Most applications come with some postcards used to notify you of your application status. These cards can notify you if parts of your application are missing, when your application is complete, and when you can excpect a decision. In addition to sending the application, you have to self address and stamp about 5 of these cards (some of the cards will not be used but you have to send them anyway.) You would think that after paying $60 to apply to a school that they would cover this but they don't. So add another $25 in postage to the cost of applying.