Would I Apply As Freshman Or Transfer?

Applying to College
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Hello

I graduated from highschool in 2012.
Great grades 3.9gpa. Great act and sat. Lots of extra curricular activities. The whole package. Cool.

I decided to take the journey of building a business instead of attending school. Its a growing marketing/branding business for small business owners and individuals. Generates lots of jobs and revenue. Cool.

Now im ready for college. Id like to major in three fields. Political science, philosophy, and economics. After id like to get a MBA and law degree. Cool.

I am running a business and will decide to go to community college as part time. All four semesters of the year for two years. After id like to change schools. Im a great amature athlete and would like to try ncaa. So my question is… Can i apply as a freshman or would i have to apply as a transfer when i change schools?

Because ill be part time and undecided major at community college, i figure id be able to apply as a freshman. Id like to apply as a freshman so i can use all 5 years of ncaa eligibility. What do you think? I need some imput.

After community college ill be applying to every ivy school, top privates such as stanford, and top public schools such as michigan.

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If you take CC classes you will be a transfer afterward (though a few colleges will consider you a freshman if you have under a certain number of credits).

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Do you know how many credits?

I have started to look at specific university websites which show requirements. Many say to be eligible for transfer i must have completed one full time year of school and no more than 2 years of school. Some schools have those requirements, plus one other: non degree seeking student. ( i believe that means undecided major?)

I will be part time for two years as undecided so im not sure if i meet the requirments. I have emailed many schools and all schools replied with the exact quote from their website. So im here for help.

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Any post HS work, unless in a post grad HS, will make you ineligible to apply as a FR to those schools.

A non-degree seeking student is not an undecided major-- it means someone who only takes classes but cannot apply them to a bachelors. Basically auditing the classes for enjoyment (and paying the full fees) but not towards a degree.

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Non-degree seeking is not necessarily the same as auditing. Students auditing a class typically do not receive a grade. You can be non-degree seeking and still receive a grade for the class. Non-degree seeking just means you are not applying the class toward the requirements for a degree.

I’ve taken several college courses since earning my BS. In order to obtain employer reimbursement I’ve had to demonstrate a certain grade in the course - which meant I couldn’t audit. You might also do this if you are looking to go to graduate school but are missing certain prerequisites.

Regardless, someone who has CC courses they wish to transfer does not fall under the non-degree seeking major. If you are an enrolled student seeking a degree who has not yet declared a major, then you are of a status of major=Undecided or some equivalent.

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Have you played NJCAA sports? If you haven’t you are probably still eligible to play NCAA sports.

You should contact the schools you want to attend regarding applying as a freshman or transfer.

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You need to check each school as to what they consider Freshman standing. I know Penn State is at least a semester.

http://admissions.psu.edu/info/future/transfer/

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When the website says “one year of college” this means the number of academic credits that are equivalent to one year if the student carries a full load and attends full time. Often this would mean 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours.

A Non-degree Seeking student is someone who is taking credit courses, but who does not intend to remain at that particular institution for the purposes of completing a particular degree program. You do not have to be seeking an AA or AS at your community college in order to be enrolled in classes. However, it may be worth it to you to finish an AA/AS in “general studies” or the like rather than in a particular major. Many colleges and universities will accept that as covering their general education requirements.

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Note that a college may disqualify someone from frosh admission for any college enrollment after high school graduation, but require a higher number of credits to be admissible as a transfer.

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I like these answers! Would I be able to apply as a non degree student to up my class levels and gain more As in order to have better a better chance at freshman admission?