Seniors, if any of your chosen colleges ask for seventh semester transcripts, that means that once you complete this upcoming semester, you’ll need to forward those grades to the school before an admissions decision is made. Many students treat seventh semester transcripts like an application afterthought. It doesn’t feel as important as the rest of the application that you have to complete now.
But if some (or all) of your first six semesters aren’t examples of the best work you can do, the opportunity to send a seventh semester transcript, and to have that work considered before they make a decision, is huge. Don’t ignore it. In fact, look for it. If too few of your schools look at seventh semester grades, see if you can find a few within your admissions and price ranges and run the choice by your counselor.
The window for seniors to make a difference in their chances of admission is narrowing. But you’ve got a whole semester to take advantage of this particular opportunity.