<p>I'm looking to return to school this semester (perhaps next depending on what needs to get done). </p>
<p>The thing is that I don't really want to include my former transcripts. I haven't been in school for 15 years and it wasn't the best time in my life. So I'd rather just say I'm a first time student. </p>
<p>What do you think the ramifications would be for lying on my application?</p>
<p>If the school finds out before you are accepted, you get rejected. If they find out after you are accepted, you get expelled (possibly without a refund). And it’s fairly trivial to determine if you’ve attended another American college.</p>
<p>So this would be a very bad idea.</p>
<p>Just tell them, and write a good essay on why you are wanting to go back to school and how youve changed etc.</p>