An early report of your Fall term grades?

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nonick
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An early report of your Fall term grades?

Post by nonick » Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:07 pm

I was just packaging my application materials for some Dec 15th deadline schools and I noticed that some of them require an early report of your Fall term grades. What is that supposed to mean? Does it mean that I need to ask the professors that I am taking classes with this semester to provide a form indicating what my grade will be? Or should i wait for the Fall semester transcript to be out and send that?

mhazelm
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Re: An early report of your Fall term grades?

Post by mhazelm » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:08 am

I've been wondering the same. I am assuming they want the expected values of your grades... just take all your exam scores and integrate from August-December... hahaha :lol:

sorry, have been studying for my quantum final.

Anyways, I'm just making a list of my anticipated grades. You might wait until Friday and overnight things if you're really worried about accuracy (that's my plan... goodbye $$$)...

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Re: An early report of your Fall term grades?

Post by abeboparebop » Tue Dec 09, 2008 12:28 am

mhazelm wrote:I've been wondering the same. I am assuming they want the expected values of your grades... just take all your exam scores and integrate from August-December... hahaha :lol:

sorry, have been studying for my quantum final.

Anyways, I'm just making a list of my anticipated grades. You might wait until Friday and overnight things if you're really worried about accuracy (that's my plan... goodbye $$$)...
I'm not applying to any that specifically have that request. I am applying to one or two that say I can send in Fall term grades if I want -- it's obviously optional and you can just wait until Fall grades come out.

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Re: An early report of your Fall term grades?

Post by zxcv » Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:09 am

My preferred strategy: submit the transcripts you have, then wait until fall grades come out and if you like what you see, send updated transcripts with a note.



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