[header] How to read an unofficial transcript [title] Check your admissions date. [step] At the very top of your unofficial transcript, you'll see " admissions date " or " date of admission. " this is the date that you were admitted or accepted into the university. 
It will sometimes be listed as only a month and a year, or it may be more specific, with the date, month, and year listed. [substeps] This date is usually a few months before you actually began taking classes.