<p>I had heard an ugly rumor that if you applied as freshman when you had attended college elsewhere and don’t mention it on your application, the university will drop you when they find out, regardless of how many years you have spent there, paid tuition, and gotten credits. That is why this post. </p>
<p>In the US, most colleges have your social security number, so if they run “routine checks” with various colleges, they in theory could find out.</p>