I’ve been super happy with this free site: http://www.donnayoung.org/forms/planners/hs-transcript.htm for a basic transcript.

I tend to like to keep track of mostly EVERYTHING during the high school years:

•           Book Title & Author of every (or as nearly as possible) book they’ve read, even if just for fun.

  • Volunteer hours (even just helping a friend of the family clean or move)

  • Any leadership roles they’ve taken on or assisted with (helped decide the activity for youth group)

  • Awards they’ve received (their poem published from submission to ACPL, church awards, etc.)

  • Outside of school education (dog training class, Life Defenders Camp, etc.)

Then, once a year, in whatever format I’ve chosen from Donna Young, I make or update the transcript with all the above information.

Then, I make 2 transcripts.  The one-page just-the-facts transcript is what state schools (IU, Purdue) want.  The 6 page all the information transcript is for small, private colleges.

– The state schools won’t even look at a long transcript. They have tons to go through and it’s all a numbers game.  The kids set themselves apart through test scores, entrance essay, and application.

– The smaller schools don’t get as many applicants and are looking for students who jump off the page at them.  An in-depth look at the student’s education, often can do that.

Also, the majority of scholarship money comes from the school itself.

So I make a third (or fourth) transcript.  This is for the child’s #1 (& #2?) schools.  I look at the mission statement and the university catalog of classes.  I re-describe several of the key class descriptions using vocabulary from the catalog (particularly in the chosen major of my student). I don’t lie in any way, but I frame my student to look like (be as close an image reflection as honesty allows) the school & chosen major.  So, I emphasize the parts of my student that reflect the image of the school.

If you’d like more personal help on how to make you’re own transcript, I can teach you how (click here).

If you’d like me to do it for you, I can send you a questionnaire and once I get your answers, I can create a transcript for you (click here).

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