Official Undergraduate Transcripts

Transcripts

Transcripts provide a record of your college academic career and current academic and disciplinary standing. As such, they are a vital part of the application package.

All the competitions listed herein require that you submit an official college transcript, i.e., one issued by the Registrar’s office and sealed inside an envelope with the stamp over the flap. A transcript stamped “issued to student” and provided without such an envelope is not considered official.

If you studied elsewhere during your Bates undergraduate career (including Junior Year Abroad), obtain official copies of transcripts from the pertinent institution(s). While credits may show on your Bates transcript, letter grades received elsewhere may not.

Although a few days is usually enough for a transcript request at Bates, registrar’s offices at other institutions may require ample time for this service: 4-6 weeks might be adequate, but 6-12 weeks is even better, especially in the case of foreign institutions where mail delivery may be slower. Once you have made the request, be sure to check back every two weeks to make sure nothing has been lost or misplaced.

Many institutions now allow students and alumni to order transcripts online. Others require written requests.