Can I abandon credits at a school?

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<p>Hey everyone,</p>

<p>This probably isn’t the usual topic here, but I have no idea where/who to ask.</p>

<p>I just barely survived a year at Georgia Tech, and now I’m on academic probation.</p>

<p>My problem is, because I’m on probation, Tech revoked my financial aid. I’m an OOS and it would be impossible for me to attend tech without my aid.</p>

<p>Honestly I HATE that school, and I do not want to go back… But I’m stuck. I’m on probation, so my grades are too poor to transfer out… but I can’t afford to go back fall semester to fix my grades.</p>

<p>Is it possible for me just to abandon the credits I earned at GT, and apply fresh at a state school in my state (I’m in Florida)</p>

<p>Please note it is impossible for me to go to a community college… because there’s nothing left there for me to take because I dual enrolled about every class I could. (From AP and dual enrollment, I have 54 credits)</p>

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<p>This question is actually asked frequently.</p>

<p>No, you cannot choose to ignore your college record. Anytime you apply to a school you are required to send transcripts from all colleges you’ve attended, whether you want your credits to transfer or not.</p>

<p>And with a year of college, you will be considered a transfer applicant at any school.</p>

<p>Here is where colleges check for previous enrollments:</p>

<p>[National</a> Student Clearinghouse](<a href=“http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/]National”>http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/)</p>

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<p>Actually there are some colleges that do grade forgiveness. I think the way it works is you give up all of your credits and start again as a freshman (I’m not very familiar with how it works). You should do some research on this and see which schools allow it. I don’t know how many actually do this, but some do.</p>

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<p>Yes, there are policies that some schools use that are called grade forgiveness or academic renewal. However, if you/the OP do some research, you’ll find that none include erasing a year of credits and returning an applicant to fr status.</p>

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<p>There are universities that allow for academic “fresh starts”, where a person can be readmitted to the university, and their previous credits will not count toward their degree requirements. This is the program I was thinking of earlier (couldn’t quite remember specifics, which is why I encouraged OP to do some research, and talking to an advisor would probably be a good idea), and it appears Georgia Tech does this as well.</p>

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<p>I would be really interested in this information as well. Please provide links, at least for GT, as this is all I could find:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.facultygovernance.gatech.edu/ASAFGF2005-041905-M-Attach8-Barefieldwp.pdf[/url]”>http://www.facultygovernance.gatech.edu/ASAFGF2005-041905-M-Attach8-Barefieldwp.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>[GT:</a> Registrar: Academic Renewal](<a href=“http://www.registrar.gatech.edu/students/academic_renewal.php]GT:”>Academic Renewal Procedures | Registrar's Office | Georgia Tech)</p>

<p>Although this doesn’t apply to the OP, who doesn’t want to return to GT.</p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

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<p>Most “fresh start” programs are for people who have credits that are over 10 years old. I have never seen one that does a “fresh start” for anyone who has credits that are younger than 10 year old.</p>