Transcripts haven't made it yet...what next?

[HighNursingGoals]

hello everyone,

the deadline for my prospective school just passed on june 1st. the postmark deadline for transcripts and test scores was june 15th. i requested my transcripts for the 2nd time already, and they still haven't arrived based off my application status on the school's website. this delay is either going to cause me not to receive financial aid or to not be accepted for fall 2010. did anyone out there pay to send their transcripts by certified mail? i did everything within my power to prevent my transcripts from showing up late. i am upset with the usps because i feel like they might have dropped the ball on this one. honestly, if you go to the post office here in atlanta, ga, then you'll see 8 service counters with only one person working. it makes me mad because i called on may 28th and requested transcripts for the 2nd time. what is going on with the mail? most of the schools here have waiting lists, and the deadlines for fall 2010 have passed already. so switching schools now isn't an option. did anyone else have this problem? if so, what did you do?

thanks

[CrazierThanYou]

The only suggestion I can offer would be to call the school and explain the situation. I don't know if it would help, sometimes places are very strict with their deadlines and adhere to the rules but you never know...

I applied for a scholarship and for whatever reason, my school didn't send my transcripts. I called and the woman I spoke with said they would extend the deadline because it was happening to a lot of people but on the website, it appears the deadline has NOT been extended. So, I don't know.

But good luck to you and it can't hurt to call!

[heather925]

I've been to a number of different colleges during my undergrad career, so i had multiple transcripts sent to my prospective schools. I just found out i was not considered for 2 schools as they were missing the official transcript from one particular private university I attended for A&P. I am upset at that private university, but won't be reapplying next application cycle since I got into my #1 choice school (they received all of my needed transcripts). I did speak with the two schools I didn't get into, and they both said that they need HARD deadlines just to help their tough job of considering applications during such impacted times. Good luck getting the transcripts in on time- sorry that you are at the mercy of others.