<p>^ LOL yes it is! I learned that very fast with my older one. It also pays to get everything in quickly - our guidance office gives out a packet at the end of junior year, with a November due date. We work on it over the summer and hand it in on the first day of school. Most people return it very close or even past the due date. This packet is essentially a " brag sheet" for parents to fill out so that guidance can use the info to write a LOR. They want to know about your kid’s personality, all awards, how you would describe your child etc. The letters are written in the order that the packets were handed in. So… It pays to be nice and it pays to hand things in early. Sorry- off topic.</p>
<p>I just found my older daughter’s " brag sheet" from junior year with a due date of February ( junior year). Now I remember in June of junior year the guidance counselor telling me that many people still had not returned it. Sorry- off topic again but I just had to correct what I posted lol.</p>
<p>My point was that sometimes being nice was MORE important than being early. Sometimes the office would do us a favor in an emergency.</p>
<p>Is the guidance office open during the summer? They normally work a different schedule than teachers. For DS’ school, the “transcript” office is closed during the summer but the guidance secretary is available. We were able to have an official transcript sent during the summer to Pitt via the guidance secretary.</p>
<p>^ oh wow I never thought about that- thanks. GC’s are there very sporadically over the summer but I believe the office staff is there. I will have my daughter ask if there is any way that a transcript can be mailed out during the summer- doesn’t hurt to ask. And yes- being nice to guidance is very very important. I had a great relationship with my older daughter’s GC and she went above and beyond on more than one occasion. One school claimed that they never got the transcripts despite being sent twice because they never got it the first time. When I called the GC practically in tears she dropped everything and took care of it for me immediately ( then she sent me an email gently reminding me to have my daughter come to her office when problems come up).</p>
<p>OP, if your son is willing to look south, Alabama gives very good merit aid for high scorers. He could try there as well.</p>