<p>Hello, I am an international student and now filling my Common Application. My counselor is asked to upload a transcript in Common App, but our school has never done this. What should be included in that transcript? Are there should be my grades that I received during my all years at school? How that transcript should be written? Should it be sealed? Please, tell me everything about it, I have never done and seen it!</p>
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<p>Ask in that forum, the people there can tell you how to do this.</p>
<p>Here’s a sample American-style transcript: [url=<a href=“http://collegetools.berkeley.edu/popups/sampletranscript.htm]Sample”>http://collegetools.berkeley.edu/popups/sampletranscript.htm]Sample</a> Transcript<a href=“Ignore%20the%20CO%20and%20WH%20columns!”>/url</a></p>
<p>Ideally your transcript should include all semester- or quarter- or year-end grades from the last 4 years of your secondary education (e.g. going back to 9th grade if high school ends after grade 12 for you). If your courses are taught at different levels, the level of your course should be noted on your transcript (e.g. Standard Level vs Higher Level courses in the International Baccalaureate program). If your courses carry a credit value, note that credit value as well. Don’t convert your grades. Report your grades as given on their original scale. </p>
<p>If your school system has external exams (e.g. O-level and A-level exams in the British system), those exam results should be included on your transcript as well. </p>
<p>You don’t need to seal the transcript if a school official uploads it on Common App. If you submit it via mail, a seal would be appropriate.</p>
<p>@b@r!um - What if my school doesn’t provide a transcript like that in the link you’ve provided? Should I have to make up like this for school officials and let them fill it?</p>
<p>You’ll need some document in English that contains all of your grades from the last 3-4 years. You could translate various report cards separately or create an American-style transcript.</p>
<p>If your school is not used to helping students apply to American universities, it might be easiest if you create the transcript yourself and then just ask your school to certify and submit it for you. Asking your teachers or principal to make a transcript is extra work for them that’s not part of their job description.</p>
<p>Thank you. I think I can make my own transcript. But exactly what transcript should I create? I am so confused?!</p>
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You’ll need some document that contains all of your grades and relevant course information (e.g. course levels and descriptive course names) from the years requested (e.g. grades 9-12). The format is up to you, though following an American-style format would make your transcript easier to read. What’s so confusing?</p>
<p>I was confused about on what design of transcript should I make it. And, our school teaches only 11 years of program. I guess the grades of 9,10, and 11 should be on it.(Our school doesn’t provide any course levels of study to its students.) Plus, we do not rank students and weigh GPA. Do you have any “American-style format of transcript” that could fit on me well? Thanks.</p>
<p>Just omit the information you don’t have. If you don’t have a class rank, don’t report a class rank. It’s not rocket science! </p>
<p>If your school ends after year 11, can you report grades from years 8-11?</p>