I don’t know if anyone there can answer my question, but anyway. It says on the OUAC website, and I quote: “It is the applicant’s responsibility to arrange for official secondary school transcripts to be forwarded directly to the universities to which they have applied.”
Now, the “directly” part is what is worrying me. I’ve completed high school outside of Canada. Before I arrived here, I had to ask for my high school certificate in person because apparently my school refused to send those documents by mail, fax or any other way except in person. It was a very complicated process which lasted several months, but I finally got my piece of paper which has the incredible signature that took so long to write and a fancy stamp. I brought this with me to Canada hoping it would be accepted by universities…My high school has made very clear that they don’t send documents by mail ever, not even inside the country. I’m hoping the quotedtext only applies to Canadian students, not international students. Can someone help me…?
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Step 1: open THIS link, turn the volume up and read on.
So the OUAC website states the following …?ahem …
“A transcript is a record of your academic performance at an educational institution. Normally a transcript is considered official if it is produced by and bears the seal of the institution that issues it. Universities will not normally accept unofficial photocopies. Applicants who are not able to provide official transcripts must contact each university?s admissions office directly for advice.”
it also says this
” Transcripts and supporting documents should not be sent to the OUAC. The OUAC cannot forward these documents to the universities and will not be able to return them to applicants.”
Yes … it was in bold! This is what the “directly” statement is referring to. They pretty much don’twant to be the middle man or the 3rd point in a love triangle. So the transcript should go directly to the university.
Breathe, you’re good to go.
love and lollipops,
aska