<p>Hello everyone,
I'm posting to get advice and answers. So in high school, I finished with around a 3.7 and got a 25 on the ACT. Got into an in-state school with some scholarships. After a full year of underachieving and little motivation, I finished with a 1.58. My major was Pre-Med but I later figured out that was not what I wanted to do. So I looked for another career path during the semester and about half way through second sem., I decided on nutrition. But I wanted a fresh start so I intended on moving to the state I grew up in and going to school there but I didn't meet the GPA requirements. Hopefully you're still reading! Sorry about the length! I moved to the state and am now working and renting an apartment. I want to get back into school ASAP with my new career in mind and more motivation, but I'm not sure what I can do. Can I wait a full year and apply as a new student, or do I need to raise my GPA? My girlfriend was in a similar situation. Took the year off and got in as a new student, no questions asked. Did she get in with a malfunction or is a year off a fresh start? Thanks in advance!</p>
<p>Whenever you apply for admission to a degree program at an accredited college or university in the US you are obligated to provide official copies of the transcripts from each and every one of your previous colleges and universities.</p>
<p>What the institution that you apply to makes of those transcripts is entirely up to that institution. So yes, sometimes students are treated as brand new freshmen. Sometimes they aren’t. Sometimes the old grades matter a lot. Sometimes they don’t.</p>
<p>Pick up the phone. Call the admissions office at the college/university where you would like to study. Make an appointment, and go visit them with copies of all of your old transcripts in your hand. Ask them how they would like you to proceed. They are the only people who can truly answer your questions.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best!</p>