Advanced Placement Transcript?

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<p>I checked my application status today and saw that under the Required Documents section I had the following alert:</p>

<p>"Advanced Placement</p>

<p>WAITING FOR AN OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT
Please request that an official transcript be sent to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions, P. O. Box 160111, Orlando, FL 32816-0111.
Please allow 3-7 business days processing time for electronic transcript receipt and up to 14 business days (during peak processing time) for paper transcripts."</p>

<p>What is an AP transcript? I've never even heard of that. What's weird is that they have my AP scores (they're actually directly under this alert in the Test Results section) since they're including on my official HS Transcripts (which they have received). Any ideas on what I have to do?</p>

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<p>I’m thinking that they want an official score report from the College Board:</p>

<p>[AP</a> Scores - AP Scores & Reporting Services](<a href=“College Board - SAT, AP, College Search and Admission Tools”>View Your AP Scores – AP Students | College Board)</p>

<p>If you’re taking any AP exams this year in May then you can just indicate that they send the scores to UCF on the score/info sheet. If you’re not taking any this year then you’ll have to pay to have them sent.</p>

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<p>I’m taking 5 more this year, but won’t I not get accepted until I send them?</p>

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<p>It’s asking for an official transcript, not a score report from CollegeBoard. If you’d like to be safe, you can go on CollegeBoard’s website and pay a fee to send your scores to the colleges of your choosing (UCF), but in the description it specifically mentions an official transcript which would be sent from your school. If you have already sent one, it has been lost somehow and the easiest thing to do would be to just send another one.</p>

<p>As for your confusion over the AP scores, you obviously can’t send the scores for the tests you’ve not taken yet. UCF just wants to see the scores of the AP exams you’ve taken so far. After you take this year’s batch of AP exams, you’ll want to send an additional score report to UCF that will be used in awarding you credit for the AP exams you passed. It is very likely that you will go through orientation before the AP scores come out, so the councelors will just assume you’ve passed all your exams when picking your schedule and adjust accordingly when the real scores come out.</p>

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It says they’ve already received my HS transcripts.</p>

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<p>Call the admissions office and have them clarify. My guess is even if you’ve sent them a copy of your transcript, they need an official transcript. To be official, a transcript must be an original document (meaning it is not a fax or copy) that includes the high school’s seal or signature of a school official. It is often sent directly from the high school in a sealed envelope with the registrar’s signature or stamp across the seal to verify it has not been opened or tampered with.</p>

<p>Some college admissions offices will accept AP scores reported either directly from College Board or if they are listed on an official transcript. Perhaps this is the case for you and is why they are requesting an official transcript.</p>