1. AFAIK colleges can't send transcripts to people without your permission, so it's unclear what she's trying to prevent.
2. If she's trying to get a job and the place she's applying to cares about GPA, then chances are they're not going to accept the "I can't get a transcript because I didn't pay a 5 cent fine" excuse. If anything people would consider it a red flag. What type of a responsible adult can't pay a 5 cent fine?
3. similar applies to applying for graduate school, except that they're probably even more strict about transcripts.
The new high (secondary) school treated her like a new student, not one with a year of comically poor performance. This isn't about college or university; it's about the last few years of compulsory education, which often set the direction of one's life.
1. AFAIK colleges can't send transcripts to people without your permission, so it's unclear what she's trying to prevent.
2. If she's trying to get a job and the place she's applying to cares about GPA, then chances are they're not going to accept the "I can't get a transcript because I didn't pay a 5 cent fine" excuse. If anything people would consider it a red flag. What type of a responsible adult can't pay a 5 cent fine?
3. similar applies to applying for graduate school, except that they're probably even more strict about transcripts.