Translation questions

b_r_um
Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:07:01 +0000

My transcript contains allot of typical formal information that admission officers wont need. For example , at the top of the page it says “Hellenic democracy, Education Ministry, Higher Education bla bla bla…(written in Greek)” well you get the point… Should I tranlate the whole thing, or just the grading part ?

You do not need to translate every single word. In fact, you do not even have to keep the formatting. Ideally your (English) transcript would show all of your grades on a single page; you do not want to translate every report card individually.



Should the translated document be handwritten or on a e-form?

Type it if at all possible - much easier to read.



Should I sign it after translation …for example:
Translated by “name” , Signature :“Signature”

You don’t need to sign it, but it would be appropriate to state that you performed the translation yourself.



After I translate it I should go get it certified by my school with a stab or something, shouldn’t I?

If possible. However, once you have the stab, you’d need to scan the document, which may or may not cause file size issues. (You are limited to 500 KB for online submission.)



Should i give both the translated and the non translated documents to my counselor to submit them?

If you have space to include the original documents in the electronic file, I would tack them on. Otherwise it probably won’t hurt to leave them out.

One more thing: If your counselor submits the school report online, you should give him an electronic file of your transcript, not a paper version.