<p>I graduated from high school this year. I couldn't apply last year for 2008 class due to some unavoidable conditions. I will be applying for freshman class of 2009. In the meantime, I want to enroll in a local college here just to spend time with profs, do some research and fruitfully spend my gap year. I wouldn't want to transfer any credits whatsoever and apply as a freshman for the 2009 class. Will I be able to do so? My first priority however is to apply (and probably get into) Stanford as a freshman in 2009 and I wouldn't have any activity hamper it .... Please advise!!</p>
<p>hmm, I realize that you wouldn't want your credits to transfer but I do know that if you have received more than, I believe, 45 credits from a college (not AP credit), you become a transfer automatically. If you have less than 45? credits, I see no harm. But you will probably need to evidence why you took a gap year.</p>
<p>You can apply as a freshman applicant after enrolling at a local college, only if you attend part-time and take less than 26 semester units (39 quarter units).</p>
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