<p>Recently I asked a question about whether it is required to submit courses and colleges to colleges via the CommonApp. I had a grade that I didn't want to submit. Many people told me that it was required and would be considered a lie if it is not turned in. I contacted the CommonApp support, and here is the response: </p>
<p>Thank you for contacting the Support Team.
No, if you do not want the course and college to be considered as part of your application, you do not need to include it.
Again, thank you for contacting us; please do so again if you need additional assistance.
Regards,
The Support Team</p>
<p>If you do not want to submit a course from a community college or other college/university, you don't need to. I hope this helps people who were in a similar situation as me.</p>
<p>Sorry brianwu, but as I’ve just posted at your other thread, whoever answered your question is just plain wrong.</p>
<p>Here is the text I posted to that thread again:</p>
<p>When you apply for admission to a degree or certificate program at any accredited college or university in the US you are obligated to provide official copies of your transcripts from every single college or university that you have ever studied at. In my case, this now means seven (yes, 7, the number that comes between 6 and 8) different transcripts. The college/university that you end up attending is obligated to keep copies of these transcripts in your permanent file because when the regional accreditation crew comes through every four years or so, they can pull any student’s file, look through it, and if anything is missing, that college/university could lose its accreditation. And, they would really, really, really, hate that. If you don’t provide the transcripts, your application can be rejected. If the college/university finds out that you didn’t provide all of your transcripts they can even nullify your degree after you have graduated! So, pay the money and send the transcripts.</p>
<p>Now, if you are applying as a non-degree or special student, then it is up to the college/university to decide which transcripts you need to give them. An open admission community college won’t necessarily require transcripts until you formally become a degree-seeking candidate. And as always, unaccredited institutions get to make their own rules - but then again why would you go to an unaccredited college/university in the first place?</p>
<p>I’ve answered the first thread.</p>