i took a year off from school after performing poorly my freshman year. now im ready to go back to school. I just have one question. should I apply as a transfer student although I do not wish to receive any transfer credit or should I apply as a new student(undergraduate)? thanks in advance
You MUST apply as a transfer student since you completed, unsuccessfully, a year of college.
Also there is a clearing house of college records, so you will not be able to hide the fact you have a bad Freshman year.