# Academic Transcripts "provided solely for" studentname--can be official?

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**Created:** [July 14, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-transcripts-provided-solely-for-studentname-can-be-official/693077 "2014-07-14T15:34:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-transcripts-provided-solely-for-studentname-can-be-official/693077/1 "2014-07-14T15:34:47Z")

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Any of you guys seen an official academic transcript that had the words “provided solely for” followed by the student’s name? Or does that generally render the thing unofficial?

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-transcripts-provided-solely-for-studentname-can-be-official/693077/2 "2014-07-14T15:46:30Z")

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Those are unofficial. Official transcripts are sent directly from the school to the recipient, and don’t pass through the student’s hands at all.

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**Author:** ![Frylock](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ce7236/32.png) [@Frylock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frylock)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-transcripts-provided-solely-for-studentname-can-be-official/693077/3 "2014-07-14T15:55:04Z")

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Right, what was confusing about this situation was that it was sent straight to the company meant ot receive it, and was sent as a result of a request for an official transcript, but had the words “solely for” studentname printed on it.

Poking around a little it looks like it’s most normal for those words to indicate a transcript is unofficial, no matter how it got to the school.

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2014, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/academic-transcripts-provided-solely-for-studentname-can-be-official/693077/4 "2014-07-14T15:59:02Z")

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Weird. I’d guess it was a mistake by a work-study student in the registrar’s office. Call them and ask them to resend it.