Requesting Official Transcripts

· Request your official transcript before applying to colleges online.

· You will need to complete a FDHS Transcript Request Form for each official transcript

· Requests for official transcripts must be physically handed to Mrs. Reese, not placed on a desk, in a basket, left with someone else or brought to Guidance by a friend.  Guidance will not be responsible for misplaced request forms if this procedure is not followed.

· Request for official transcripts must be submitted at least 2 full weeks (10 school days) before the applications’ due dates.  Please do not ask for an exception to this.

· Include college specific counselor evaluation forms with transcript request if required as part of application. 

· You will be notified to come to Guidance to pick up your sealed, official transcript when it is ready. 

· Do not open the sealed envelope containing your official transcript.  If you do so, it is not longer considered official by colleges and scholarship committees.

· Have your transcript mailed so that you can track it in case it gets lost along the way.

· Wait 2-3 weeks before contacting the college admissions office to check on the arrival of you official transcript.

· Mail all attachments, transcript, letters of recommendation, activities/resume, together in one large envelope.  Otherwise, separate items mailed can be easily misplaced in the admissions office.

Transcript Secretary—Valerie Reese 760-4454 ext. 278

Please contact her with any questions!