Hi~ This is my first time applying to graduate schools. I am a fourth-year undergraduate studying in Taiwan.
I realized that some online applications state that my scanned transcripts should be printable on 8.5" x 11" paper (letter size).
For example, in the Yale instructions, they said that the uploaded transcripts should be printable in letter size paper.
"You must ensure that the institution name and other identifying marks are not missed during the scanning process and that your scanned copy is clearly legible and can print on letter size paper (8.5" x 11")"
However, in Taiwan, the transcripts are only available in A4 paper (8.27 in × 11.02 in).
Therefore, I'm not sure how I should upload it.
I have thought of some options:
a. upload A4 original version (the computer can adjust to paper size when printing, but this is not something I would have control of...)
b. upload letter size (I tried scanning using letter size, but some of the words at the top/bottom got cut off)
c. insert the transcript as a photo onto a word document (that will leave wide margins on each side).
I have written an email to the Yale graduate admissions office to ask, and am still waiting for their reply.
Some other schools also have the 8.5" x 11" request.
I also wonder if letter size paper is the default size in the U.S. because some schools do not specify the size requirements, so I'm not sure what size I should use for those schools?
Thanks for any answers!