isaelijohjac Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Hello All- I am almost done with my transcript--wow I should have started this sooner.D has high grades--even the ones given by other teachers. So technically her transcript shows all A+'s. She really did earn them--they are legit. I am just afraid it won't look that way even though many of the grades are given by a homeschool tutelage--but they do not give transcripts because they are not officially a school. I was going to include the percentage earned in the class and then an 'A+' but I am wondering if I should switch them all to A's. The 'A+'s are looking a bit much to me. Any thoughts? I should add that she does have test scores to back the grades up. The other issue is that her dual credit school only gives A's so when I send her transcript they will be A's. Since they are high school credit earned I have put them on her transcript but don't think I should use a 'A+' if they don't. Any help would be greatly greatly appreciated!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 I would record them as As on your transcript. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I also only do A's. Due to a change in the record keeping software my umbrella has me use, I have changed over to adding pluses to any lower grades because they get a higher point average. But, not with A's, so I 'm leaving them as is. I actually dislike the whole +/- thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I also vote for A. (It looks less busy!) Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JanetC Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 You don't have to take away all the A+'s -- you could show her strengths and leave some A+s where she worked hard or has the most talent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Just A. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwen in VA Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I only showed A+'s where outside transcripts also showed A+'s -- I think Pennsylvania Homeschoolers was the only outsource we used that gave A+'s, so we kept those grades as A+'s just for consistency. We did send the PAH transcript, so all the grades lines up. Otherwise we listed A's regardless of whether the grade was actually an A or an A+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyandbob Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I see a lot of transcripts (I work at an online high school), very few school systems list A+'s. The schools list their grading scale on the transcript so you can see if an A+ is possible even if the student didn't earn it. Most places just don't have an A+. The very large nationally known public district I live in does not award A+. Given what I've seen, I would not make a transcript that includes bunches of A+'s. I think straight A's would look impressive, but all A+'s would look silly. (I could be wrong, I am not a college admissions officer). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harriet Vane Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 One additional thought for your transcript: On my dd's transcript, I put an asterisk (*) next to any course that was taught by someone other than me. At the bottom of the page is a tiny note that reads, "Asterisk (*) indicates courses taken outside the home school setting." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebel Yell Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 One additional thought for your transcript: On my dd's transcript, I put an asterisk (*) next to any course that was taught by someone other than me. At the bottom of the page is a tiny note that reads, "Asterisk (*) indicates courses taken outside the home school setting." I did this as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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