<p>I am an international student from India,
I got to know that the chances of admission are better as a freshman,
by the time of matriculation, i'd have completed two years of my college education..
can i still apply as a freshman or transfer is the only option for me??</p>
<p>Once you have taken college classes, unless it is dual enrollment through your high school, you are considered a transfer student.</p>
<p>oh thanks, and can be enrolled as a freshman even after being a transfer student?</p>
<p>can I*</p>
<p>No.</p>
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<p>While the OP definitely has to apply as a transfer, this statement is incorrect. </p>
<p>The definition of a transfer applicant varies between colleges and ranges from taking 1 post-HS college course to less than a year of full time post-HS college attendance. For examples of this range, google transfer admissions for GWU and Yale. </p>
<p>OP, you need to go over to the Transfer Students forum because that’s what you are. </p>
<p>P.S. The amount of college used to define a transfer applicant refers to when the student matriculates at the new school, not when they apply to transfer.</p>
<p>If you will have completed one full year of college before you enroll for classes at the new place, you will almost certainly be considered to be a transfer student for application purposes. But as entomom has written above, you need to check with each place that you are applying to and ask about their specific policies.</p>
<p>Even though you apply as a transfer and are admitted as a transfer, it is entirely possible that none of your credits will actually apply toward your new degree program and you might end up having to start all over again as though you were a freshman. So make sure that your academic records are properly evaluated so that you can get as much credit as possible for the work at your first university.</p>