Am I a Freshman or a Transfer?

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<p>Okay, my situation is very non-traditional and I haven't been able to find much on the internet to clarify.</p>

<p>I want to enter a 4 year nursing program. From the top. No transferring in or any of that waiting list BS.</p>

<p>But since I graduated high school, I have not been enrolled in college. I have taken a few community college courses while working and traveling. (I took a bit of a gap year). I currently have 6 credits, and I'm in the process of completing 9 more online. </p>

<p>The issue is that I don't want to transfer in to a nursing program, but I'm not sure if I qualify to apply as a freshman. I technically haven't been enrolled in college since graduation, but I do have credits to transfer. </p>

<p>Now, if I can enroll as a freshman on the condition that these credits could not be used, that would be okay with me. But is that possible to do? Or am I stuck in community college for another 1.5 years doing all of my pre requisites and gen eds before I can transfer in (maybe.. if I'm even accepted) to a 2 year nursing program at a university. </p>

<p>I have a 4.0 in the college classes I took, a 2030 SAT, and a 3.7 HS waited average with all IB classes. I'm sure I could get into a nursing program SOMEWHERE in the country as a transfer halfway through, but I want to get into a good program and I don't want to spend any more of my time at community college. </p>

<p>Thanks in advance guys!</p>

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<p>You may not have enrolled in college full time, but if your college credits are post-HS, then you have attended college.</p>

<p>The definition of who is a transfer vs. fr applicant varies with the school. For some, as little as 1 post-HS college class would make you a transfer; at others, you are still considered a fr applicant if you have less than a year of full time college coursework; other colleges delineate based on the number of units you will have completed by the time you matriculate. You need to go to the websites for the colleges you’re interested in and see what their definition is.</p>

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<p>How you apply (transfer or fr) and which credits are accepted are two different questions. Colleges only determine which credits transfer after you are accepted, you cannot ‘forfeit’ credits when applying.</p>