Transcripts Questions

[koalalover1]

Okay, so I have already arranged to have my transcripts sent to CSDCAS after Fall grades are submitted a while ago. However, I am a little nervous that this will be too late before January deadlines. Should I also have my transcripts sent for before Fall semester, too? How fast do transcripts get sent to CSDCAS?

I can do transcript requests online through my university, so it would be done by next week I'm assuming if I did a request for grades without Fall today. It would for sure be done by January 1, but before December 28. I just don't know if that matters or not. My school's grades aren't due until December 27th or 28th I believe.... 

Some of these applications require that you have started CSDCAS applications by January 1, but it says that some transcripts can be sent late. Maybe I am being paranoid, but is it even worth it for schools to receive transcripts without Fall grades on them, then get the Fall ones later? This is mainly a concern because one of my applications due January 15th says it's okay to send them in twice, but none of my other schools say that anywhere. I feel like I should to be safe, so I probably will, but I don't want it to be a hassle for anybody.

Also, my schools really just say applications are suppose to be started by January 1st, but aren't completely due until January 15th or later. I am just worried about getting transcripts in on time.

Edited December 19, 2015 by koalalover1

[kumapanda]

I think you should send them now since it takes CSDCAS roughly a week to receive the transcripts from your school.  And anyway, you can update your CSDCAS with an updated transcript between mid December to early February, I believe.  It's probably better to be safe than sorry.  For me, I just finished my fall semester, so I plan to update my transcript as soon as I get my grades in. 

Do you think I should send in a new transcript when the grades are in or when it officially says that I earned my diploma?

[bioarch_fan]

You also should remember that most university offices are closed starting December 24-January 4. So if you have applications due on January 1, then it would be best to contact those departments and tell them the situation. I had to do that with two of my schools because my grades were due this past Wednesday but the transcript wasn't going to be sent out until either Friday or this coming Monday, which means the schools wouldn't receive the transcripts before the deadline. So I contacted my departments, told them, and they were understanding since I wanted to wait until grades were submitted for Fall semester.

If the applications aren't due until January 15, then you should be fine. I know how my school operates is they'll send the transcripts out and it'll take a couple days for the graduate school to receive the transcript and put it in my file. I would suggest calling the graduate school on Monday and see what they suggest. But if you have any due on January 1st, you're also going to have to contact the department and see what they say.

[koalalover1]

Thank you guys for the help! See our school's grades are due on December 22nd, so I guess if they close on the 24 they still could be sent out to CSDCAS.  I applied for my transcripts to be sent a while ago. That may be farfetched of me to say it will be sent on time, but I will definitely email this department. Two of my eight schools are due January 1...the rest are January 15th or after.