Organizations that offer certified document translation services can translate hard copies of transcripts or files sent to them electronically. Students who aim to spend a semester or a year in another country are usually excited to have the opportunity to explore a different culture and academic system. However, they sometimes forget that they cannot apply to a local school unless they can provide a copy of their translated transcripts. Foreign students who seek to pursue higher education in the United States should learn about the requirements of the school they will be applying to preferably well before the deadline for submitting admissions applications. Domestic students who apply to universities in the United Stated States are often asked to send their official transcripts. Hard copies are sent directly from one school to another.
However, when it comes to the admission of international students American schools usually ask applicants to submit their academic documents directly to the school because they have to get the transcripts translated. One reason is that colleges in foreign companies cannot be expected to spend on certified translation services or mailing documents internationally. Therefore, schools in the United States can only receive the academic records of international students directly from the students themselves. Recently some universities in the United States have considered a different approach. Instead of asking for hard copies of transcripts they have started accepting electronic copies. Some professionals in the higher education sector have criticized this strategy. They believe that it is easy for foreign students to forge stamps and seals when the admissions officers do not have access to the original hard copy.
California Center for Translation & Interpretation can translate academic documents that are submitted electronically or in hard copy. Students who are applying to universities in Los Angeles or other cities in the country that have asked for the electronic submission of their academic records can simply email us a copy of their documents. We can send an electronic copy of the certified translations directly to the school of your choice or we can email them to you. We can also mail out the original hard copy. We can definitely prepare multiple copies of the translations upon request. Thus, if you are planning to apply to several schools please let us know how many copies you will need. Our translators who execute document translation services have expertise in many areas including academic translations. If you would like to receive a quote for the translation of your transcripts or any other document, please attach and email us the file.
