Academic Record - please help me on this one!

Applying to College
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<p>I am applying to a school that I really want to get into (Rutgers)</p>

<p>But I achieved really poor academic performance at the first institution I attended right after high school ( 2004 - 2005). Although, I did pretty well at the second institution I attended from (2005 - 2006). </p>

<p>Is there anyway I can omit the bad spell at my first college? Would Rutgers admission staff be able to trace my records and grades or do they just go by my word?</p>

<p>Please help me out!! I am stressing over this like you would not believe! </p>

<p>Thank you so much!!!!</p>

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<p>Questions: What did you do during the 2006-2007 school year? What were the first two colleges? And how badly did you do? That will all make a difference. </p>

<p>And, from the Rutgers website: "Official college transcripts from each college you have attended must include all courses attempted and grades earned through the Priority Application Date."
(found here: <a href="http://admissions.rutgers.edu/021404.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://admissions.rutgers.edu/021404.asp&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p>

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<p>I attended Monmouth University (did horrible partly because i missed all classes.) and then i did 1 year at a county college ( I did pretty well)</p>

<p>So I would want to forget I ever went to Monmouth, and just present my community college grades. Is that possible? Is there anyway Rutgers can find out?? I mean do they have access to such information? </p>

<p>Thanks for your reply urichmond! </p>

<p>Ps. where are ya from in NJ ?</p>

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<p>No, they will want to see transcripts from any and all colleges that you have attended.</p>

<p>But a good record at the county college will probably overshadow the bad one at Monmouth.</p>

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<p>outside of Princeton :P </p>

<p>and to the rest of your questions, I have no idea. I would go over that entire admissions website, especially the transfers section, to see if the answers are there. I imagine that they want to know everything, although I'm not sure if they could/would find out if you didn't.</p>

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<p>That's precisely what I want to find out ... whether they can trace my academic record or not. I honestly hope they cannot. </p>

<p>Although, on second thought, I was an FA recipient... shoot! Would that enable Rutgers to unearth my full record??</p>

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<p>If you received Stafford (government-subsidized) loans at Monmouth, then they would know because there is a limit on how much aid you can receive.</p>

<p>If you just had grants or your loans were not Stafford loans, then they wouldn't know.</p>

<p>But like was said above, they will likely throw them out anyway--so why take any risk?</p>

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<p>I did get a Stafford loan worth $1000 at monmouth :(</p>

<p>So.. would the solution be not to apply for FA at Rutgers?</p>

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<p>Just let them see the stupid grades.</p>

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<p>I hear ya Ses, but i am afraid that might jeopardized my chances of getting accepted. I know it's unethical, but it is my choice, and I am willing to bear the consequences of my risky actions (if any). I really F...ed up at Monmouth, I wish that time of my life never happened, but of course I cannot just erase it off the records. So I am not going to include it in my application. </p>

<p>If anyone else knows whether admission staff have the ability to check/view previously attended institutions without the applicants knowledge, please let me know! </p>

<p>Thank you very much to all who responded to my plea for help... keep the suggestions coming. </p>

<p>Cheers!<br>
Ben</p>