Reservoir High School Transcript Request Process

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Reservoir High SchoolTranscript Request Process
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Applying to a College?

• Great! In addition to completing your
  applications, you will need to complete items for
  the Reservoir Transcript Packet Process. Once
  you submit the completed packet to Student
  Services, your process will be underway!

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What is a Transcript?

• What is a Transcript?
• A Transcript is an official copy of a students
  academic record.
• It includes the following
• ? A certified copy of your high school transcript
  (grades)
• ? Senior Schedule
• ? Academic Resume
• ? Reservoir High School Profile

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How do you get started?

• This is a four part process which includes
• 1.) You applying to a college on your own
• 2.) You arranging to have your SAT/ACT scores
  sent from College Board/ACT org.
• 3.) Completing the Red Folder Requirements for
  Student Services
• 4.) Completing the Green Folder Requirements for
  the 2 teachers you are requesting a letter of
  recommendation from
• We will walk you through the steps of this
  process!

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The Transcript Process

• Step 1 Complete and Turn in Howard County
  Waiver Form
• Step 2 Turn Form into the Registrar in Student
  Services
• Step 3 Once the Waiver is turned in, the
  registrar can hand you 2 Green Folders and 1 Red
  Folder
• The Green Folders are for the teachers who will
  write your letters of recommendations. The Red
  Folder is for Student Services

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The Green Folders

• Step 4 Think about 2 teachers who know you and
  would be willing to write a letter of
  recommendation for you. Verbally Ask the
  teachers!
• Step 5 Once a teacher has verbally agreed to
  write a letter of recommendation for you,
  complete the Green Folder Checklist for both
  teachers located on the outside of each folder
• In each Green Folder, the following must be
  included/completed
• Letter to Teacher (a sample is enclosed to help
  you)
• Student Input Form 1 per folder/teacher
• A copy of your academic resume
• Any forms required to be completed by teacher for
  Colleges of which you are applying (You can find
  these forms on each college website)
• Include addressed stamped envelope for each
  College

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The Green Folders

• Step 6 Submit Completed Green Folder to the
  requested teachers (1 folder to each teacher).
  This must be turned into your teacher at least 30
  school days before your college deadline

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The Red Folders

• Step 7 Complete Red Folder Checklist
• Sign and fill out Transcript Request Form (place
  in folder)
• Complete Counselor Input Form (place in folder)
• Place a copy of your academic resume in folder
• Place completed parent questionnaire in folder
• Include any Secondary School Report
  Forms/Counselor Forms in folder (found on college
  websites with paper applications)

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The Red Folders

• Step 8 Bring completed Red Folder to the
  Registrar (Mrs. Mandile or Mrs. Polivka) Be sure
  you have your (4 per college) You must turn
  folder in at least 20 school days before your
  earliest college deadline
• Step 9 The registrar will send you a pass when
  your sealed transcripts are ready. Come to
  Student Services to pick them up and mail them to
  your colleges. (Do not open transcript
  envelopes!)
• Step 10 Listen to the announcements to hear when
  to bring Mid-year (January) and Final transcript
  (May) requests to Registrar which are sent with
  no charge.

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Materials handed out to you today include

• Transcript Process Chart
• Waiver
• Transcript Due Dates Form

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Due Dates

• The last sheet included in your packet is a Due
  Date sheet which will help you keep track of when
  you need to turn in your red/green folder in
  order to meet your college deadline

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Other Forms Included in your Red Folder
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Questions?