S18 just submitted Common App for his 1st choice, the rest to follow asap. He received verification email from Common App, but will the schools also send confirmation email? I see most if not all schools have portals the students can check, do the schools send info on how to sign up for theses portals? Thanks.
Most schools will send a confirmation email with instructions to establish an account/login in their admissions portal page. From there you can check the status of the receipt of other application documents. Often there is a lag between the CA email and the school’s, especially around the deadlines.