I have taken many college courses prior to college and would like to send the relevant transcripts to college. I have practically no idea how to go about this: is it mail only or do electronic submissions work, does it vary by school and if so how do I find out this information, is there some general methodology, etc. For example, the following statement if from Stanford undergraduate admissions:
“When ordering college transcripts, please use credentials@stanford.edu as the contact email.”
I may be overlooking something obvious, but to what does “contact email” refer?
Excellent question - and one that I have as well. My daughter is taking a community college course and her HS counselor is of no help.
It varies by both the sending college and the receiving college. The receiving college should note its instruction on the application and/or the admissions website. The sending college should note the procedure on its registrar’s website under “Ordering transcripts.”
In this case, it’s the email address to which the transcript should be sent.
Every school should have information on their website on how to order official transcripts. Some you order directly from the school; some use Parchment; some use National Student Clearinghouse. There are probably other ways, but those are the ones I am familiar with. Just follow the directions on the websites.
Fwiw, I couldn’t tell if by “relevant transcripts” you meant selecting only the transcripts you wanted to send vs all. If that is what you meant, reconsider. All college transcripts have to be sent.
That’s not necessarily true. Check with each school to see if they require an official transcript. Many schools allow self-reporting and may only require a transcript upon matriculation.
@Dolemite Yes, I agree, but even in that case all schools/courses must be reported. If the student attend one school and did poorly and then switched to another school, they cannot just opt to not report the courses at the one school.