Since German universities require that an applicant uploads his?
Students upload unofficial transcripts for the schools initial review. Unofficial copies are free or inexpensive and readily available. Once the school advances to student for final selection or actually accepts the student, official transcripts will be requested. Official transcripts are not requested until absolutely necessary. This reduces the cost for applicants initially. An official transcript goes to the requesting school directly from the school or the issuer. Often, the official copy must be sent by post to assure the authenticity of the seal. An official copy does not pass through the hands of the student. If a student has an official copy, it is not official for the purposes of admission to a university, for government clearance, and for other purposes deemed so by the institution making the request. A transcript can be altered or forged. To avoid problems, official copies cannot be submitted by the student.