Hello everyone.
I’m sure my story won’t be new to some of you but I’m in need of guidance just the same.<br>
I have a 2 yr RN degree from a community college and have been working as a nurse for years. I finally decided to go back and get my 4 yr degree finished - I wasn’t sure if I wanted to stay in nursing so I didn’t go back right away. Anyway here is my issue; I applied to a 4 yr institution to finish that degree and got accepted for spring 2013. I thought nothing of it until I overheard people at work discussing omitting previous college transcripts and I saw the questions about it on the college application and of course I started inquiring online and came upon this website. There lies the crux of my problem.
I was signed up and paid to start college as a freshman in the fall of 1987. I had gone to a couple of classes the first week, and then I was hospitalized for a bleeding ulcer. My homelife had become quite stressful (my mother had moved her new boyfriend into our home only 8 months after my stepfather who raised us passed away. This new guy was not a nice guy). So I moved out on my own and worked multiple jobs to keep a roof over my head and keep myself fed for years. I never went back to properly withdraw from the classes for whatever reason…probably embarassment.
So in 2000 I decided to finally go back to school. I called the college that I had first gone to and explained what transpired to the woman in the registrars office. I told her that I had I’s but never withdrew so I assumed they were F’s, she concurred. She stated that I had 2 options: one was to try to get every one of these professors to change my grade and since at least one had passed away and number of others were retired, my chances for that were slim. My second option she said was to not put it down on the new application at all. She stated that I was probably dropped from the fall roster and that she couldn’t even find a record of me since I had paid cash and did not apply for financial aid. I didn’t give it much more thought and applied without ever having disclosed that first institution. I just assumed that I didn’t have a transcript…I’m betting I do somewhere reading what I have read on this site.
So I hold a 2 yr degree and a license that I’m terrified of loosing. I’m just sick about this. I want to make it right, but I don’t have a clue how to at this point. I’m on univerisity #3 and haven’t disclosed it yet and want to. Would the 4 yr college notify the 2 yr college and if so what will happen. I don’t want to keep this going. Could someone please help?
Thank You in advance.