Failed 4-year school, going to community college

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<p>I recently failed my third semester at a fairly prestigious 4-year school due to a number of reasons. Now I am applying to a community college as a matriculated student (yes, I am enrolling in an AS degree program) and hoping to transfer to a new 4-year school for the fall or next spring. </p>

<p>But before I do this, do I need to withdraw from my current 4-year school? I am currently on leave of absence at this school. Basically what I want to do is start over completely as a freshman (by applying to this CC as a freshman) and wipe out my bad college record, but is this OK?</p>

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<p>No, you’ll need to let your current university know you want to transfer. They have to transfer your records even if you failed some of your courses.</p>

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<p>What if I apply to the community college as a non-matriculating student who is not enrolling in a degree program? Would I have to notify my college about that or send transcripts then?</p>

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<p>OP, </p>

<p>You might want to read about the Student Clearinghouse:</p>

<p>[National</a> Student Clearinghouse](<a href=“http://www.studentclearinghouse.org%5DNational”>http://www.studentclearinghouse.org)</p>

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<p>You can’t wipe out your bad college record. No starting over as if the past never happened. Any future college you apply to will require you to inform them of all prior colleges you have attended. That doesn’t mean you don’t have any kind of future. For example, many CCs accept any student who wants to enroll. Build up a good record there, and that’s what a four year will consider down the road. What you’ve done lately.</p>

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<p>As a reminder, if you plan to transfer back to another 4-year, and that school will mostly only look at your recent improvements in the CC and less on the first four-year.
But it is advices to report everything. Some people on here forget to mention the consequences of trying to hide previous coursework. </p>

<p>Sent from my LT26i using CC</p>

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<p>Unfortunately, you cannot wipe out your past record.
While the CC will let you in, they will see your past (and probably not question you on it). Or they may require a brief statement on what happened. Another thing is that what may happen is that you will be at the CC (whatever credits you obtained in the past will still transfer when you enroll in the CC) and get your AA degree, and then go back into the 4 year as a transfer, but they will ask what exactly happened in the beginning of your college career. You can’t mess with the 4 years…</p>