Guide to Ordering Official Transcripts

parchment.com Parchment Guide to Ordering Transcripts 30 network. You will know if your school is part of our network if you are able to successfully add your school to your account. If your transcript is not available electronically, they will simply print your transcript themselves. HOW DO I SEND A PAPER TRANSCRIPT IF I ONLY SEE AN OPTION TO SEND ELECTRONICALLY? Some schools within our network prefer to receive their transcripts electronically. If you would like to send a paper transcript, you should choose to send your transcript to an individual instead of a school in the first step of the ordering process . You can then choose to have your transcript printed and mailed instead of being sent electronically. However, please be aware that this may not be the preferred choice of the school. HOW DO I SEND MY TRANSCRIPT TO A PARTICULAR INDIVIDUAL AT THE COLLEGE I AM APPLYING TO? When you place your order, select the option to send your transcript to an individual instead of a school in the first step of the ordering process . You can then choose to send your transcript directly to an individual at the college. PLEASE EXPLAIN THE PRIVATE/PUBLIC SWITCH IN THE CREDENTIAL/PARCHMENT SECTION. By default, your Parchment is set to private. However, it will automatically change to public when you click the LinkedIn, Facebook, email, or URL/link icon. This is because you’re sharing the Parchment’s URL. If it was set to private, nobody could view your Parchment. WHAT INFORMATION APPEARS ON MY PARCHMENT? Your Parchment includes your name, the name of your school, years attended (or are attending), and enrollment status. It also shows that this information has been verified. I SELECTED OVERNIGHT/FEDEX DELIVERY BUT MY ORDER HAS NOT BEEN RECEIVED YET. When you send a paper transcript, you can choose to send it by USPS or overnight delivery. We use FedEx for next-day delivery. A few things to be aware of: • Even though you selected overnight delivery, your school still has to approve and process your order before we can send it. Therefore, if it is urgent, you should contact your school after placing your order so they can process it immediately. If there is a delay with your school, then it is unlikely that your order will be delivered the next day. • FedEx does not deliver on Saturdays or Sundays. • FedEx does not deliver to PO Boxes. • You will receive an email from FedEx with a tracking number. HOW DOES THE DELIVERY OF ELECTRONIC TRANSCRIPTS WORK? When you place an order for an electronic transcript, the recipient will be able to download an electronic copy