Is there a limit on how many high school transcripts can be sent from your school even after your graduated? Can high school officials refuse to do more?

Hello, I am relatively new to the education forum on subreddit, and I thought this would be the place to ask regarding my high school transcripts as it is sensitive information for a reason; I went to legal advice but I am not sure if it is anything extreme.

To begin, I am a community college student looking to transfer to private and out-of-state colleges (Ivies, Top 10 schools), and all of the colleges I am applying to require final official high school transcripts, where the school official sends them. Regardless of how long it’s been since I graduated high school, the said colleges need my high school official to send them (I’ve called the ones I applied to and said they have to send them)

Since February, I had tried to explain to the counselors at my school that I needed them to send my transcripts, which I was then told they were unable to as they do not do electronic transcripts, and on top of that only told me they would give only five physical copies. I went in person to speak to a former counselor I knew from high school, who was questioning why schools were asking for him to send it specifically if I’m not “lying” about attending my high, but I showed him the email University of Michigan sent me, which stated that physical or electronic, the High School needs to send it; not the student. That made him understand and from there, we sat down to list colleges I plan on applying to- which was more than eight.

However, two weeks ago, when I received my portal for the colleges I applied to, I saw that most of them did not have my high school transcript, so I called him and he said I can email him the colleges that need final transcripts.

I emailed him, he wanted to talk to me about it, and it was still the same question as to why can’t I send it primarily, in which I had to explain they need a guidance counselor from my high school to do it; I cannot do it. The other issue arose when he had an intern send the transcripts, and she had three transcripts sent to the wrong emails (one of them was to the wrong college). I figured they weren’t understanding me, so I called the board, in which I explained my concern.

I received a call two hours later from the director of guidance, who said they don’t send transcripts, and again, they don’t understand why my colleges are asking for them even though I graduated three years ago. I tried to tell them I cannot send them because it needs to be official, so after a 20 minute phone call of going back and forth, she directs me the email of the secretary.

So then here comes the same counselor secretary that said she would only give 5 transcripts. She told me at first that the maximum is five transcripts, as no kid she had applied to more than five schools. However, I needed 15 transcripts sent; these are colleges I applied to already. She then told me it’s not her fault I applied to 15 colleges. I had to tell her I told my counselor that day I went in person, that I listed more than 5 for him, and even my bf who was listening was going back and forth with her about the limit being 5. She then practically said the limit isn’t five, she just finds it absurd. As mentioned, they will only do physical copies now, which I do not understand because my counselor was able to do electronic pdf; but he messed up on so many colleges already.

I had to call my colleges and ask for an extension. I applied to all of them, and I might even offer to pay for my transcripts at this point. I am going in person to sort this out. I just need some advice on if they can be reluctant on doing transcripts for high school graduates.

Edit: The high school does not offer online services such as Parchment or Clearing House. I do not have any debts as well as I would have been notified the day I graduated high school. Also, I am in NJ.

Submitted March 14, 2024 at 07:23AM by Dangerous-Mammoth516 https://ift.tt/mvdjLJa