Transcript Release Deadline Reminder

I wanted to remind everyone that if you are in the process of applying to college you need to make sure you come in and fill out a transcript release card.  This process must be completed for EVERY college where you are applying.

If you are applying to schools utilizing the Common Application, your transcript will be submitted electronically.  You will need to report me as your school counselor on the School Forms page so that I am assigned the transcript data responsibility and given access to submit them on your behalf.  If you are unsure how to do this, bring your common app username and password to school with you after you have completed the majority of your application and we will fill out the assignment component together.

If you are applying to schools that don't use the Common Application, you need to send your transcript in on your own.  After you request your transcript you will come back to see Mrs. Hoyt in 3 days with $1.00 for each transcript you have requested.  You will then receive a copy of your transcript to mail directly to the college.  The transcript will be in a sealed envelope with a stamp across the back which is what tells the college that it is an official transcript.  Do not open this envelope or else the transcript is no longer official and you will need to request a new transcript and pay for it again - a waste of your time and money.  Once you have picked up your transcript, add the mailing address, postage and send it to the college to complete your application.

Some students have asked me if you have to be done with your applications to request your transcript and the short answer is no, but you should be close.  The one time that it doesn't matter if you are close or not is when we get close to winter break (which is rapidly approaching).  Remember, we are not at school over Christmas either, so if you are applying to colleges with a December 31st or January 1st deadline, you need to make sure that you have requested your transcript no later than December 17th to have to mail in before the college application deadline.

I am looking forward to seeing many of you very soon to fill out your transcript release card!  :-)