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Current Students

Seniors Students

In your SchooLinks account, go to College Application Manager.  Add the colleges to which you're applying.  If you are applying with the Common Application, you will need to complete your FERPA waiver (directions in SchooLinks).  Once you've submitted your application, your transcript will be submitted automatically.  If you have questions, reach out to your counselor. 

Underclassmen

Have a parent email your school counselor should you need a transcript sent to a summer program, employer or early college experience.

 
What is FERPA?

FERPA is the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act.

1. FERPA gives you the right to review confidential letters of recommendation under certain circumstances if:

2. In the Common Application you'll be asked if you want to waive this right. Why would you want to do that?

  • You are enrolled in college and that college saves the recommendations for enrolled students, or
  • You are 18 or older
  • Waiving your right lets colleges know that you do not intend to read your recommendations, which helps reassure colleges that the letters are candid and truthful
  • Some recommenders may refuse to write a letter for you unless you waive your rights
  • The college or university doesn't save recommendations post-matriculation (you can check if a school saves recommendations post-matriculation in the My Colleges tab.