Add your Alpha counselor to your Common App under the "FERPA & Recommenders" tab
Please do NOT use the counselor's email that ends in "g.risd.org".
Use the following format: firstname.lastname@risd.org -- Example: Jane.Washington@risd.org).
Please visit the Contacts page on this website to find your counselor's first and last name.
Your Alpha Counselor will upload your official transcript once and it will send to all colleges for which you apply
Your Alpha Counselor will also upload School Profile and Top 10% letter (if applicable)
Your Alpha Counselor will upload a Letter of Recommendation if you have have completed the Senior Rec Packet. See Letters of Recommendation page for details.
Transcripts can take 7-14 days to show up in a college portal. Please follow-up with Admissions to confirm receipt.
RISD partners with GreenLight Locker so students can have access to electronically send their official digital transcripts at any time to help with their college, scholarship, military, or job applications. Students will also have the ability to upload test scores, certificates, resumes, recommendation letters, immunizations and student aid reports.
GREENLIGHT RESOURCES
🌟Greenlight how to create a log in and troubleshooting
How to share your transcript with Colleges, Employers and Scholarship providers
Go to https://greenlightlocker.com/register and click on “I’m a student” and then select “Register without enrollment code"
Start typing your school institution (Richardson District or JJ Pearce High School)
Enter your RISD Student ID, Date of Birth, and Last name as it appears in FOCUS. Then click the “Verify” button. (If you have a double last name, be sure to enter both names)
If the information you have provided matches our records, you will be shown the rest of the registration form. Fill out all the required fields and select a username and a password you will remember.
The password must be at least 12 characters with one uppercase, one lowercase, and one special character.
Note: We recommend you use your personal email address for registration so that you can retain access to GreenLight even after you graduate.
Make sure you click on the link in your validation email to activate your GreenLight Locker after completing the form.
Transcript Menu: You can send RISD and Dallas College transcripts via Greenlight
Certifications Menu: You can send Meningitis vaccine records, TSI Scores, Top 10% Letters, and TX College Bridge certificates
Dallas College instructions to access transcript via Greenlight
View this video to see how to request/send transcripts with GreenLight.
Students who wish colleges to consider their OnRamps courses for admission or credit purposes must share their transcript. Please visit the UT OnRamps site for instructions.