Blue Hen Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 DS received an email from JSU stating that his transcript must be notarized in order to make it official. Have you run into this request from colleges? I haven't and DS already been accepted at 2 other colleges and his older brother was accepted to 9 colleges. Guess there is a first for everything. I visited my bank and they happily notarized the transcript and it's been sent. Carole Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brenda in MA Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Nope. Never heard of a requirement for a notarized transcript. I did have one LAC this year ask for a hard copy transcript with original signature sent via snail mail, even after I sent the transcript in through the Common App. Brenda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Perhaps they are trying in ensure that it is an official (and current) transcript? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home_s_Cool Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Yes, we had to do this for our local community college when our dd19 was dual-enrolled. The university where she attends now did not require it. I did think it was somewhat strange - but it's what the cc wanted and it wasn't an inconvenience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 No one has asked me yet. Ds has applied to 3 colleges so far. Margaret in CO had an amusing post (#22) in this thread with several posts discussing it in further detail. Another idea to add, I sign my children's transcripts because several colleges have asked for that. And then, I "crunch" over the signature with our corporate seal. It looks quite official and I've had several college comment on how it looks more official that way. Quite silly, but they liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barbara H Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 Yes, that's uncommon. But, it is good that you knew you could get it notarized at the bank - a lot of people don't realize banks offer that as a free service to their customers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 wasn't an inconvenience. How was this not an inconvenience? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hen Posted September 28, 2013 Author Share Posted September 28, 2013 No one has asked me yet. Ds has applied to 3 colleges so far. Margaret in CO had an amusing post (#22) in this thread with several posts discussing it in further detail. LOL! I made several posts in that thread too. And like Margaret in CO I have an *Official* embosser with our school name and DOE school number that I put on every transcript that leaves the house. That didn't satisfy this school though. I let the admissions person know our notarized transcript was headed her way and she sent a very nice email back. Notarizing a transcript is silly to me since all it says is that the person signing the transcript identity has been verified. It says nothing about whether the information on the transcript reflects the student's work. And for me it was a huge inconvenience. The transcript had to be mailed twice, I ended up visiting 3 banks before finding one with their notary available and in-house to stamp the paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home_s_Cool Posted September 28, 2013 Share Posted September 28, 2013 How was this not an inconvenience? The bank we use in town has a notary - took 2 minutes to get done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 UT Dallas wants transcripts notarized. I just did it while I was at the bank, so it wasn't a big deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Do you all still go IN your banks? I haven't been IN the bank in ages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I go in tomorrow to get a form notarized for the state high school athletic association so that ds can play basketball at PS. Maybe I ought to take a few transcripts with me. UT Dallas recently entered my radar... :gnorsi: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 I go to the bank branch office that's in the grocery store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThisIsTheDay Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 Do you all still go IN your banks? I haven't been IN the bank in ages. A year or two ago, we moved our accounts to a local bank near our grocery store. When you walk in, they acknowledge you by name, and if you go on Fridays, they give out delicious cookies. While I hold no particular allegiance to this bank, I'd never switch back to a national or other large bank. Funny about the notarized transcript, just because it's so ridiculous. What on earth does it prove? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Hen Posted October 5, 2013 Author Share Posted October 5, 2013 Funny about the notarized transcript, just because it's so ridiculous. What on earth does it prove? Agree. All it says is that the person signing the transcript is who she says she is. That is it. Silly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-rap Posted October 6, 2013 Share Posted October 6, 2013 We had to notarize one once for a school in another country. To answer another question, I go into my bank about every other week. We live in a small town and it's just what you do. They usually have a coffeepot on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 I think most colleges want some kind of proof that the student didn't doctor his transcript. My oldest had to have one mailed directly from the public school, and I think there was something about the seal on the envelope? I expect the notary is a makeshift sub for home schools, to try to insure the student didn't doctor it and send it himself from home or sign it for you. I've had to have a ton of things notarized over the past year or two, and it's always a stretch as to whether it really means anything, but I guess I think of it as a "better than nothing" type of lame insurance that companies use because the alternatives of having you appear in person etc. don't work very well today. I bank online, so I go to my city offices for a notary. They charge $1, but I guess I'd charge $1 if I had to do it, too. (I've thought about getting a notary myself but decided I don't want to spend the time.) Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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