I have no credit, only W's. Will W's stay on my transcript once I start attending community college?

Applying to College
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I’ve tried to attend university twice now. They were two different universities. Both times I withdrew from all of my classes within the first month of attending because I was having health problems (I did not provide health problems as a reason when I dropped out). I now plan to apply to community college in the fall.

It is my understanding that I have to submit a transcript from both of the previous schools even though I do not have any credit to transfer. Is this correct? Or can I apply as a freshman?

Will they technically consider me a freshman and start over with a new transcript or will the W’s always be on my transcript?

I am worried about how these will affect my scholarship application when I finally transfer to university again after two years. Also, I plan to go to graduate school so I am worried about that too.

Thanks for any help.

2

Ask the schools involved about transcripts with withdrawals only. It is important to know what the college’s to which you are applying thinks about transcripts with only Ws.

3

Yes, you need to provide the transcripts, even if they are just W’s, but as long as you stay healthy it shouldn’t make a huge difference in admissions. The most recent transcript will be the most important by far.