Sending transcripts from multiple schools

[joro]

During the application process, they ask you to list the schools you've attended. At one point during my undergrad career, I took one class over the summer to cover a ge requirement. The class is shown on my main university transcript. Do I still need to have the other transcript sent even if it shows on my main university transcript? It was a summer class which lasted 1 month.

[belowthree]

In theory, yes. But they probably wouldn't care if you didn't...

You probably should unless it's a big deal to do so for some reason?

[Summit_Bid]

Yes! Even if you did a little summer thing, as long as it shows on your main transcript or anywhere else you must send a transcript from that school. It does matter! I made the mistake of not doing this one year and my application was deemed incomplete and I was therefore rejected from a few schools. It matters to them so send it in and put it on your application when they ask you to list schools you've attended. Good luck!

[joro]

I guess I should just be safe than sorry. I wanted to avoid having to pay the other school their $10 fee for each transcript.

[purplepepper]

i took a few summer classes -- 3 or 4 at a local university to cover general requirements and i didn't bother to send the transcript in. no one seemed to notice or care! if you want to go ahead, but if you didn't they'd contact you if you needed it.

i think they mean any institution where you've spent a significant amount of time..you can always call the admissions office and ask.

[joro]

i took a few summer classes -- 3 or 4 at a local university to cover general requirements and i didn't bother to send the transcript in. no one seemed to notice or care! if you want to go ahead, but if you didn't they'd contact you if you needed it.

i think they mean any institution where you've spent a significant amount of time..you can always call the admissions office and ask.

I should probably just do that. I'm not really using common sense

[fuzzylogician]

I'd do the safe thing and ask. If it's on your main transcript I'll bet 9 out of 10 places will tell you not to bother. But still, better safe than sorry.

[alexis]

I'm debating what to do about this issue as well. I studied abroad for a semester in the UK through a transfer program with my university. I just got credit for the classes and it shows on my university's transcript. At least one school has said not to send these transcripts, but I'm unsure what to do with the other programs. Anyone know if there is a standard rule-of-thumb for study abroad?

[kent shakespeare]

Yes, you should. I've been in a similar place - 5 schools, and two of them were only 2 classes each. one of those 2 sunk my funding chances at one school; at another I was tentatively approved but they still waited for all the transcripts before officially accepting me.

[nonnviolence]

My question relates to this discussion as I am in a similar situation. I have attended 7 institutions as follows:

1 was in high school

1 was 2 years at the wrong college after high school

1 was where I received my bachelors degree

2 were credits I took to complete my bachelors degree

1 was where I completed a masters degree

1 was where I took additional courses to help in my pursuit of a PhD (current)

My GPA from the institution where I received a bachelors degree is low; I took a total of 36 credits and earned a 2.91. At all the other institutions I received a 4.0 or very close to it. Does anyone have experience with this? How did you calculate your GPA? My true undergraduate GPA (all courses taken) would be something around 3.5 but this is not what is reported on my transcript (bachelor-degree granting institution). Finally, do I need to send in transcripts for the courses I took in high school? Given the sheer number of institutions on my record, I feel like it just adds to the cacophony.

[fuzzylogician]

Best thing would be to contact each school and ask. Some might want you to calculate the grades from all your courses, others only the relevant degree. I doubt anyone here can give you general advice. If you want to do the safest thing - calculate everything, send everything in. Let the schools sort things out themselves. Re: transcripts: some schools care about this much more than others. My guess would, most won't care about the course you took in high school. And assuming the 2 credits you took to complete your bachelors degree appear on that transcript as well, most will agree for you to not to send that transcript either. But again, why not ask and possibly save yourself some trouble?

[nonnviolence]

Thanks fuzzylogic!