Does "transcript" mean this year or all of highschool??

<p>This may seem like an obvious question but I can't seem to get a straight answer from any of the adults in my life... </p>

<p>Generally speaking, when a school requires your highschool transcript, GPA, class rank etc., are they talking about for every year of your highschool career, all of them averaged together, the most recent full year, or the first bit of the year during which you apply? </p>

<p>Bottomline: my Junior year grades are pretty great if I do say so myself (hopefully Senior year will follow) but before this year I was a solid C and B student. Sooo for places like U of M where your highschool stats are fairly important in the admissions process, I'm set if all they require is this year. </p>

<p>As always, any and all input (except perhaps having to do with my naievity) is welcome!</p>

<p>Sorry it is all of your high school years but the good news is they will see that you began to improve and that certainly speaks well of your efforts.</p>

<p>They require all the years. The transcript that will initially be sent will have your final grades for freshman year, your final grades for sophomore year and your final grades for junior year. It will likely include your cumulative GPA (either weighted or unweighted) for those years. The School Report, sent with the transcript, will describe how GPA is calculated. It may also include semester grades for those years, and individual GPAs for those years; that depends on what your high school sends.</p>

<p>Your midterm report which gets sent to colleges in January and February will update your transcript with your first semester senior year grades. It may or may not update your GPA calculations.</p>

<p>The final transcript which gets sent to the college you have decided to attend will update with your final senior grades. It usually updates your cumulative GPA as well.</p>