College Guidance Office Policies and Procedures

Class Rank

Sacred Heart does not rank its students. If you are asked to provide a rank, it is appropriate to say that your school does not rank.

Early Decision

Sacred Heart abides by Early Decision commitments. As outlined in the Early Decision agreement signed by the student, her parents and her counselor, a student who has been accepted to a college under an Early Decision plan MUST withdraw all other applications immediately. It is Sacred Heart’s obligation to notify colleges when a commitment has been broken. If a student is accepted to a college under a binding early decision plan, her transcript will not be sent to other colleges.

Final Transcript

Sacred Heart does not support “double-depositing” in May. A final transcript will be sent to only one college.

Disciplinary Disclosure

Sacred Heart may report all incidents in grades 9-12 that resulted in probation, suspension or expulsion, including incidents that occur after applications have been sent.

Recommendations

If specified policies and procedures have been followed, your counselor will send a confidential letter of recommendation on your behalf to each college to which you have informed your counselor that you will apply. Students must follow school guidelines for requesting and obtaining teacher recommendations.

Standardized Test Scores

Standardized test scores are not disclosed by the school. Students are responsible for having the official test scores sent to colleges by the appropriate testing services.