Can I apply as a Freshman to a college if I previously attended college before?

Ok, I started college august 2006 and didn't keep up my gpa so I was excluded (not allowed to go back) for the next semester. Now I'm able to be readmitted but I want to go to a different college. Its jus that I don't want to send my college transcript to the new college, bc the grades aren't good, so I'd rather start fresh and send my high school transcipt which is excellent. I wonder if I apply for aid to the new college, they will discover that I went to college before based on the aid I received for my previous college. So can I apply as freshman to another college even though I've already attended college before? Or should I take my chances with my horrible college transcript?

Can I apply as a Freshman to a college if I previously attended college before?
You would be best off not taking any chances with the new college you plan to attend, because if they find out along the way that you have attended another college or university prior to attending this new one, they might take disciplinary action against you since it will be looked at as you having lied on your application.


Not only do you have to worry about the new college finding out about your previous attendance at the other college, but you have to worry about the federal government finding out that you already attended as well. If you took out federal stafford loans to pay for college previously. Your award amount is based on how many credits you have attempted and once you reach your limit, you are no longer eligible. If you lie on that application, you could potentially get aid when you otherwise would not qualify. If they find out that you lied on your FAFSA, they could come down hard on you. This kind of lie is seen as the equivalent of tax evasion- you don't screw with the IRS!
Reply:You are required to report all previous college enrollment. No exceptions. Be honest, there are at least 2 national databases with this information. If you lie and are caught you could get kicked out permanently under the "student conduct" policy.
Reply:being a freshmen at another university all depends upon how many credit hours did you earn in your semester in 2006? if that is the only semester you attended you probably are considered a freshmen. you can attend another college but you will have to use those grades from your previous college if your going to apply for aid i believe. and if you are considered a freshmen you will have to submit your SAT scores and high school transcript anyway.





good luck!!!
Reply:Most colleges require that you report any previous attendance at other institutions on your admissions applications and provide transcripts of all previous college-level work. If you misrepresent the facts on this part of your application and are admitted, you can be kicked out of the university for lying in the admissions process.





I'm studying higher ed administration in graduate school and my advisor, who used to be a Vice President for Student Affairs, told us that when she was a professional one of the ways they would catch people who lied on their admissions applications in this area was through financial aid when the reports would come back that they had received aid at other institutions. I would strongly advise that you do not try to get around it because there are ways that they can find out and then you'd be in much more serious trouble in terms of expulsion from the university.





Some colleges may allow you to not count the courses if they don't transfer or you don't want to apply them to your degree, but typically you can only do that if they are a certain number of years old. I would talk with an admissions officer at the school you are planning to attend now to see what options you have available--but be honest up front to save yourself from an even more problematic situation later.
Reply:In general, as long as you don't intend to apply any credits from your previous college, technically you could do this. Is it a wise idea? I'd say not. I don't know much about the financial aid part of it, but colleges put so much emphasis on honor systems that doing such a thing would be very ill-advised. If you were found out, you might get thrown out.





On most applications they will make you sign a statement that you've provided all information to the best of your knowledge, so omitting a transcript is essentially a lie of omission. A caveat (and I speak as a former admissions counselor, albeit a graduate admissions counselor): admissions offices are generally so busy that they're not going to go poking around in your private life unless something on your application doesn't add up (like, for instance, if you had a letter of recommendation from someone at Joe Schmo College, but no record of you ever having attended Joe Schmo College).








It is definitely a risk, and not one worth taking, in my opinion. Even if you're not found out during the admissions process, I agree with the person from above: financial aid will probably have a record of you having attended that school. My advice? Take a semester and go to a community college. Rock the house grade-wise, and then apply to the school of your choice. You might just be able to write off your bad college experience as a blip--without feeling like a criminal.