<p>I´m an international student, applying for 2009, graduated from high school in my country on january 2008. In the last 6 months, I´ve been taking some credits at a local college and at the meantime applying to some US universities, but I have applied for undergraduate not transfer as I haven´t finished formally any courses, do I need to tell I´ve been taking these credits and does that make me a transfer student?</p>
<p>Unless you've formally matriculated at a college or university...you would apply as a first year student. If you've formally matriculated (on a degree path...not just taking miscellaneous courses) then you would apply as a transfer.</p>
<p>^ That's not true. If one takes miscellaneous courses and receives a letter grade, they MUST report it. Omissions like these are dangerous. They can justify a university rescinding your admission (and banning you from future applications), expelling you, or even revoking your diploma --all depending on when they find out.</p>
<p>Okay, let's try to clear this up.</p>
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<li><p>There could be variations from college to college. However, there is a general rule which you can find on the Transfer Admissions 101 sticky thread.</p></li>
<li><p>That general rule is, in a nutshell, that if you have ever matriculated full time at a college or University.. then you apply as a transfer. OR if you have attended part time, but have accumulated more than "x" credits (where "x" would need to be looked up for each school), then you apply as a transfer. Otherwise, you apply as a freshman.</p></li>
<li><p>Regardless of whether you apply as a freshman or a transfer, you MUST.. . ALWAYS.... report every college you have ever attended, even if only for one class. You CANNOT OMIT any.</p></li>
<li><p>A repeat of (1), because it is so important. You must check the rules of each individual school as they may have slight variations from the general rule in #2.</p></li>
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<p>In other words, you need to contact each and every school that you are applying to and ask them how they will handle your case so that you can submit the correct paperwork by the correct date(s). Do not be surprised to receive as many different answers as there are schools.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>