 You've been accepted to the University of Alabama. Congratulations! There's a whole checklist of things you need to do before arriving to campus, like signing up for an orientation session. Once you've signed up for orientation, you'll be able to submit your photo for your Action Card. Your Action Card or Act Card is your official ID and the key to campus. You'll use it for meal plans, Bama Cash, Dining Dollars, Door Access, Athletic Events, Recreation Center Access, and much more. But before you can do all of that, you have to submit your photo. That's right, you can select the photo you want. Here's some tips on what to do for your photo. Face straight on towards the camera, have good lighting, be in front of a neutral or simple background. You should not submit a photo with sunglasses, hats, anything that obscures the face, filtered photos, group photos, or cropped group photos, shadowy or blurred images. When you have the photo you want, visit atcard.ua.edu and click on Photo Submission. You can review some of the quick tips for photo submission, then log in at the bottom of the page with your MyBama username and password. Look over the photo submission examples and click Continue. Review the information regarding preferred name and click Continue. If you wish to use a preferred name, stop here and fill out the proper information through your MyBama. By selecting preferred name, the preferred name entered in MyBama will be used on the action card. If not selected, your legal name will be printed on your card. Choose the file you would like to use and click Upload. If you receive an error stating the file size cannot be over 2 megabytes, then the photo is too large. Try cropping the image down to just above your head to your collarbone. If you receive an error stating the file size must be larger than 300 kilobytes, then the photo is too small. Try using the rear facing camera if using a cell phone. Otherwise, you can resize the photo in any editing program. Other tips include make sure the photo setting is not in live mode as this makes photos too large. Not using filters, this compresses the image and makes the photo too small. Once you have successfully uploaded your photo, the action card office will go through each photo and approve or deny it based on the criteria listed on atcard.ua.edu slash photo submission. Check your crimson email for your approval or denial email. If it is denied, there will be a reason why it was denied. You will need to resubmit a different photo. If it is approved, then your action card is ready for pickup at orientation. One business day after you receive your approval email, you can put your at card on your iPhone and Apple Watch as well. This will have the same functions as a physical card. Visit atcard.ua.edu slash action card in Apple Wallet for full instructions and information. We can't wait to meet you. Roll Tide!