges won't consider copies to be official. </p></li>
<li><p>Send what you have all at once, but if some of it trickles in at different times the school will compile it all in your file.</p></li>
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<p>One more thing - once everything is sent, follow-up with each school to be sure that they got it all and your file is complete. Schools misplace stuff.</p>

<p>^^^ Thank you soo much! You have been a huge help!!!</p>