<p>i messed up my freshman year at my current school. is it possible to apply to another school as a freshman? i do not want to transfer my credits, but rather start over. could the new college find out any possible way (through collegiate records or financial aid) that i previously attended another school? please let me know. thank you in advanced.</p>
<p>-in dire need of help.</p>
<p>Yes, they can (and most likely will) find out that you attended elsewhere. This is particularly true if you applied for financial aid.</p>
<p>DO NOT LIE on your application. You will live to regret it.</p>
<p>I agree with Chedva, you need to be honest about this. I'd suggest explaining your problem(s) in your admissions essay or attaching a statement to explain your problems and what you've done and/or how you've changed that makes you a viable candidate for admission. Good luck!</p>
<p>It varies by school whether you can transfer in as a freshman.</p>
<p>It also varies by school whether you are considered, when you apply, as a transfer applicant or as a freshman applicant. Each school has rules, usually based on a combination of how many credits you have earned and how long/whether you were ever enrolled as a full-time student.</p>
<p>You have to read the school's application instructions on their website or elsewhere.</p>
<p>To my knowledge, and the knowledge of virtually every member who has ever responded to such a question on this board (we see them a lot, unfortunately), it <em>NEVER</em> varies as to whether you can leave out any school you ever attended. No matter the reason. You have to list every school you have ever attended.</p>
<p>You do this because:
1. If you lie on your application, it will be grounds for denial. Or if you are admitted before they find out, it will be grounds for rescinding your admission. Or, if you matriculate before they find out, it will be grounds for dismissal. Or if you graduate before they find out, it will be grounds for voiding your degree.
2. It is the right thing to do.</p>
<p>If you have messed up, you have time to turn things around and then apply. Or you can look for schools, if you have a good reason for transfer, which will accept you given your current record.</p>
<p>If you have messed up and turn things around, there are scores of success stories on this forum about others with that experience.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>