Our office received the following letter from the admissions office at the University of South Carolina. We want you to be up-to-date on admissions policies, and thought we would pass the information along.
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Dear College Counselors,
The University of South Carolina admissions office has changed its high school transcript policy. Our primary reason for this is to encourage students to take greater ownership of the application process. We also expect this change will increase transparency in the process while reducing the administrative burden imposed on college counselors throughout the college application season.
High school seniors who complete the freshman application for the University of South Carolina are now required to self-report their high school academic record for grades 9-12. Additionally, they must upload an electronic copy of their high school transcript in JPG, PDF or Word formats. This may drive an increase in requests from your students for their transcripts, particularly near deadlines (October 15, November 15 and December 1).
We no longer require an official high school transcript during the preliminary application evaluation phase. If we need an official transcript, we will instruct the student to contact you about forwarding an official copy. In the meantime, please provide an electronic copy to each of your students who request one so they can complete their online application. We will continue to request official, final high school transcripts from your office after May 1, once we know which students have confirmed their plans to attend USC.
To help you and your students better understand the USC application process, we’ve prepared a How to Apply guide. You may download a PDF version athttp://sc.edu/admissions/
Thanks for your help and let us know if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
University of South Carolina
