As part of the admissions process, you will need to request and submit an official copy of your high school transcript (and college transcript if you have already earned some college credits) for the colleges you might attend.

College acceptance is often contingent upon your grades. You will also need to request to send a final transcript to the college you plan to attend.

***If you are using the Common Application (which allows you to apply to multiple schools at one time) you would send your official transcript from Parchment directly to the Common App and the Common App will forward your transcript to the colleges that you are applying for through the Common Application.*** 

HOW TO CREATE A PARCHMENT ACCOUNT

1. Visit www.parchment.com Click the Green button in the middle of the page that says “Order Now”.

2. Just under the sign in area, click “Sign up” where it reads “Don’t have an account? Sign up”.

3. In the search bar where it says “Find an Institution”, type “Kempsville High School” and then select Kempsville High School when it pops up.

4. It will then take you to the Learner Account page. It will default to “Ordering your own credentials or academic records. Do NOT change this.

5. Scroll down and enter your email address. DO NOT USE YOUR SCHOOL EMAIL. Your school email address will go away shortly after you graduate. If you do not have another personal email, take a couple minutes and create a G-Mail account. After you enter your email address, click Continue.

6. On the next screen, enter your personal information including your FULL LEGAL NAME and birthdate. Make sure to enter your information accurately so it will match what is in our system. No nicknames.

7. If you are a Senior, your highest level of education would be 11th grade.

8. Enter your address. You may see an orange bar that reads “Unable to Validate Address: Here are some suggestions” Below that, it will show a slightly modified version of your address. Click that to select it.

9. Enter a password you will remember.

10. After verifying with your parent/guardian, click the box indicating that you have your parent/guardian’s permission to create this Parchment account. Then click “Create Account & Continue”.

11. Check the personal email you entered for the email from Parchment with your confirmation code.

12. Once your email is verified, the next screen will ask you to select colleges you are interested in. You have to select at least one or click on “I don’t plan on Attending College”. This is just for your profile. It is not sending transcripts automatically to these colleges.

13. If you select colleges, it will then ask you if you are interested in being discovered by colleges through Parchment. You can click “Yes” or “No”. Then click “I’m Done Adding Colleges”

14. The next screen asks if you are currently enrolled. Click “Yes, currently attending” and enter your first year of attendance (for seniors: 2022) and your Expected Graduation/Leave year (for seniors: 2026)

15. Click to verify your name while attending and click “Continue”.

16. You can now order a transcript to be emailed to yourself, another individual, directly to colleges, the Common Application, the NCAA, etc.

❖ You should only request a transcript to be sent to a college AFTER you have submitted the college application online.

❖ If you are using the Common Application, start your Common Application before requesting your transcript and get your Common App ID (CAID). When requesting your transcript, type “Common Application” in the search bar and select the option for “First Year Applicants”. Parchment will then ask you for your Common App ID (CAID). 

We use weighted GPA and are on the 4.0 scale. If you must provide an unweighted GPA, simply removed the AP weights from your current GPA. For more information regarding AP weights and and grades, talk with your school counselor if you have any additional questions.

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