<p>OK. So due to some personal problems I was only able to go a few days into my college before returning home. I plan on taking the time between now and the new year to get things straightened out (which is going very well so far).</p>
<p>Here's the situation. There is a college that I think I'll be able to get into spring admission, but I'm not sure if it's where I want to go for 4 years. The other option would be to commute to a nearby college where I could take classes for next semester, hoping to apply to different schools for next fall. </p>
<p>If I go to the nearby college for next semester would I apply to the other schools as a transfer student or freshman? Some of the freshman applicant due dates would be before I even start classes at the nearby school, but the transfer due dates are only a short time after those classes begin, which would make it really hard to get a good recommendation or even have enough college academic information available. </p>
<p>Is this something I should just talk to the admission offices about and may be different for different schools?</p>
<p>Generally speaking, if you attend a college after high school graduation, you would apply as a transfer. However, you should definitely check the admissions websites of the school(s) you’re interested in or call and ask if it’s not clear.</p>
<p>What schools consider a transfer varies greatly. For one school I know taking one class post HS makes you a transfer. For another, as long as you haven’t completed a whole year of coursework, you can still apply as a fr.</p>
<p>Is there any pressing reason for you to be in school in the Winter/Spring term? If not, considering that you withdrew from CollegeA before earning any credits, you should just apply to the places you are interested in for fall 2010, and give yourself the rest of this academic year as a gap year. This will leave you with more time to finish resolving the personal situation that caused you to withdraw from CollegeA, and to organize your life so that you are fully successful at CollegeB. </p>
<p>Often students on a gap year do take one or two classes at a local community college or 4-year school while they are engaged in other activities. You would need to ask your target colleges/universities what they would do with any credits you might earn next spring.</p>
<p>Although there is not pressing reason, I would just like to get into the groove of things academically and not fall too far behind. Plus, I want to learn Chinese so I figure the sooner I take classes for that the better. I probably just talk to the different admission offices to see how they want me to apply.</p>