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Documentation Service (IDOC) </h1> <p class="cb-band-hero-desc "> Not all students will submit documentation through IDOC. If you need to submit documents, College Board will email you and you can log in at that time. </p> <div class="cb-btn-row"> <a href="https://idoc.collegeboard.org/idoc/IDOC/IndexIDOC.aspx" class="cb-btn cb-btn-yellow cb-btn-light " > Log in to IDOC </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="block-apricot-theme-content" class="block block-system block-system-main-block"> <div class="cb-band cb-band-panel " > <div class="container"> <div class="row align-items-center "> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 cb-band-panel-50-1 order-md-last"> <div class="cb-band-panel-content cb-align-left">  <div class="cb-band-panel-header"> <h2 class="cb-band-panel-title" id="panel-1934514498-heading">Submit and Track Documents</h2> <p class="cb-band-panel-desc" id="panel-1934514498-desc"> With IDOC, you submit your financial aid documents online and College Board provides them to all of your IDOC schools automatically. After you've been notified, you can log in to IDOC, view deadlines, upload required financial aid documents, and track submitted documents. </p> </div>   </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 cb-band-panel-50-2 order-xs-first cb-margin-sm-down-bottom-24"> <div class="cb-band-panel-media"> <img data-cb-lazy="/media/images/media/JO.191216_73_5038-780x439.jpg" class="cb-img-fluid" height="439" width="780" src="" alt=""""/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cb-band cb-band-panel cb-gray5-bg " > <div class="container"> <div class="row align-items-center "> <div class="col-xs-12 "> <div class="cb-band-panel-content cb-align-center">  <div class="cb-band-panel-header"> <div class="row"><div class="col-xs-12 col-md-8 offset-md-2 col-2xl-6 offset-2xl-3"> <h2 class="cb-band-panel-title" id="panel-1378024950-heading">Before You Start</h2> </div></div> </div>  <div class="cb-band-panel-components cb-align-left"> <div class="row justify-content-center cb-gutterv-48"> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3"><div class="cb-text-icon-block display-flex flex-column cb-align-center" > <div class="flex-shrink-0 cb-no-line-height cb-margin-bottom-24 cb-margin-md-down-bottom-16"> <span class="cb-ilus-upload cb-ilus cb-ilus-monotone cb-ilus-circular cb-ilus-96 cb-ilus-shadow cb-ilus-md-down-64 cb-ilus-higher-ed" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> <div class="cb-text-icon-content "> <h3 class="cb-h4 cb-font-weight-regular cb-font-weight-xs-medium"> Upload Documents </h3> <div class="cb-margin-top-8"> <p>You will likely be asked to upload tax returns, W-2 forms, and other financial aid documents for yourself and all of your parents. Parent documents are uploaded by following the same process as the student.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3"><div class="cb-text-icon-block display-flex flex-column cb-align-center" > <div class="flex-shrink-0 cb-no-line-height cb-margin-bottom-24 cb-margin-md-down-bottom-16"> <span class="cb-ilus-home cb-ilus cb-ilus-monotone cb-ilus-circular cb-ilus-96 cb-ilus-shadow cb-ilus-md-down-64 cb-ilus-higher-ed" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> <div class="cb-text-icon-content "> <h3 class="cb-h4 cb-font-weight-regular cb-font-weight-xs-medium"> Family Information </h3> <div class="cb-margin-top-8"> <p>Make sure your family information is correct. This is important to prevent processing delays. Before you upload any documents, we'll ask you to verify your family information.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3"><div class="cb-text-icon-block display-flex flex-column cb-align-center" > <div class="flex-shrink-0 cb-no-line-height cb-margin-bottom-24 cb-margin-md-down-bottom-16"> <span class="cb-ilus-calendar-full cb-ilus cb-ilus-monotone cb-ilus-circular cb-ilus-96 cb-ilus-shadow cb-ilus-md-down-64 cb-ilus-higher-ed" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> <div class="cb-text-icon-content "> <h3 class="cb-h4 cb-font-weight-regular cb-font-weight-xs-medium"> Deadlines </h3> <div class="cb-margin-top-8"> <p>To make sure your documents will be considered on time, submit your required documents by midnight Eastern Time of your earliest deadline. Your required documents and school deadlines are provided on your IDOC dashboard after signing in.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-sm-6 col-md-3"><div class="cb-text-icon-block display-flex flex-column cb-align-center" > <div class="flex-shrink-0 cb-no-line-height cb-margin-bottom-24 cb-margin-md-down-bottom-16"> <span class="cb-ilus-compose cb-ilus cb-ilus-monotone cb-ilus-circular cb-ilus-96 cb-ilus-shadow cb-ilus-md-down-64 cb-ilus-higher-ed" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> <div class="cb-text-icon-content "> <h3 class="cb-h4 cb-font-weight-regular cb-font-weight-xs-medium"> Signed Forms </h3> <div class="cb-margin-top-8"> <p>Most financial aid forms completed with IDOC can be signed electronically. View the <a href="/media/pdf/student-instructions-e-signature.pdf">instructions for more information on electronic signatures</a>. In some cases you’ll be required to print and sign a financial aid form, so you may need access to a printer.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div>  </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cb-band cb-band-panel " > <div class="container"> <div class="row align-items-center "> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-6 cb-band-panel-50-1 cb-margin-sm-down-bottom-24"> <div class="cb-band-panel-content cb-align-left">  <div class="cb-band-panel-header"> <h2 class="cb-band-panel-title" id="panel-566700630-heading">Overview</h2> <p class="cb-band-panel-desc" id="panel-566700630-desc"> IDOC is a service that collects family financial documents and distributes them to institutions on behalf of the student. We've built an interactive presentation to give you step-by-step instructions on how to use IDOC. 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