Applying as an Undergraduate Freshmen?

reddog25
Sun, 24 Feb 2013 12:12:54 +0000

So I have previously attended another private university as a freshmen for one semester. After that semester I had to leave for medical reasons.

I decided I’d rather start anew at another university, as opposed to returning to the university I was at.

My question is if I can just apply as a freshmen again instead of a transfer. I only did one semester as a college student and I was disadvantaged by my medical turmoil. As such, the grades I received during that semester were poor.

Rather than carry over a mere 1 semester of bad grades to another university, can I just apply as a freshmen to NYU and start afresh?

Is there any reason why I couldn’t do that?

Is there a strict rule against this type of thing, or is it simply my prerogative what I do?

I realize generally universities ask that you inform them of any universities you have previously attended, but ultimately, isn’t it up to me if I chose to withhold that and start with a clean slate, so long as I understand I will be not receiving any credit from the previous institution?
Especially since it was only one semester…

Can anyone elaborate on this matter please?!