<p>Hi everyone,
My daughter has applied to 12 private schools for fall 2011 for freshman admission. While she was in high school, she completed 28 credit hours of classes at the local J.C. and received high school credit. The classes appeared on her HS transcript. She also listed these classes as completed college credits in her common app and in her supplemental applications. Now we are worried that she shouldn't have listed them, since she also received HS credit for them. Is it true that she might be denied acceptance as an incoming freshman -- that with so many credits she might be considered a transfer student? We have heard that some schools (like Pepperdine) won't admit freshman with more than a certain number of completed college credits. Was this a big mistake? Should she amend her applications? Any thoughts?
-Peg</p>
<p>check out every single website or every college she appied and look at the freshman and transfer requirements, each college has a different policy, some are the same though</p>
<p>p.s. calling each college might be better</p>
<p>i’m pretty sure that if she wasn’t officially a college student, she’ll still be accepted as a freshman, though she might get sophomore/junior status when she registers for classes. but i don’t really know; calling the colleges is a good idea.</p>
<p>Thanks. Is it generally frowned upon for a parent to call the admissions office (as opposed to the student)?</p>
<p>I’d have the student call. It shows that the parent is doing all the work (and maybe hovering) when the parent is the one contacting people. This is your daughter’s responsibility. Let the college know that she is rising to that.</p>
<p>I’m kind of a similar dilemma. I live in Florida, and I’ve called a couple universities that I’m interested in, and they told me that even if I get my AA degree, as long as I just graduated high school, then I should apply as a Freshman. However, I have heard some unsuccessful stories. The best thing to do is have your daughter call and ask them, but it won’t look real bad if you do it, you’ll still get the same info no matter what. Ask if you’re daughter will still be a freshman even though she already has a certain amount of college credit. It is always best to call and ask to speak to an admissions counselor, and get the info right from the source, than to ask around on the web, or to hope you understand something vague or confusing on the college website. Good luck!</p>