#1 Regret from your transfer app process

Tanya922
Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:48:16 +0000

Sorry to hear AF… :(

It’s strange, because I contacted an Admissions Officer as well (not just an original telephone representative), before I was accepted and they said both the HS transcript and the Guidance Counselor forms were required, regardless of time out of HS. It was a bit of a pain and IMO unnecessary, considering I had to hunt down my old guidance counselor, who I can guarantee forgot who I was when I showed up at his office…

From the Web: “Transfer applicants should request that an official transcript from their current institution and any previously attended institution(s) be sent to Undergraduate Admissions. Applicants are required to submit 2 professor recommendations and a Dean’s report, which verifies whether the applicant is in good academic standing. A high school transcript is also required as are SAT and/or ACT scores. If, however, a transfer applicant has been out of high school for more than 5 years, the SAT/ACT requirement is waived.”

I had an upward trend with my HS transcript, so maybe it helped in my situation; it doesn’t explicitly state or address the HS transcript issue for individuals out of HS for 5 years or longer, so I guess for applicants next year (in that situation), maybe it is better to omit than send in the first place. I hate ambiguity with a passion lol.