An absurd policy
The University of Texas-Tyler is, without a doubt, the bane of my existence. Without getting into too many details, I attended UT-Tyler for two years. I made a lot of mistakes and bad decisions during those two years, chief among them deciding to enroll in classes there.
Anytime I request a transcript from this institution, I’m told that I have a hold on my account. It’s not for any outstanding fees or missing work; it’s because I earned my degree from another university and they don’t have an official copy of my transcript from that university.
UT-Tyler’s policy, as explained to me by their admissions office, states that a hold be place on any student’s–past, present or prospective–who does not supply an official copy of all their college transcripts. This policy makes sense for a prospective student. You have to know what credits a student has earned in the past. However, I have no idea why a college I attended for two years, prior to graduating from another university, would need an official copy of a transcript from degree granting institution, when I have no intention of enrolling at UT-Tyler again.
I first became aware of this policy a year ago and a half ago when I applied to law school. All of the other schools I attended sent my transcripts to LSAC in a timely manner. A week before my application was due for SMU, I learned that UT-Tyler still had not sent my transcript. I contacted their office immediately and they told me that I had an “admissions hold.” I talked to the Admissions Office and had the hold removed with the understanding it was removed for good.
Even though I have been accepted to law school, I decided to apply for law school in June. Imagine my surprise when I received an e-mail from the graduate school that they were missing my UT-Tyler transcript. Again, I contacted UT-Tyler and was told that I had an “admissions hold” on my account. When I told the admissions office I had resolved this issue in December, they told me that they have to reapply the hold immediately after sending out my transcript.
Does this policy make sense to anyone else?
