<p>I'm aware that most competitive universities will not accept students who have already started their junior year of study. Is it possible for students to "null" credits they have taken in order to apply as a sophomore? (In particular the Ivies..I have yet to email any of them)</p>
<p>I haven't used this forum in quite some time, but before I took a leave of absence I do remember a discussion regarding this topic. Any links/help would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Every institution sets its own policy about transfer admissions. Some won’t admit any student as a transfer who has had more than two full years worth of credits. Some will admit anyone even if they already have an advanced degree. The only way to find out what the policy is at the place you want to apply to is to ask them. Don’t just read the website. Pick up the phone and call the transfer admissions office. There may be one rule for students continuing in a particular major field, and a different one for students who are making a drastic change of majors (e.g. nuclear engineering to dance performance).</p>
<p>You can’t decide to declare some of your credits null. You can’t even decide which credits you want the other institutions to give you credit or placement for. They will look at your records and decide which courses are equivalent to something they offer for credit, which ones can’t count for credit but can be used to place you directly into a higher level course, which ones aren’t equivalent to anything they offer but that can be used for elective credits, and which ones don’t count for anything at all. Once you are in, you may be able to petition for specific courses to be used in different ways, or you might not be able to. Everything depends on that institution’s and your particular major department’s specific transfer credit policies.</p>