Atlanta Metropolitan State College: Translation Requirements for Documents in Another Language

Sample translation: a Congolese secondary school transcript

This is what an order looks like when it is delivered, with a fictitious student. The PDF starts with the signed certification page, and the translation follows the original line for line: every abbreviation is explained, stamps, seals and signatures are noted in brackets, and the grid stays the same, so an admissions officer or a credential evaluator can match it without guessing.

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What to notice

• Two school years in the same grid as the original: every subject, grading period, exam and total, so each grade can be read against its maximum.
• The French rating abbreviations are translated (TB becomes VG, Very good), and every abbreviation is explained in a translator's note at the foot of the same page, including one the original never defines.
• Dates are written the US way (the original's 02/07/2015 is February 7, 2015).
• The photo, seals and signatures are noted in brackets where they appear.

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Worth knowing about Atlanta Metropolitan

Atlanta Metropolitan requirements in detail

Translation for the in-house review, evaluation for everything else

Atlanta Metropolitan offers its own evaluation of international high school documents, such as transcripts, mark sheets, certificates and leaving exam results, but only for documents presented in English, and it wants three consecutive years of high school records sent by a verified school official (international students).

If your records are in another language, the official English translation that must accompany the original transcript is what makes them readable to the office.

For college work the rule is stricter: a course-by-course evaluation from a NACES member for every college attended, with the report sent by the agency.

The page names SpanTran (with a dedicated Atlanta Metropolitan application), Josef Silny, WES, Global Credential Evaluators and Lisano International.

For high school diploma translations, include the grading scale and every year on the transcript.

Verification and timing

Documents submitted by students count as unofficial unless they can be verified online with the national or regional exam board; for WAEC results the college asks for the scratch card details so it can use the board's results checker (International students).

International students are admitted for the fall semester only, and the $20 application fee is currently waived.

For transfer credit from schools abroad, the registrar says the evaluation may take 2–6 weeks and cost $100–$150 (transfer credit evaluation), so order the translation first and the evaluation right after.

Documents applicants usually translate

• High school transcripts or mark sheets for three consecutive years
• Leaving examination results and certificates
• College or university transcripts, for the course-by-course evaluation
• Bank statements and sponsor documents, for the I-20

What an eVerbary translation includes

• A complete English translation of every page, stamps, seals and handwritten notes included, laid out like the original so each line can be matched.
• Grades exactly as recorded, with the grading scale the document prints. We never convert marks to a US GPA.
• A signed certificate of translation accuracy on letterhead, with our contact details, delivered as a PDF you can upload.
• $24.95 per page with no word cap, certification included; 24 hours for one to three pages as standard. Regular clients who need it can get delivery in as little as 30 minutes, on request.

Uploading the translation to Atlanta Metropolitan

• The translation travels with the original transcript, and evaluations go from the agency to the Office of Recruitment & Admissions, electronically or by mail; questions go to admissions@atlm.edu (International students).

• eVerbary delivers a signed PDF of the certified translation; on request we can also email it directly to the admissions office.

How to order

1. Scan or photograph every page of the document, front and back, including any stamps on the reverse.
2. Upload it, choose the language and "certified", and see the price before paying.
3. Receive the PDF, usually within 24 hours for one to three pages, and upload it with the copy of the original wherever the institution asks for it.

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