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Written by: Heather Zimar
Published: 12/02/2002 Electronic Transcripts Helping College Admissions Process
Electronic transcripts are helping students and admissions counselors through the application process, reports the Los Angeles Times.
One of the first schools to send transcripts electronically is Oak Park High School in Ventura County. Last week the school began a new software program that enables students to have their transcripts sent electronically from Oak Park to the computers of colleges and universities. Transcript requests will be made online on the high school’s Web site. Students will also be able to get confirmations on the arrival of their transcripts via e-mail within 48 hours.
The technology was developed by Docufide, and Oak Park is the first to use it. High schools in Colorado, North Carolina and Pennsylvania are working on a similar effort with Internet company, Xap.com.
Electronic transcript transfers began more than a decade ago, but failed to work effectively. Docufide is designed to work with any high school in the country that stores student data electronically. Any college or university can accept the transcripts through Docufide without having the software. The software is free to high schools. Students will pay $3 dollars for each transcript they send.
Nordhoff High School in Ojai will be the second schools to use Docufide. About 100 colleges have agreed to accept transcripts through the program including Pepperdine University in Malibu.
But other institutions like Cal State University and the University of California want o develop their own systems rather than rely on a private company. A state project called California School Information Services is underway, but will not be ready for another several years.
Such programs are expected to decrease the number of lost transcripts as well as free up time for registrars and other staff members to better serve students.
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