<p>Our school requires a lengthy form and proof that you have applied, after which time one must allow three weeks until the transcript and recs will be mailed to the college. </p>
<p>Is this typical? Just wondering what the process is like at your high school....</p>
<p>^That is standard protocol. It’s important for students and parents to understand that the guidance dept. is assisting many kids and they need to have some sort of time frame or window to process each application for each student applying. Get your paperwork in early and make a notation on the paperwork when the deadline is for each individual college regarding consideration for scholarships/applications.</p>
<p>S’s GC says 2 weeks, sooner if you’re applying now, but closer to 3 weeks when it’s really crunch time.</p>
<p>Our school uses Docufide for transcripts…pay online and it getes sent electronically. Works great and is fast! Recommendations are another thing! ;)</p>
<p>10 business days and they ask that we provide 2 stamps for each recommendation</p>
<p>My school says two weeks. Students must provide addressed envelopes.</p>
<p>Our hs guidance department was super efficient. Our son’s applications were typically sent out w/i one day and included transcripts, teacher rec’s which were on file in each student folder, hs profile, gc rec, etc. The only thing they asked was that student provide them with a copy of each application and an addressed envelope for the college guidance office. It was easy peasy.</p>
<p>10 business days if for transcript only.</p>
<p>Our high school: 20 working days, and $3/transcript after the first five, or $5 after the first 3, I forget. Sent out DS’s transcript for mid-year reports with a whopping mistake on it.</p>
<p>Our local state university. Walk in, walk out 5 min later with official transcripts. 2 free transcripts per day.</p>
<p>Our school doesn’t even send transcripts. Our kids go by the GC’s office and put in a request for X number of transcripts (first 3 are free, $3 each thereafter). The kid goes back by the GC office 3-5 days later and picks up the officially sealed transcript(s) which he then puts in the mail to the colleges himself. I liked it. At least I knew that they had actually been sent.</p>
<p>School sends them out within 10 days. The student gets notified after it has been sent. Everything is sent in one package from the school (LORs, evaluation forms, GC report, profile of our high school, and a transcript). First few are free, and then there is some kind of charge after that.</p>