Counselor has not submitted secondary school report/transcript, and I don't know what to do

Colleges and Universities A-Z Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

I checked my application status last night and found that my guidance counselor has not submitted my secondary school report and transcript yet, and it is due on Jan 1. I sent her an email yesterday and again today, but have gotten no response. I am worried that she might not be checking emails over break, and the time crunch is beginning to worry me.

I know that she got the invitation sent through the MIT website because she sent me an email at the beginning of the month (when I sent the request) asking about my application ID, and I have records that I’ve submitted a transcript release form for MIT to my school. At this point, I can’t do anything about this problem. I’ve already re-sent the request/invitation, but if she isn’t checking her email, I’m screwed.

Any advice would be appreciated. I think I might try to contact the admissions office, explain what has happened, and ask for an extension of the deadline for that part, but idk if they’d even allow that. PLUS I don’t know how to contact the right people for that, so yeah

I’m in a bit of a pickle.

(MIT is my first choice, too, so I’m freaking out quite a lot right now hahaha)

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Bingo. Your counselor is a professional; she knows what to do. Whether it’s sent on January 1st or a few days later will not matter. You need to get your part in on time, but colleges will usually have a grace period for things out of your control.

She may not responding to emails but she may or may not be checking them. Again, not a big deal. It’s her vacation too, and she does not have to answer work emails on her vacation.

Just chill. :slight_smile:

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They will probably accept it late. Do everything you can to get it in on time however.

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Your GC is on break. Guess what. MIT admissions is on break too. There’s no one tasked to delete all apps missing a single document at one minute past midnight on Jan 2. You’re fine.

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OP here-
if anyone cared what happened, i finally got in contact with my gc today. she was having technical difficulties w the application website, so she had to send everything in by mail (and that’s why it hasn’t shown up yet)
MIT admissions office also said not to worry- they will accept material from gcs and teachers a few days late

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@kittkatt835 Nice!