Transcripts required by medical schools in the U.S

[Doe22]

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I'm an undergrad student currently taking my prerequisites at a university. I know that med schools require that you send all your post secondary transcripts, but my question is about high school transcripts and/or diploma. Do they ask for your school to send a copy of your diploma for education verification purposes? I graduated from a high school overseas.

Would like people with a similar experience to answer.

 

[Catalystik]

I'm an undergrad student currently taking my prerequisites at a university. I know that med schools require that you send all your post secondary transcripts, but my question is about high school transcripts and/or diploma. Do they ask for your school to send a copy of your diploma for education verification purposes? I graduated from a high school overseas.

You will be asked for the name and location of your secondary school and the date of graduation, but a HS transcript isn't needed.

 

[Doe22]

You will be asked for the name and location of your secondary school and the date of graduation, but a HS transcript isn't needed.

Thank you! I have asked this mainly because I thought that if they see a foreign high school on my application they might ask for additional information like my diploma.

 

[swimwithoutfloaties]

On a slight tangent, though schools will not require physical copies of your high school transcripts, I have had some secondaries ask for high school GPA or high school ranking, SAT/ACT scores, etc. But I think these are generally pretty optional, so if you can't get those numbers, I wouldn't worry too much!

 

[Doe22]

On a slight tangent, though schools will not require physical copies of your high school transcripts, I have had some secondaries ask for high school GPA or high school ranking, SAT/ACT scores, etc. But I think these are generally pretty optional, so if you can't get those numbers, I wouldn't worry too much!

Thank you!