I turned my application in today (10/26), including the two required rec letters submitted by my teacher and counselor for the priority deadline - yes I know it’s a bit later than I had hoped, but my essay was holding me back. However, I sent in a request for my transcript to be mailed about two weeks ago and my SAT scores about last week. I got an email from UMD today which said that it takes roughly 5 days to see if I have all the documents I need, but 5 days isn’t enough time for me. Should I send in my transcript again just in case they lost it, or is it safe to wait it out? I requested the registrar at my school to send a hard copy by the way.
Thanks!
I would check with your high school first to confirm if and when it was mailed. No need to send twice.
Also, fyi, while in September it may have only taken 5 days to see if documents were received, at this stage of the game, all bets are off on confirming online within 5 days. The massive flood of materials that is received this close to the priority app takes much longer to input in the computer. HOWEVER, you can call in about a week, and they should be able to tell you what they have, even if it doesn’t appear online for a few weeks. Several years back, when my son applied, we went to some event and it was at a point when not everything was showing as received. So, I asked and they said were able to verify even though it didn’t show up online yet.
Best of luck!
@maryversity Thank you! Another question if I may: if the school somehow told me that they didn’t get the documents, then would it not count under the priority deadline?
Well, it’s only the 27th and there is the remainder of the week for them to receive things. I don’t want to speak for the school, but when I went to an admissions information session, the rep said everything has to be received by Nov. 1st. However, that was several years ago now (my son will be graduating this year!), so I would call them directly to ask how they are currently handling things.
@maryversity I see. Again, thank you so much! 