What is an IDOC for college?

IDOC is a service that collects family financial documents and distributes them to institutions on behalf of the student.

Is IDOC College Board legit?

The IDOC service is a secure platform that collects all required financial aid documentation on Duke’s behalf, including tax returns, W-2s, business returns, and any other supporting documentation we may have requested from you and your family.

What colleges use IDOC?

Schools that use IDOC will say so on their admissions website; as will the CSS Profile, many Ivy Leagues and other top schools require use IDOC. For example, Yale, Harvard, Dartmouth, CalTech, MIT, and Stanford all use both of these forms. College Board provides a full list of schools that use the CSS Profile or IDOC.

Why do colleges request IDOC?

Students will be asked questions about their household members within the IDOC website – this information helps the College Board match the documents to the student’s record – and may also be required to complete school-specific financial aid forms.

What do you need to know about College Board IDOC?

With IDOC you get the applicant data you need when you need it without being inundated with paper. And your staff will have the time to provide the outstanding customer service your students deserve. The College Board’s Institutional Documentation Service (IDOC) collects documents from applicants on your behalf.

What does IDOC stand for in financial aid?

IDOC is an acronym for the Institutional Documentation Service and serves as a middleman, gathering tax documents from families and sending them to colleges and universities. Schools use the documents, along with the information reported on the financial aid applications, to determine each student’s eligibility for financial aid.

Why are there so many paper documents for IDOC?

But the paper documents you need can cause backlogs, processing delays, and tap your precious staff resources. With IDOC you get the applicant data you need when you need it without being inundated with paper. And your staff will have the time to provide the outstanding customer service your students deserve.

Do you have to sign in for IDOC?

Remember: You’ll be notified by the College Board if you need to submit documents through IDOC. Until you are notified, you cannot sign in to IDOC. View your financial aid deadlines.