High School Study Abroad

Applying to College
1

During my junior year of high school, I spent a year in Germany and completed courses there in a normal german high school. I brought back the only transcript available and gave it to my high school who translated it into American grades and put it into my American transcript. Will my American transcript with my grades from my year abroad be enough for the schools that I am applying to?

Schools:
Georgetown
George Washington
American
U Mich
Yale
NYU

I already know that at Wash U in St Louis that my American transcript is enough.

2

Yes. This happens when students transfer from one HS to another. The final HS transcript contains the amalgamation of the prior HS transcript info.

3

@T26E4 so colleges wont ask that a transcript from my german school be sent to them from germany

4

Most universities will actually like to see the German transcript. On CommonApp (or on the specific app), your GC would indicate s/he’ll upload TWO documents. Then the colleges get to decide whether they see your German transript or not. Obviously this is not a requirement but since spending a year abroad is rare, if it helps you stand out, use it.

5

I am currently studying abroad in Spain for the fall of my junior year (only for the semester) and I was originally under the impression that my grades would not count back in the US but my counselor emailed me and said that not only are the going onto my transcript but also my GPA. I am very concerned about this because all my classes are in spanish and while I am getting about 5 & 6 on a 10 point scale, which is passing and normal grades for the native students these transfer into Cs in the US and I worry that it will kill my GPA and college chances. My dream school is UCLA and I am worried that they wont see passed the grades and realized they were in an entirely different language.