<p>My school doesn't give us a transcript, listing all our records. The Dean said that it isn't a standard practice, but I could consolidate all my test scores as a transcript and the school will certify it.</p>
<p>So for the past two days, I've been working on my transcript and it's about four pages a long. Is that alright? I've also included my extracurricular activities, awards and grading scale. The tricky part is - I sat for Cambridge exams and the exam board has a US grade conversion. Should I include the comparability grading system in the transcript? Would it look suspicious? Cause I got a 3.9 GPA and I'm afraid that if I include the table, it seems suspicious cause it's an international transcript and here, we don't calculate GPAs. On the other hand, if I don't include the table, I'm afraid that admissions team would think it's fake cause it's incongruent with my 1460 SAT superscore. Or maybe it's alright to include the comparability grading table since I listed under the attachments "Certification of English as student's native language", so it would seem like this transcript is meant for the US? Or should I write: Official Transcript for U.S.A. Universities </p>
<p>Frankly you should speak to someone at the schools to which you’re applying – US colleges are wary of faked transcripts from some international schools. Tell them up front your dilemma and ask them how to proceed and what your generated “transcript” should contain.</p>
<p>A real example: My HYP alma mater rec’d six applicants from one Chinese high school. Of the six, there were FIVE differently formatted transcripts – i.e. at least four of them were fakes. Guess whether or not that school rec’d a call from our admissions office?</p>
<p>T26E4 isn’t saying you’re putting together a phony transcript; he’s just pointing out that colleges will be rightly skeptical of unconventional grade reports. I agree with his advice.</p>
<p>Most US transcripts are one page, and the HS would also send a (usually) one page secondary school report explaining course offerings, grading porticos, etc.</p>
<p>Combining the transcript and the school report info into one standardly formatted word document could easily be three or even four pages.</p>
<p>Homeschoolers create their own transcripts all the time. My son had an 8 grade transcript and got into Caltech and MIT (EA, so he stopped applying) My daughter’s transcript is 7 pages and has managed to get accepted at 3 colleges so far.</p>
<p>Sherpa is correctly, US transcripts are only one or two pages, but they also send other information to the colleges that explain about the school and the community, so the college can see the transcript in the proper context. </p>
<p>So, our transcripts gave grades (and yes, you should include any US equivalents when possible) but they also explained where the grades came from - online class, AP exam grade, etc. I also described each class (briefly!) and listed the textbook. That is why it was much longer than a typical transcript.</p>
<p>ilovemyblacklab is also correct - look through the common app. Anything that is on there should not be included in the transcript (besides name, address, test scores, etc)</p>
<p>Here, our term progress reports don’t list the courses which we took, just the subject. For example, my school doesn’t put “Algebra I” cause we don’t call that here. We study a few courses each year, Algebra I, Trigonometry I and Geometry. Do I have to identify them? - Cause I sat for international exams which are recognized in the US, so they should be able to look up the syllabus.</p>
<p>I’m redesigning my transcript. Would it be alright to include my school’s logo and label it as an official transcript if my school isn’t the one who prepared it, but the Dean certifies it with her signature? Or should I declare on the transcript that it was made by me? </p>
<p>I’ve been emailing various universities but they aren’t reply. It’s winter break in the US, isn’t it? </p>
<p>Universities want the school to send these transcripts or at least hand it to the student in a sealed envelope, but can a non-homeschool student create their own transcript?</p>
<p>^ unconventional, but understandable given your situation. I wouldn’t include the school logo; rather than adding authenticity, it suggests fraud. A sincere explanatory letter accompanying the homemade, school endorsed transcript would probably work well. Good luck.</p>
<p>Okay, if I really have to make my own transcript, could somebody please volunteer to check it for me? I’ve saved it as .doc. I really need feedbacks.</p>