<p>So can i drop out of college A in the middle of freshmen year (give up all the credits<-is that possible??) and apply to college B as a first-year student?</p>
<p>thanks guys!</p>
<p>You’ll be asked if/where you attended college previously.</p>
<p>but you can still apply as a first year, correct?</p>
<p>At most four year colleges, no. You would be considered a transfer student.</p>
<p>The military service academies are exceptions, where all applicants apply as plebes (frosh), regardless of previous college attendance or credit.</p>
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<li><p>You cannot choose to give up credits. When you apply to colleges you send transcripts from all colleges you’ve attended and they count the number of post-HS college credits.</p></li>
<li><p>Colleges vary in who they consider a fr vs. transfer applicant, so you need to go to each college website and read their policy. Being considered a transfer applicant can range from taking 1 post-HS college class to less than a year of full time college. So with 1 sem of post-HS college work, some schools will consider you a fr applicant while at others you must apply as a transfer.</p></li>
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<p>You could simply choose to not send the transcript.</p>
<p>@entomom: The policy varies from school to school. For example, see: [Harvard</a> College Admissions § Applying: Transfer Program](<a href=“http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/transfer/eligibility.html]Harvard”>http://www.admissions.college.harvard.edu/apply/transfer/eligibility.html)</p>
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<p>Bottom Line: The OP should check the transfer application websites of all the schools they are interested in applying to, as each will have different rules governing what is permissible.</p>
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<p>I repeat: all schools will ask if/where the OP has previously attended college. Are you suggesting she should lie?</p>
<p>And if the OP used federal grants and or loans to pay for that first year, that opens up another whole can of worms . . . because she won’t simply be able to “erase” her use of the limited funds available to her.</p>
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<p>I think the common app asks for ALL previous colleges attended, and when you sign it you indicate that you have filled it out truthfully. So it would be a lie.</p>
<p>And it would be a lie that colleges would find out about at the [National</a> Student Clearinghouse](<a href=“http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/]National”>http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/).</p>
<p>gibby,</p>
<p>If you’re referring to entering H without transfer units, that is consistent with what I stated in #1:</p>
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<li><p>The candidate doesn’t choose to keep or drop units, the college makes that decision.</p></li>
<li><p>When determining a candidate is a fr vs. transfer applicant, they look at the amount of post-HS college work.</p></li>
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<p>As far as #2, that looks like exactly what I posted, what am I missing?</p>
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<p>People are doing exactly this in my country. Freshman instead of transfer.</p>
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Anyone thinking of following this advice should think again. As per post #10, this is a fraud (you have to sign your app saying the information you gave is true and complete, and one question every college asks is to list all previous colleges attended) that is easily caught.</p>
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<p>Relevance??? If you’re suggesting that the OP should apply to school in your country, perhaps you should at least tell her where it is . . . 
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<p>^ Lol, I see why you’re annoyed, but I wouldn’t consider Drexter’s post irrelevant. (S)he is suggesting that it can be done, which directly answers the OP’s question.</p>
<p>Oh god, I think I need to clarify my reply to this question.</p>
<p>Simple answer to OP.
different universities have different policies regarding this. For example, ivies and most from the top 200 (I haven’t looked at their website) clearly states that you can’t do it.</p>
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<p>sorry, I think I need to clarify my reply.</p>
<p>Some people from my country are applying to freshman instead of transfer. And some have got into places and enjoying things. But I didn’t say that this is not a violation of rules. Yes it is. I’m on my mobile, I had a thread regarding this issue. “what will happen to this cheat.”</p>
<p>I do know how it feels. I’m on a gap year and I don’t have good places to go at my country if I don’t get in. And these peole will have nothing to loose and they can get everything.</p>
<p>Is there any problem? Yes, if the university catches a student after graduation and watches that a student did this, the university can cancel certificates and can file a petition. If the student got aid, university can make the person pay it back.</p>
<p>^^^ So, the moral is that nothing good comes of cheating.</p>
<p>Thanks, drexter. :)</p>