My daughter spoke with her principal today to follow up about the transcripts. He printed a copy and said he doesn’t know if any other way to send then rather than a paper submission.
I emailed SSAT info, but I don’t know how they ask for them there or on gateway. Any suggestions?
@makp715 Our school sent hard copy transcripts to all schools where my kid applied via Gateway or through a school portal (e.g., Choate). The Gateway transcript form is available at https://www.gatewaytoprepschools.com/documents/transcript-report.pdf. Your principal can file it out and mail it together with transcripts to each school. We provided stamped and addressed envelopes and checked frequently to make sure it has been done. For SAO, your principal has to submit the transcripts electronically, but just once. If I remember correctly, hard copy wasn’t an option.
As for SSAT scores, you cannot send them through either SAO or Gateway. To send SSAT scores to schools, you need to log into your kid’s SSAT account, go to the Scores menu, and designate the schools where you kid is applying as score recipients.
I’m not sure if this answers your questions but I hope it helps.
As GoatMama said, SSAT scores are directly sent from SSAT.org after designating a school and paying a fee.
As for the transcripts and recommendation letters, ours were saved in PDF file (or scanned and then saved in PDF file) and uploaded on the site (SAO and Gateway) or emailed directly to admissions@yourschool.org (for school-specific application without upload option) by the registrar/counselor/principal/teachers.
Nothing was sent in the postal mail as hard copy.
As for the graded writing sample, I scanned and saved it in PDF file and uploaded on the site or my child emailed to the school to admissions@yourschool.org.
Thanks, it is just the transcripts we are waiting for at this point. So, I sent the principal an email and tried to explain it as best as I could. I think DD is the first student from her school to apply to schools like these, so they just aren’t used to the process.