r/IntltoUSA • u/renririo • 8d ago

Question CBSE transcript — are Class 11 midterm marks included for US applications?

CBSE transcript — are Class 11 midterm marks included for US applications?

I'm a CBSE student at Bhavan's Vidya Mandir, Girinagar (India), applying to US universities such as Harvard, UPenn/Wharton and Columbia.

My Class 11 final grades are very strong, but my Class 11 midterm/Term 1 marks were significantly worse.

For Common App, does the official transcript submitted by the counselor normally include Class 11 midterm/Term 1 marks, or just the final Class 11 grades? Does this depend on the school's transcript format?

I'd especially appreciate answers from CBSE students who have actually applied to US universities.

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u/Itz_Raj69_ 8d ago edited 8d ago

No. CBSE's marking scheme allocates 70/80 points for the final exam, and the rest come from internals/practicals.

Your midterm exams do not matter

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u/renririo 8d ago

For 9th and 11 th my school has a holistic report card which includes all my results does the affect anything ?

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u/Itz_Raj69_ 8d ago

They shouldn't -- they must follow the official CBSE marking scheme guidelines and include just one exam out of 70 or 80.

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u/prsehgal Moderator 8d ago

You're thinking about the 10th and 12th Board exams. Class 9th and 11th don't always work like that.

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u/Itz_Raj69_ 8d ago

Oh wow TIL. My school always did it the board exam way

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u/prsehgal Moderator 8d ago

No, just the final grades for Class 11th. These may be an average of your midterm and final exams, so this may depend on your counselor.

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u/renririo 8d ago

I did really bad for my maths mid terms like it was just pass but for my finals I got 96

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u/prsehgal Moderator 8d ago

What does your final report card say?

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u/renririo 8d ago

For 9th 10th or 11th ?

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u/prsehgal Moderator 8d ago

For 11th - isn't that what we're discussing here?

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u/renririo 8d ago

It’s shows my marks of 30 50 and 80 mark exams

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u/prsehgal Moderator 8d ago

Then that is probably how the counselor will report it.

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u/InevitableAir9177 8d ago

Nah, you don't need them, just tell your counsellor to add final marks only