Hold for Transcripts

[CrazyCatLady80]

Just curious - when you apply to do wait till your recent fall grades have been posted? Can you do that? 

[This is my Screen Name]

For most schools you send "unofficial" transcripts first.  If you are applying next fall while you are still taking classes, those transcripts would obviously not have your current semester grades.  Once accepted to a school, they ask for your official transcripts.  That second transcript you send them would then have your fall semester grades.

 

Just to mention also, when you send schools "unofficial" transcripts with your application, most are fine with a scanned version of your transcript.  So don't waste money buying a transcript for every school you are applying to.  You might get away with only buying two--one to scan and send with all your applications, and then a second to send to the school you choose to go to.

[History Time]

I graduated this December, so three of my schools got all but my final semester grades and five got my entire transcript. This kind of sucked because I made Dean's List my final semester and some schools didn't get to see that. 

[New England Nat]

Many schools have deadlines in december so you just send them the grades up to the spring before.