How often should I check my transcript?

How often should I check my transcript?

Shelbi Wilson (Teacher, Lincoln High School, Riverside, CA) gives expert video advice on: How often should I check my transcript?

The high school transcript is extremely important. Students should check their transcripts frequently. Now, this doesn't mean that you have to get an official transcript, but you should be able to request an official transcript from your high school at any point in time. This may be after school, during school, or at your own convenience. You have to ask specifically when your high school allows you to receive a transcript. It's important that you check your transcript, especially after a semester break, when you have turned in credits that you may have taken outside of campus. It's very important that you keep track of your high school transcript as well as sitting down with your counsellor to make sure that you're in line; you're taking the courses that are going to get you to your particular vocation or college of your choice. Don't wait until it's time to apply to your colleges to check your transcript. You always want to be in touch with what's on your transcript. You want to make sure it's up to date and it has all your information: your correct address, your correct student ID number. Everything that should be on your transcript should be up to date, and it is your responsibility to make sure that it's correct