<p>I just got my applicant ID account today and found out on the checklist that my school has not submitted the first quarter grades. I'm sure that my high school transcript already contains my first quarter grades since I graduate in November. I am doing the full IB diploma.</p>
<p>My counselor is not familiar with the ED process. What should I ask her to send? Another copy of the predicted IB grades? Will Duke reject my application on the basis that this section comes late? What can I do now? I can't submit my predicted grades myself, since I don't even have access to them, so Duke can't hold it against me right?</p>
<p>Thanks for your help.</p>
<p>You did not need to send a transcript with your current grades to apply. Colleges need a transcript through your junior year to apply. Did your counselor send that? Later you send the rest of your grades.</p>
<p>Schools do not reject applications when a high school portion (transcript, recommendation, etc) comes in a little late. As long as YOUR portion got in on time, it is not a problem. Remember that they have thousands of apps to review, they can’t review them all on the first day, and they know schools lag a little sometimes on their side. Some schools (my kids’ high school) doesn’t even do quarter grades (block scheduling, etc). If your high school has submitted the transcript through last year already, that is good. </p>
<p>I would ask your GC if they do have a transcript with first quarter grades and if they can submit that. If that transcript isn’t available/won’t be available in a timely manner, I honestly wouldn’t sweat it. Have your GC send it when it is ready. They will likely contact you or your GC if it is a problem, but I think they make decisions on a lot of applications without those grades. Heck, that can be an advantage of ED or EA if you are having some academic challenges fall of senior year.</p>
<p>Erm seems like the high school transcript has been submitted. I think my junior year transcript has been submitted. </p>
<p>This is what Duke says:
If your school issues First Quarter/Trimester grades and they have not been included on your original transcript, an report containing these grades is required to complete your application. Your secondary school counselor should submit them electronically or via paper directly to the undergraduate admissions office as soon as they are available.</p>
<p>So it’s ok if these are submitted a bit late? What happens if my grades are by semesters, not quarters/trimesters?</p>
<p>@scubadive </p>
<p>@intparent ok thanks! That’s a relief! :)</p>
<p>If your transcript has been submitted that includes all your grades through Junior year you have nothing to worry about. My first semester grades won’t be released until late December or early January. Colleges can’t expect grades that you don’t have.</p>
<p>See where it says, “IF your school issues First Quarter/Trimester grades…”. If you only get semester grades, then you fall outside that and should be fine. I don’t think colleges expect high schools to create special transcripts outside their normal flow for the admissions process (if they don’t have transcripts with these grades on 'em normally available after the quarter, then they don’t expect the GC to do it just for ED students).</p>
<p>@scubadive @intparent thanks! In my panic I’ve emailed my counselor. I think she’ll send another copy of my senior year first semester grades, or contact them to say our school doesn’t run by quarters. Great to hear this section doesn’t matter too much.</p>
<p>Yeah, don’t worry, First Quarter Grade Reports are not due until November 12th.</p>