Reservoir High Reservoir High SchoolSchool

Transcript Transcript Request Request ProcessProcess

WHAT IS A TRANSCRIPT?WHAT IS A TRANSCRIPT?

A Transcript is an official copy of a A Transcript is an official copy of a student’s academic record.student’s academic record.

It includes the following:It includes the following:◦ ◦ A certified copy of your high A certified copy of your high

school transcript (grades)school transcript (grades)◦ ◦ Senior ScheduleSenior Schedule◦ ◦ Academic ResumeAcademic Resume◦ ◦ Reservoir High School ProfileReservoir High School Profile

Note that official transcripts Note that official transcripts CANNOT be released until CANNOT be released until

October 5October 5thth. .

HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?HOW DO YOU GET STARTED?

This is a four part process which This is a four part process which includes:includes:

1.) 1.) YouYou completing the application for completing the application for each college to which you plan to each college to which you plan to apply.apply.

2.) 2.) YouYou arranging to have your SAT/ACT arranging to have your SAT/ACT scores sent from College Board/ACT scores sent from College Board/ACT org.org.

3.) Completing the 3.) Completing the Red FolderRed Folder Requirements for Student Services.Requirements for Student Services.

4.) Completing the 4.) Completing the Green FolderGreen Folder Requirements for the two teachers Requirements for the two teachers from whom you are requesting a from whom you are requesting a letter of recommendation.letter of recommendation.

THE TRANSCRIPT THE TRANSCRIPT PROCESSPROCESS

Step 1Step 1: Complete the Howard County Waiver : Complete the Howard County Waiver Form Form

Step 2:Step 2: Turn the form into the Registrar in Turn the form into the Registrar in Student ServicesStudent Services

Step 3:Step 3: Once the Waiver is turned in, the Once the Waiver is turned in, the registrar will hand you tworegistrar will hand you twoGreen FoldersGreen Folders and one and one Red FolderRed Folder

The The Green FoldersGreen Folders are for the teachers who are for the teachers who will write your letters of recommendations. will write your letters of recommendations. The The Red FolderRed Folder is for Student Services is for Student Services

THE GREEN THE GREEN FOLDERSFOLDERS

Step 4:Step 4: Think about TWO teachers who know you and Think about TWO teachers who know you and would be willing to write a POSITIVE letter of would be willing to write a POSITIVE letter of recommendation for you. Verbally ask the recommendation for you. Verbally ask the teachers! It is recommended that you talk to the teachers! It is recommended that you talk to the teachers PRIOR to the end of THIS school year. teachers PRIOR to the end of THIS school year. DEADLINES ARE getting EARLIER AND EARLIER.DEADLINES ARE getting EARLIER AND EARLIER.

Step 5:Step 5: Once a teacher has verbally agreed to write a Once a teacher has verbally agreed to write a letter of recommendation for you, complete the letter of recommendation for you, complete the Green Folder Checklist for Green Folder Checklist for bothboth teachers located on teachers located on the outside of each folder.the outside of each folder.

Step 6:Step 6: Submit completed Green Folder to the Submit completed Green Folder to the requested teachers (one folder to each teacher). requested teachers (one folder to each teacher). This must be turned into your teacher This must be turned into your teacher at least 30 at least 30 school daysschool days before your college deadline. before your college deadline.

THE GREEN THE GREEN FOLDERSFOLDERS

In each Green Folder, the following In each Green Folder, the following must be included/completed: must be included/completed:

Letter to teacher (a sample is Letter to teacher (a sample is enclosed to help you)enclosed to help you)

Student Input Form (one per Student Input Form (one per folder/teacher)folder/teacher)

A copy of your academic resumeA copy of your academic resume Any forms required to be Any forms required to be

completed by the teacher for completed by the teacher for colleges to which you are colleges to which you are applying. You can find these applying. You can find these forms on each college websiteforms on each college website

Addressed & stamped envelope Addressed & stamped envelope for for eacheach college college

THE RED FOLDERSTHE RED FOLDERS

Step 7:Step 7: In each Red Folder, the In each Red Folder, the following must be following must be included/completed:included/completed: Transcript Request Form Transcript Request Form Counselor Input Form Counselor Input Form Academic resume Academic resume Parent questionnaire Parent questionnaire Any Secondary School Report Any Secondary School Report

Forms/Counselor Forms (found in Forms/Counselor Forms (found in the college application)the college application)

THE RED FOLDERSTHE RED FOLDERSStep 8:Step 8: Bring completed Red Folder to the Bring completed Red Folder to the

Registrar (Mrs. Mandile) Be sure you have Registrar (Mrs. Mandile) Be sure you have your $$ ($4 per college). You must turn your $$ ($4 per college). You must turn folder in at folder in at least 20 school daysleast 20 school days before before your your earliest college deadline.earliest college deadline.

Step 9:Step 9: The registrar will send you a pass when The registrar will send you a pass when your your sealedsealed transcripts are ready. Come to transcripts are ready. Come to Student Services to retrieve your transcript(s) Student Services to retrieve your transcript(s) to mail to your colleges. (Do not open to mail to your colleges. (Do not open transcript envelopes!)transcript envelopes!)

Step 10:Step 10: Listen to the announcements and look Listen to the announcements and look on our website to know when to bring Mid-on our website to know when to bring Mid-year (January) and Final transcript (May) year (January) and Final transcript (May) requests to the Registrar. These are sent at requests to the Registrar. These are sent at no charge.no charge.

Due DatesDue Dates

The last sheet included in The last sheet included in your packet is a Due Date your packet is a Due Date sheet which will help you sheet which will help you keep track of when you keep track of when you need to turn in your need to turn in your redred and and greengreen folders in order to folders in order to meet your college deadline.meet your college deadline.

Other Forms Other Forms Included in Included in your Red your Red

FolderFolder