Midlife students, did your high school every lose your transcripts?

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Saysfaa

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I didn't intend to be "embarrased" ... it was supposed to be a simple smiley

pmabraham, BSN, RN

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Good day:

FYI, if I get a pm, and don't respond it is due to the rules concerning number of quality points before being able to respond to pm's (this is just an fyi, not a complaint).

I appreciate the responses to date.

Hopefully tomorrow, I will be able to coordinate with the high school and the one college I attended (that has a scan of my HS transcripts) so that the college can release a set to me and to the school.

Thank you.

sunbaby0811

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Yikes! What a pain!! I graduated HS in the mid-90s and had no problem getting mine BUT my school didn't have them. The school board archive department did. I had to send them a dollar LOL (yes, a one dollar bill in the envelope) and they pulled it from microfiche and mailed it off. Crazy that yours doesn't exist anymore! I hope you're able to get it resolved!

And just an aside to the person who said you didn't need to have them - the program I'm applying for DOES require them before you can graduate with the BSN. I have a bachelors and part of a masters, been to a handful of schools, etc, but yep - they need my HS transcripts. Weird, to me, lol but it is on the must have list. :bookworm:

This happened to me as well. The sad thing is I graduated ahead of my class, during the summer the same year as my brother. When I requested my transcript from the records department for the department of education because my high school closed, they were able to find my brother's transcript but not mine. I have the diploma, and even sent them a copy but to no avail. All they said was they could send me a letter neither confirming nor denying my graduating from high school. I was flabbergasted since me and my brother graduated within months of each other. Apparently this happens quite a lot, with the student having to jump through hoops to prove they even went to school.

pmabraham, BSN, RN

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Good day:

Several people told me it is a requirement of the law for a school district to keep the records; but, I'm not a litigious person, so I'm not sure what that means.

I'm not sure what a "scanned" copy means; but as soon as I'm able to get the HS and college talking to one another, I'm hoping to get a copy in addition to the nursing school getting a copy.

Thank you.

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I have heard of schools losing high school transcripts before. In my state, CA, I think it is the board of nursing that requires applicants to show proof of high school graduation. A friend of mine had difficulty obtaining his high school transcripts because his high school, in another state, burned down.

I recommend starting the process of obtaining transcript copies far in advance of applying.

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I had a bit of an issue with mine. I graduated in 1988 and my school was nearly destroyed in Hurricane Andrew in 1992. This was before records were computerized in a central database. At the time, the records were only kept on a computer at the school and a paper file was kept at the county. When I went back to school, it took them a few months to be able to locate my high school transcripts because I didn't "exist".

Luckily, I had gone to a community college right after high school and they still had my official high school transcript on file. So, after a bit of back & forth with the school board, they were able to send this information to my high school so they could add me to the system. Nothing like red-tape to make you freak out, eh? :p

BloomNurseRN, ASN, BSN, RN

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I know that for the nursing school I attend, we had to attach a copy of our high school transcripts. I also know that some high schools have lost those transcripts and people have had to work around them. It really is a pain. Glad to hear your college had a scanned copy for you.

dawniepoo

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When I requested mine, they said, "oh, it's been so long that someone needs to go to the basement and look for them on microfiche."

Yeah, that was a great moment...

pmabraham, BSN, RN

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Specializes in Hospice, Palliative Care.

Good day:

I wanted to share some good news.

This morning the high school and college (that had a copy of the scanned high school transcripts) where able to coordinate so that the college had permission to send me a copy as well as the nursing school to which I've applied.

I would encourage any going through similar circumstances to persavere, be tenacious, ask questions (even if they appear silly), and to pray.

Thank you everyone for your encouragement and input.

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