<p>I submitted my payments online on 12/28/2008, and they show up as 'Submitted' next to my colleges. However, they still have red triangles beside them, and I think this is preventing me from submitting my application to colleges that require payments first. </p>
<p>Any help? I really hope that red triangle doesn't get stuck until the big day.</p>
<p>p.s. i'm a new member to cc! =D</p>
<p>Welcome to CC! If your payments show as "Submitted," then you should be fine. CC uses a bank that only processes transactions during normal business hours, and it doesn't update your application automatically. Here's some information from the Common App Support</a> Center
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Why doesn't my payment show as submitted on my application when I have paid the fee and received verification?
Most fee payments for the online application are being handled by a third-party payment processor. Please allow at least 1-2 days for the payment to show on your application. If you have a receipt, it's very likely the payment has been processed and received correctly, but it has not been updated on the application. If, after two days, you do not see the updated information on your application, please contact us. </p>
<p>If you wish to check with the third-party payment processor, Sallie Mae, you may contact them by using the following:</p>
<p>Sallie Mae Family Call Center
Telephone: 800-239-4211
Email: <a href="mailto:paymentadvisor@salliemae.com">paymentadvisor@salliemae.com</a>
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<p>So if you still see red triangles by 12/31, you might want to call the number above.</p>
<p>You can also log on to your ID at the university's website and if they received the payment, you don't have to worry about that red triangle. I had one for BC (and it's still the red triangle), however, BC received the payment according to its Agora website. So, I had no need to worry. So, just to make sure, check on the university's website.</p>
<p>Thanks for the help! I checked the common app today, and my red triangle turned green =) So I guess it just took a couple days to process.</p>
<p>my payment statuses all turned green today also! except offsite payments, for example harvard, which are still red (will they remain that way??), so while all my other schools' general statuses are green triangles, my harvard general status still remains a yellow square....</p>
<p>Ignore all of the symbols -- the Common Ap folks have really buggy software and they've got a FAQ out on that topic. Even once the symbol turns green you can find it bouncing back to another color on a different day.</p>