So I took some APs over the summer, and there’s been a bit of a GPA mishap; these courses won’t show up on my school transcript until September, and when they show up, they will drop my GPA significantly. I don’t want colleges to see my grades in these courses when I apply.
I will be doing all early deadlines, and my transcript does currently show courses and GPA through my junior year. So if I send my transcripts to colleges this month, do you think that would be too early? Or will colleges still accept them?
The colleges might still want to see your senior year grades.
Yeah, I’ll probably have to send mid year reports and my summer courses will show up. But I’ll have my early decision results by then, and plus mid year reports don’t hold as much weight as junior year transcripts.
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@sahar1811 Colleges can rescind acceptances, even ED ones I believe. But that usually happens if your grades plummet since applying, or if you get in serious trouble with the school or the law, for example. Basically, don’t slack off too much.
Ok, thanks!
This grade shouldn’t plummet by GPA or anything, but I just don’t want to risk it lowering my GPA even by a little bit.
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Would really appreciate some guidance too. I’m in a similar situation as OP and want to know whether it’s too early to send transcripts.
i found out that my school apparently isn’t letting me request transcripts until august 24
but that’ll still be pretty early
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Don’t try to suppress or hide bad grades. If you do, and colleges find out (and they most likely will), you’ll be in a bad, bad spot.
When my D applied ED, the official transcript that was sent was the end of junior year transcript. However, ED applicants usually are required to send their first quarter official transcript from senior year as well. If your school is on a semester basis, then first quarter transcripts are sent in mid October, so the admissions committee can see how your senior year is progressing. There is really no getting around this, so stop trying to play games. Additionally, you need to check with your guidance office or guidance counselor, because at our high school, transcripts could not be sent until the common app was completed, submitted, and application fee paid.
ED will give you a bit of an admissions boost, but generally, ED applicants have:
- The ability to pay because you cannot compare FA packages to other colleges and it is binding.
- Very strong transcript and grades through junior year and continuing rigor in senior year.
- Strong test scores, because October is the last testing date that is allowed for ED applicants
How are first quarter grades sent during senior year? My school only adds semester grades to our transcript.
Our HS only puts year end grades on the official transcript but they have a report to send first quarter grades to college that request it for applicants. I don’t know for sure but I suspect a college will see your summer grades before making an ED decision regardless of when you send the transcript.
Ok, so universities will inevitably see the grade, which I’m fine with now, I guess.
Thank you everyone for the help.
@maaz97 My school works the same way, but if a college requests a first quarter report, I guess they just send them whatever grades you have at that point in time, even though those grades might not necessarily end up on your transcipt.