Self-Reported Academic Record FAQ

1. What is the SRAR?
   • The SRAR is an online form where you enter your high school courses and grades from 9th – 11th, found on your official high school transcript, and your courses in progress for 12th.
   • To learn all about the SRAR, please watch this informational video. You may also use the worksheet to practice completing your SRAR.
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2. How do I access the SRAR?
   • Once you have started our online application by creating an ID and password, you are able to login to the SRAR form.
   • If you submit a paper application, you will receive your ID and password by email once your application has been entered into our system. You must submit the SRAR online.
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3. How do I enter my courses & grades?
   • You must have your high school transcript(s) or external exam results with you when filling out the SRAR.
   • All information must be entered exactly as it appears on your document(s). If you are admitted and plan to enroll, your final, official transcript or official exam results must match the information on your SRAR. If it does not, your admission offer will be rescinded. 
   • All semesters, trimester, or quarter grades must be listed on the SRAR. Do not average grades.
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4. Do I need to include ninth grade if it was completed at a junior high or middle school?
   • All courses taken or in progress 9-12 must be reported along with grades from 9-11 regardless of where they were taken.
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5. Do I need to include advanced courses and grades from 7th and 8th grade?
   • Advanced courses taken in the 7th and 8th grade in mathematics or a language other than English may count toward your subject pattern requirement. To list them, select "Pre-High School" in the Term field.
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6. What if my high school does not provide a class rank?
   • If your high school does not provide a class rank, please select "my school does not provide class rank" on the SRAR. If your school does not provide a rank, but provides a decile, you should also select this option.
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7. Should I include college courses I have taken while in high school on the SRAR?
   • If the course/grade appears on your high school transcript, enter the course/grade under your high school record and select College Level in the Type field in the Courses/Grades section. You do not need to create a separate record for the college.
   • If the college course does not appear on your high school transcript, create a record for the college, enter the course/grade under that record and select College Level in the Type field in the Courses/Grades section.
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8. I attended multiple high schools, how do I list my grades?
   • If you attended multiple US high schools and your current high school lists the courses and grades from your previous high school on the transcript, you may use your current high school's transcript to complete the SRAR. You will need to list all high schools attended separately on the SRAR.
   • If your current high school does not list the courses and grades from your previous high school, use your previous high school transcript to complete the SRAR for the years you attended that school.
   • If you have transferred from an international high school to a US high school, enter all international course work as it appears on your international transcript/grade report. If you decide to enroll at Illinois, you will need to send official transcripts from all international schools you have attended in addition to your current US high school transcript.
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9. How do I enter my external exam results (O levels, Indian Standard X exams, GCSE, IGCSE, HKCEE, etc.)?
   • Create a high school record for the school that you were attending at the time the exams were taken and report your subjects/grades in that high school's record in the Courses/Grades section. You do not need to create high school records for the years in which exams were not taken. Those courses/grades do not need to be reported in the Courses/Grades section.
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10. What should I do if my high school does not follow an A-F grading scale?
    • If your transcript includes a numerical to letter grade conversion scale, enter the scale in the "Add Conversion" section. Then, select the A-F Grading System and enter the converted letter grades in the SRAR. If your transcript does not include a numerical to letter grade conversion scale, select the Other Grading System and enter the grades exactly as they appear on your transcript.
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11. My high school follows a block schedule. How do I report this on the SRAR?
    • Applicants who attend schools that follow block scheduling should report their courses as yearlong courses. It is true that the course is only a semester, but it is worth a year of work.
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12. What if I have taken the GED or do not plan on earning a high school diploma?
    • If you took the GED and completed some high school coursework, submit the SRAR and include all completed high school coursework. You will need to send a copy of your GED score report to our office.
    • If you took the GED and did not complete any high school coursework, do not submit the SRAR. Email our office at admissions@illinois.edu to explain your situation. You will need to send a copy of your GED score report to our office.
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13. Can I make changes to the SRAR once it has been submitted?
    • Prior to submitting the SRAR, you may save your progress and return to complete it or to make changes to it.
    • You cannot make any changes once the form is submitted. Review your entries carefully before hitting the Submit button.
    • If you have an update to your senior year schedule or you find an error after submitting the SRAR, complete the online Course Change form.
    • You may only submit one SRAR.
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14. How can I view my completed SRAR after it has been submitted?
    • You can log back in. As a reminder, you cannot make any changes once the SRAR has been submitted.
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15. When do I submit my final transcripts?
    • If you decide to enroll at Illinois, you will only need to send your final transcript from your current high school.
    • If you attended multiple high schools and are admitted and enroll at Illinois, you will need to submit official transcripts from both schools.
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