<p>I know this can be a stupid question but i am really curious.
I went to hight school in India and I’m planning to go to college in State.
the University that I applied requested me my high school transcripts in a original sealed envolpe.</p>
<p>I do have my high school transcripts but the are not sealed.
does it have to be sealed in an envelpe by my high school?
Can’t I just seal it in an envolpe by myself?</p>
<p>I don’t think many people have their transcripts in a original sealed envolpe.
So does people request their transcripts from their high school?</p>
<p>yes, it should be sealed by your school. If your counselor just prints them out, s/he could put them in an envelope, seal it, and sign his/her name over the flap to indicate that it is an official copy that an authorized official put in the envelope. Then you could mail it to the States.</p>
<p>In the US a typical transcript sent by mail by a high school is sent by the high school in an envelope that actually has an official stamp (the seal) of the high school put right over where the envelope closes. Thus, someone trying to open it would have to break the seal. They are looking for something similar from your school. The purpose of the requirement is to make sure you have no opportunity to alter it, and thus your acquiring the transcript and then putting it into a sealed envelope and sending it is exactly what they are trying to prevent from happening.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply
however isn’t there anyway that I can do to prove that I have not altered the transcripts except for sending them the sealed envolope?
I’m here in the states right now and its very hard and long process for me to request a transcript from my high school.,</p>
<p>No, there usually isn’t a way to prove you haven’t altered them without a sealed envelope.</p>
<p>If your transcripts are at least signed by someone at your school, you may be able to email admissions and make a compromise. Also, your school may be able to fax the transcript. Contact the admissions offices at the colleges you’ve applied to and ask what you should do, mentioning that you didn’t understand that it needed to be sealed by the highschool, and that your highschool is outside of the US and has a lengthy transcript request process. They may be willing to cut you a little slack.</p>