TO Guy in Israel with Green Card.
FR. Ghost of Christmas Past, PhD In Hard Knocks, School of Life ; Masters in Poverty, School of Fast Food Operations ; Lifelong Student...
Sub: $hitty Piece of Paper
Before you come over here, go see the Registrar at the supposed $hitty School with the $hitty methods, Pay for and bring at least four (Make that ten!) OFFICIAL sealed and authorized copies of your transcript. Must be sealed in a envelope. Bring a few official copies that are unsealed for imigration etc.. You will be proving the authenticity of, and loosing, those copies to a variety of businesses, and I'm betting, a school or two. Sealed transcripts are requested but never returned, for applying to good jobs. For the rest of your Life...
Same goes for medical records, school records, military service records.
I'd mutter something about putting an attorney at law on retainer in your old country to help you get paperwork after you leave, but what the heck, fly home often for a mere piece of paper.
BTW, One path to education here while young, is to serve in our military, which hastens Citizenship. It will be one of your few options if dreamy plans fail. We simply do not have Israel's super strong tech economy, where "walk-ins" are welcome. The few regions of our nation where a "walk-in" techie with no diploma would have a chance, have some of highest costs of living in the world.. (LA, San Fran, Ny, Boston)
Ghost Sends... PS If your not familar with the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, well there is Youtube...
I'm trying to help you. You'll need the docs to prove you have math skills to any potential employer. Also for getting a bank loan for whatever venture you choose. (If your spouse cosigns) Your credit hours from a recognized school in the State of Israel will be considered valid after a lengthy verification / evaluation process by American Colleges. We as nation are quite good at accepting a partial education from anywhere in the world. Your GPA will likely be reset to zero by your first new school by tradition.
Steve