Counseling
TRANSCRIPT REQUESTS
Gulf Shores High School has partnered with parchment.com to send transcripts to colleges, employers, recruiters, etc. Now you must set up an account at parchment.com (do NOT use your GSCS address because it will no longer work as soon as you graduate). Do not worry about putting in a student ID—it is not necessary. Once you have created your account, you can send transcripts electronically to the colleges of your choice, but you will be charged $3 per transcript.
Keep in mind that you do not pay to upload your transcript to the Common App.
When the local scholarships start being advertised, you will notice many of them are “old school” meaning they want everything on paper. In those instances, you will come to your counselor, sign-up on the transcript sheet, and your counselor will give you your official transcript in a sealed envelope ready to go off to scholarship land. All other transcript requests will be managed through Parchment
LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION
If you need a letter of recommendation from a counselor and/or one of your teachers, both you and your parent/guardian will need to complete and submit the Senior Brag Sheet and Parent Questionnaire documents before your name is put on the list for a letter. Please give your recommender at least THREE WEEKS NOTICE to ensure a letter before your application and scholarship deadline(s). Both parent questionnaire and senior brag sheet must be TYPED. No hand written forms will be accepted.
