<p>I am looking to go to college when I get out the Army. I joined the Army right out of high school, I was already accepted to Cal Poly Pomona but I decided I was tired of school, so I joined the services. Now that I have one year left in the army, it is time to look into schools. During my time in the service, I took 2 college classes at Central Texas College (took them online), I am planning on taking more when I am deployed next month. I will be in Iraq for a year starting next month.</p>
<p>So yesterday I started looking for some colleges that I am interested in applying to. Cal Poly Pomona, Cal Poly, UCI, and some others and found out some information that I was not happy with. Because of my 2 college classes I took, I cannot be accepted to Cal Poly (one of my favorite options right now) as a freshman. I have to apply after i get 60 credits and apply as a Junior.</p>
<p>Question
The New GI bill pays for 3 years of college. I am interested in going to Cal Poly as a freshman. Would they know if I took classes in Central Texas college? I really don't want to spend my gi bill on a subpar education (not saying it is a bad education, but I would rather be at Cal Poly because they are more into hands on learning). Would I have to retake the SAT?</p>
<p>I am leaving the army in October 2010 (should be august but I got stop lossed); The colleges are saying that do not accept students in the winter, So this sucks.</p>
<p>If you don’t transfer the credits, I don’t see how they would know.</p>
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<p>Call them and talk to them. Lying to a college can be about as bad as lying to your CO.</p>
<p>After looking at Cal Poly SLO’s website (I’m assuming you meant SLO was your first choice), I don’t think you would be considered a transfer applicant. I mean, I’m applying as a freshman applicant in a few months. I’m still in high school. I also have almost twenty college credits completed, and will have thirty by the time I get to college. I took two AP exams, passed both, so there are more college credits. At my local community college, each of these classes would be four units, so that means I’d graduate with 38 credits, technically. AND this year I’m taking five AP exams. Imagine if I passed ALL of them, and they were all three to four credits each!</p>
<p>Now that may sound like I’m just on here to brag, but this is my point. At the time of acceptance (if accepted), I would have less than 60 units. Yes, I know I’m coming right out of high school, but you’re coming right out of the military. You cannot be the first person to go to college after the military, I’m sure colleges have dealt with this before and I’m sure that they see the military as a sort of gap year.</p>
<p>Call these numbers and explain the situation, someone will know what to do:
Cal Poly SLO (805) 756-1111
Cal Poly Pomona (909) 869-7659
UCI (949) 824-5011</p>
<p>College applications require you to list and submit transcripts from every college you have attended. When you sign your application you are affirming you have been honest. If you are caught you will be kicked out and any degree you have been awarded will be rescinded, because academic dishonesty is taken very seriously by colleges. And yes, there is a national clearinghouse where colleges can check whether credits have been earned elsewhere. talk to the schools in which you are interested and see how they will handle the credits you’ve already earned. I’m sure you’ll be able to work something out with respect to the GI Bill and the cost to complete your education.</p>
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Yes, there are national databases to track this.</p>
<p>Thanks for the answer, I just send an email to admissions and I will see how this turns out. Its going to be a pain to apply to college in Iraq.</p>