Applying to College, Have no Guidance Counselor

Applying to College
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I graduated high school in June 2018, but due to financial reasons and my messing up on FAFSA (it’s a long story), I couldn’t go to the college I wanted to. Currently I’m in my first semester as a part time student at Baruch College, but I… don’t really like it there. It’s a nice school, but I have to commute for 1.5 hours each way, and it lacks the college feel I’m after, so I’m reapplying to other schools as a first year student.

I don’t know how to upload my transcript. I was told I could return to my high school and get my transcript, but I have no guidance counselor anymore to list on my Commonapp, and I remember my high school GC was busy as is. Does anyone know what I should do in this situation…?

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If you are enrolled in college, I believe you are going to be considered a transfer student and need to follow the transfer guidelines.

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For most schools, taking any college courses after the summer following high school graduation makes you a transfer student. Create a list of schools you’re able to afford financially and are interested in attending, then check what you need to do to transfer.

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Hi momofsenior1,

I checked the individual websites of all the schools I’m applying to. Because I was never a full time student and won’t have more than 12 credits by Fall 2019, I would have to apply as a first year student. Essentially, in the eyes of these colleges, I took a gap year and used the time to take some classes at another school.

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I’ll email all the schools for clarification, but many of them explicitly mention the criteria to be able to apply as a transfer on their website.

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Even if you are attending part time as a first year student, because you have not been in college an appreciable amount of time, most of the focus will still be on your high school gpa and test scores.

Carefully check the admissions process at the schools that you are interested in attending. At some schools you will be considered a transfer student

Also check that if you are receiving NYS aid (TAP or Excelsior), that you meet the academic credit accumulation requirement to continue receiving aid even if you successfully transfer to another school within NYS.