Mid-year grades to colleges?

[Anonymous]

My non high stats senior has was deferred at 3 schools and we need to send grades to two of them.

Each school indicated how to do that and it not official transcripts needed but more self reported means. Luckily, my son did a bit better than usual, so it can only help!

However, our school, Wootton, said that counselors automatically send mid-year grades to ALL schools and not to email them asking for it because they are busy (that’s a whole other story).

Why would they do this automatically? My older son was high stats and actually did not have a great senior year between 5 APs and senioritis. I would have not wanted colleges to see that mid-year report, though I know they eventually see the final transcript but my then deposits are made, housing contracts signed and orientation sometimes done so rescinding an offer for a C and a D in two of his APs was less likely.

[Anonymous]

It has been a long time since I applied to college in the last millennium, but back then, they required semester grades to be sent. Is it different now? If they are evaluating you for regular (not early) admission, don't they need your mid-year grades to factor into admissions decisions?

[Anonymous]

At Richard Montgomery they also send mid year grades to all schools. It's probably standard.