Tran-scripts !!

Not so long ago i remember me running around my uni trying to get my transcripts done. and for a long long time, i really didn't know what one looked like. In India, most of us have had that problem due to the complex university structure. A shade lucky for those of us who have or are stydying in colleges termed as 'deemed unis'.

When a uni here asks for your transcript what they ideally want is a list of condensed grades or marks of all the semesters summed up into one sheet. You might have noticed a mention of the term 'official' transcript. that means a condensed list of your subjects, grades/marks, total gpa/%age on an official letterhead of ur college signed and sealed for by an authority. If you cant get hold of one of these, then there's always the alternative of having all your individual marksheets photocopied, signed by the controller of exams and sealed by the university authorities. That is all there is to an official transcript...so that saves most of you quite a bit of 'psyching out time'.

Some things like the class rank, yearly/sem ranks are add-ons to the transcript. if possible try to get these as an official stamping on a good class rank is taken as a real boost to your app.

Have a very simple, neat and easy to understand transcript. you don't want your transcript to go to the Cryptography dept. for 'official' deciphering !!

So, a fairly simple but a really important document. Be true !!

-Oz