Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the college admission process and how it affects families. When we talk about college admission, we usually focus on the ...

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When completing the Common App, your high school transcript should be uploaded by your school. Every high school applicant (including those who applied Early Decision and were admitted or deferred) ...

In high schools and colleges nationwide last week, educators debated a new plan to abolish the traditional high school transcript and reform college admissions. The plan, pushed by more than 100 elite ...

My grandson recently got a D in high school chemistry, prompting dire warnings from his mother (my daughter) about his "permanent record." However, in 1975, I too got a D in high school chemistry, ...

PLEASANTON — Grades were improperly changed on two student high school transcripts — one on purpose and one by mistake, an investigation by the Pleasanton Unified School District revealed. The ...

What if traditional high school transcripts -- lists of courses taken, grades earned and so forth -- didn't exist? That's the ambition of a new education reform movement, which wants to rebuild how ...