madteaparty Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Hi, just wondering about the mechanics of this. Say a student took 3 classes at university A, and 2 at university B while in middle school. Then this student enrolled full time in high school, continuing to take classes at these institutions, maybe, but also the regular high school classes. If the high school refuses to "give credit" or include the middle school dual enrollment classes on the high school transcript, and student somehow reports those classes (as he must) on his application, does the college he applies to get very confused? Do they put together their own transcript for this kid? I realize if kid was homeschooled for high school, this would not be an issue as mom would assemble the transcript. Thanks for any thoughts. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 I think the college would only care about whether or not they transferred for credit at that institution. It's irrelevant what the high school chose to do. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 You will need to submit transcripts from every college the child attended, along with the high school transcript. I do not the the universities will be confused, they often deal with transcripts from multiple sources from one child. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) I think the college would only care about whether or not they transferred for credit at that institution. It's irrelevant what the high school chose to do.But they will receive three different transcripts for this kid. They will put them together themselves, I guess? I'm asking more about the admission file vs trying to get credit for something he did in middle school. Thank you! Edited February 2, 2017 by madteaparty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 You will need to submit transcripts from every college the child attended, along with the high school transcript. I do not the the universities will be confused, they often deal with transcripts from multiple sources from one child. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 But they will receive three different transcripts for this kid. They will put them together themselves, I guess? I'm asking more about the admission file vs trying to get credit for something he did in middle school. Thank you! D applied with 3 different transcripts, one from me and 2 from different universities. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 (edited) D applied with 3 different transcripts, one from me and 2 from different universities.Right, but you could list the classes taken on your transcript so there's a central document. This theoretical kid wouldn't have that. I can see a college going "4 yrs of foreign language, where is it?! Wait wait, more paper here" Edited February 2, 2017 by madteaparty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maize Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Right, but you could list the classes taken on your transcript so there's a central document. This theoretical kid wouldn't have that. I can see a college going "4 yrs of foreign language, where is it?!" If the college requires 4 years of foreign language in high school and your high school doesn't give credit for college classes completed in middle school then I would not count on those classes to meet the college requirement. Some will be more flexible in their transcript processing than others--in general, private colleges/universities seem to be more flexible than public institutions. College credit completed prior to high school :ought: to count but it is not a guarantee. If you have a situation where what has been completed during the 4 years of high school does not for some reason meet a school's entrance requirements I suggest contacting them and verifying whether they will count credits completed prior to high school for those requirements. If requirements are met and you just want the university to see the great stuff your kid did prior to high school, I don't think you need to worry; it is there in the college transcript. It is only inflexible and persnickety box checking that I would perceive as a potential issue. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 No confusion, just send transcripts. In NY, state law limits the number of outside courses a public school principal can allow to transfer in from outside sources. Very common for accelerated students to have more than the allowed number. As an example, if Diff Eq is on.the high school transcript, admissions will assume College Alg or PreCalc was taken at some point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 No confusion, just send transcripts. In NY, state law limits the number of outside courses a public school principal can allow to transfer in from outside sources. Very common for accelerated students to have more than the allowed number. As an example, if Diff Eq is on.the high school transcript, admissions will assume College Alg or PreCalc was taken at some point. I'm already on not great terms with this principal on different matters...If they list DE with a particular SUNY school on their school brochure, that's not "transferring in" right? But if classes taken at another college down the street would be. Off to see how many one is allowed to transfer while taking them elsewhere (in high school). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 If the college requires 4 years of foreign language in high school and your high school doesn't give credit for college classes completed in middle school then I would not count on those classes to meet the college requirement. Some will be more flexible in their transcript processing than others--in general, private colleges/universities seem to be more flexible than public institutions. College credit completed prior to high school :ought: to count but it is not a guarantee. If you have a situation where what has been completed during the 4 years of high school does not for some reason meet a school's entrance requirements I suggest contacting them and verifying whether they will count credits completed prior to high school for those requirements. If requirements are met and you just want the university to see the great stuff your kid did prior to high school, I don't think you need to worry; it is there in the college transcript. It is only inflexible and persnickety box checking that I would perceive as a potential issue. Well he'd have 4 years of foreign language but not the same one. I don't care for them to see great things (such as they are) , I think we are required to report any college classes and I wonder about th organizational aspect of it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted February 2, 2017 Share Posted February 2, 2017 Its what Admissions and Registrar staff do. Don't sweat, just send it and let them do what they do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 Its what Admissions and Registrar staff do. Don't sweat, just send it and let them do what they do.That's what I was hoping for, many thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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