<p>I'm in a tiny, underachieving charter school that has practically zero college guidance, no real guidance counselor. It's really hard for me to pick out at what are probably really simple things, so help a poor soul? :)</p>
<p>I just want to know basics.
- How do you send letters of recommendation? Do the teachers send them by themselves, or do you send them yourself? If you send them yourself, do you just mail it to the office of admissions after you submit your application?
- I transferred from a larger public school. Do I have to send my transcript from them, or just for my latest school?
- Speaking of transcripts, do schools send them or you? Would you send it with other material, like the LoRs?
- Is the SSR sent by the school?</p>
<p>Um.. so mostly I'm confused about the process of getting the materials to the college.</p>
<p>Typically college recommendations and transcripts are sent directly from your school to the schools you apply to (so they aren’t tampered with). Also colleges will want to see your grades for all four years of high school so you should make sure the transcript is sent from your old school as well.</p>
<p>Thanks!
I’m going to start on the Common App, and hopefully things will clear up as I sludge through it. :)</p>
<p>At my school we have forms for teacher recommendations that you fill out and give to the teacher you want the LoR from, who then gives it to the office to make copies of based on how many schools you are applying to that need LoRs. Along with these, the school makes mini “files” for each school, and keeps copies of transcripts and all the other junk you need to send, and once you have paid the application fees and such, the office mails it to the college by the deadline you specify. </p>
<p>So, ask teachers or the people at the office to see if there are forms for you to fill out. </p>
<p>Hope this helps!</p>
<p>Thanks! I’ll be sure to ask, but I kind of doubt it because only a handful of kids apply to college each year at my school. But it helps to know what the standard procedure is, haha.</p>