Idoc?

Colleges and Universities A-Z Columbia University
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<p>Hi, I'm new here, so I hope I'm posting this is the right place, haha. (Crossposted to Financial Aid, but no answers there, so...)</p>

<p>So, I've heard that Columbia University does not use CollegeBoard's IDOC for their financial aid system. But on their financial aid website, it says that one of the requirements for a financial aid application is tax returns and W-2 forms mailed to the IDOC. Is this just something that needs to be done as a follow-up to the CSS PROFILE? Also, since Columbia doesn't use the IDOC, wouldn't we need to send our tax returns and W-2 forms directly to the school, then? And they also say to send non-filer certification to IDOC if either the parent or the student will not file a tax return to IDOC, but the link is to a Columbia-specific form for 2009...?</p>

<p>Sorry if these are silly/stupid questions; I'm the first in my family to tackle this whole financial aid mess, so the process is a bit overwhleming for me.</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>They say they prefer the IDOC for document submission, but to me it looked like another step where my papers could get lost or mixed up. I fedexed my tax forms and W-2s to the school financial aid office, and when they said they needed an S-Corp form I faxed the 8 pages to them. Judging by the results, they had no problem with those methods at all.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the answer, Saxman!</p>

<p>I ended up just emailing them; hopefully they’ll make everything clear. If not, I’ll go with what you did. :)</p>