<p>what exactly do colleges see on your transcripts when you send it in,freshmen-junior year grades,freshmen-junior year grades and current senior year grades(like grades that are in your teachers computers or grade books and are not even in the report card yet)?</p>
<p>asking because i definitely need a boost to my gpa,even a small one.</p>
<p>i'm going to call FSU about this,but i thought i'd ask anyways.do you guys think September 15 ACT+writing scores will be available by October 10, or if they aren't, do you think FSU will let it slide and wait for them?</p>
<p>oh man, this college stuff is driving me crazy.</p>
<p>From what we saw on our daughters' transcripts, they see final grades for courses, some standardized test scores and class placement. We were given periodic transcripts with updates. I don't believe I ever saw a transcript with any mid-course grades, only final grades - and yes, our kids grades were available online during their hs time, where there was a lot more detail.</p>
<p>Hang in there and do your best. You can work much harder than you think possible. ;)</p>
<p>They ARE going to accept the ACT scores from Sept and the SAT scores from October for the October deadline for the first round of applications with the Nov notification date. The way the admissions counselor explained it to my D, they are not doing as much of a rolling look at applications this year like in years past with decisions on acceptance along the way. They will wait till they have scores from the Sept and Oct test dates and look over the applications more as a group, with first round of decisions out Nov 28th.</p>
<p>our transcripts were consistent with that, Final Mark, Final Exam, Credits earned, class rank, Regents or non Regents (In NY)</p>
<p>There are no test scores listed on our transcripts and FSU will generally want to see the test scores sent directly from SAT or ACT test agencies. That is why you designate the schools to report to when you apply.</p>
<p>If senior grades come into play they will want the school to have sent them your term report card. Most schools just send an sanitized version of the report card without the comments, like Tomatoking is a pleasure to have in class :-)</p>
<p>I think this link on the ACT page will give you some additional information. We payed what I think was $8 to see the scores online a head of time.</p>
<p>I believe universities can buy the SAT/ACT databases for recruiting purposes.</p>
<p>D1 (now a senior at FSU) was also accepted to UF and we never felt they had any special access. FSU has never indicated special access, either. By special access I mean anything inappropriate.</p>
<p>My D2 applied to UF in July, did not tell them that she had taken the ACT, sent the SAT scores but....UF posted her ACT on her application status page. They accessed her ACT directly. They have not gotten her HS transcripts yet either (though her school doesn't put test scores on the transcripts). She was upset about what she felt was a breach however, it is a moot point now.</p>
<p>My son's guidance counselor last year told him that all the state schools (as well as some of the private schools) automatically get all Florida student SAT scores, so we did not have to select them on the SAT application as a school to receive scores. We could use that slot for a non Florida school. </p>
<p>I don't know when this became practice, but it did happen last year with us. I know because my son took the SAT in June his junior year and received a phone call from FSU asking him if he wanted to apply to the school before he ever decided to send them an application. They said they had received his SAT scores but he had not requested that SAT send them to FSU.</p>
<p>I don't believe there is anything illegal here. They have just made arrangements with the SAT to receive them automatically. Since they take your best grades anyway, it really won't hurt you if they see all the grades you've earned.</p>
<p>Btsysmom,
I agree that in most cases, it won't hurt, but I'm still surprised that in our privacy sensitive culture this is happening. Many students consent to have their "score range" released to colleges for recruiting purposes. The understanding is that these ranges are used to compile mailing lists, not linked to a future application since the student will apply and have official final scores sent when he or she is confident that the time and scores are right.
I think most people would be surprised and dismayed to learn that all their exact scores were seen by schools and plopped onto their application file without their consent. If you follow these boards you know that there are students who sometimes go to the trouble to put in special requests with their schools to have an ACT or SAT score removed from their transcripts if their schools include them so as not to have an embarrassing score follow them. In fact, many students choose to take ACTs based on the selling point that only the scores they choose (and not the whole history as with the SAT) can be sent. (There have been reports of students having their 7th or 8th grade ACT scores showing up on their FL apps with no annotation as such. Yikes!) If the schools only look at the best scores, then why are they taking the liberty of listing lower scores students on the app files when students never sent them? And what about the ethics of ACT/CB charging students fees to send scores to FL colleges when they already have them?
I especially suspect that many people would consider it an invasion of privacy to have their SAT and ACT scores released without their consent to schools they have no intention of applying to. To me, if this is what is going on, it should at least be disclosed to the students and parents... like your guidance counselor was kind enough to do for you.</p>
<p>I must admit that when the gc told my son about this, I was surprised. But I know that until a few years ago the state of Florida was selling social security numbers and driver's license information to those who cared to pay for the privilege. I considered that to be a extreme invasion of privacy.</p>
<p>I was glad that we were instructed not to pay for the Florida colleges and I agree that more guidance counselors should make this information known. But as long as this does not negatively impact the selection process, it doesn't overly concern me. In fact, son liked being able to increase the number schools he sent his scores to without having to waste any free slots on Florida schools.</p>
<p>Yes, this will certainly be a money saving and strategy-changing tip for our family now that we know. A definite benefit of CC participation. Thanks!</p>