<p>For transfer hopefuls, the application proccess is done through paper forms. Bit archaic, bit nostalgic but hey, It’s Yale so I’ll play along. My question is: doesn’t that make the verification a whole lot harder on them and by the same occasion strict? </p>
<p>Allow me to explain. Usually while you do submit an official paper transcript they still get an electronic version later on in order to see how credits transfer (I could be wrong on that one and would appreciate some more details if you have them), but in the case of a paper submission doesn’t that mean that they have to contact the school directly as well as all of your references (teachers, clubs, etc…) to get confirmation.</p>
<p>I’m not sure I understand your question. Electronic transcripts just make it easier to handle the data, it is still your official transcript that is, well, official in laying down the law on how many credits you have.</p>
<p>Yeah I guess my question got muddied quite a bit in the original post.</p>
<p>Here it is: </p>
<p>1) Do they only base the credit transfer assessment on the (official) paper transcript you submit to them or do they access your electronic file on top of it?</p>
<p>2) How do they go about verifying your ECs, teacher’s recs, and others? Logically they should verify everything but with the sheer amount of app. I doubt they do. </p>
<p>lol the whole paper application thing has thrown me for a loop.</p>
<p>Edit: It implies that they either contact your school to get your electronic transcript OR someone at the school re-enters every grade manually. I’d just like to which.</p>
<p>I still don’t quite grasp what it is you are worried about? Nobody has an “electronic file” until it is opened by the receiving college. When you request a transcript from your current school, they access their files in order to print out an official document. When a document is printed and sealed or signed, this is a verified copy of any electronic information they have of your grades, etc. As long as it is properly verified, a paper copy holds the same or higher weight than any electronic data your school may send over to the transfer-in school.</p>
<p>How to verify recommendations? Any recommendation requires a signature. Electronic signatures are a poor imitation of the real thing, not the other way around.</p>
<p>I’m afraid I don’t understand what you mean by an electronic file transcript “on top of” the official copy.</p>