Early Apps. Grades out June 5th; transcripts available June 16th.

[Verbatim Disk]

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Hi guys,

Sorry these are pretty newb questions; I tried searching for similar topics but never really found a solid response.

I want to get in my application as early as possible for this upcoming cycle, but one of my schools doesn't send out official transcripts until June 16th, while the other can have them ready to send out the first week of June. I'm curious how I would go about doing this.

Do I not send in my primary apps until after I sent in the both transcripts, and will that later date put me at a disadvantage? Or can I submit my primary apps the first day and the transcripts later (I should know all my grades by June 2nd, 5th the latest), or will that not make a difference?

I'm also curious about letters of recommendation. We also have to have all our letters sent in before they can verify our primaries, right? A little worried since one professor says she starts writing letters in June (apparently she writes pretty generic ones for everyone who got A's in her class, but I figure an additional letter won't hurt).

 

[ndafife]

Is that you can't get a transcript period until the 16th, or you can't get a transcript with your up-to-date grades until June 16th?

If its the former, you're stuck and have to wait. Late June/Early July isn't that late if you get your secondaries done and submitted right away.

If its the latter, its a judgement call. You can classify the courses as "current" and leave them out of your GPA calculation and submit a transcript that contains grades from only previous semesters/quarters. Its a judgement call because you have to decide how much you want the potential GPA boost. And again, late june/early july really doesn't put you that far back in the cycle.


RE: LOR - just because it won't hurt doesn't mean it will help.

 

[Verbatim Disk]

Thanks guys!

It's the latter. They won't be able to send an up-to-date transcript until the 16th, even though I'll know my grades by June 5th the latest. It sucks because 9 units of A's in BCPM courses will look better and help further show my upward trend, but you always hear the earlier the better.

So in theory, I can submit my app the first week with all my grades, and just be sit in the queue until after the 16th? Is after the 16th still considered early, and is there a chance I can still be verified before the first day (June 27th was it?)?

Thanks for the info about the LOR too. I'll have a Committee Letter, so I was thinking that hers would just be the last letter in the package.

 

[WedgeDawg]

A lot of quarter system students have this problem and it doesn't significantly hinder them. Just send it as soon as everything is ready.