<p>Hello,
I've read at Caltech website that a student is considered a freshman if he has not enrolled in a college after high school.
Does it apply by the time of the application or by the time of the admission decision? I mean, if one is finishing high school in his country on December he needs to apply in the senior year. So, while waiting for the admission decision, until March, can the student go to a local college or he needs to wait the admission decision, even if the application process went all within his high school?
Thank you!</p>
<p>This would be a question to ask the admissions office.</p>
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