<p>If a student who has graduated from HS is taking a gap year to prepare for conservatory auditions takes community college classes will those credits cause the student to be considered a transfer student in the application process? We have a very talented friend who graduated a year early from HS. Will he be forced to apply as a transfer student if he takes a few cc courses (he’s thinking general ed courses)? We’re thinking that if he seems to be a transfer student, then he’ll have fewer chances for merit scholarships. Anyone know if that’s the case?</p>
<p>It depends upon the school. Usually if one takes more than a year’s worth of credits, then it’s looked upon as a transfer, if only a couple of gen ed classes, then most likely not. The students I’ve known who were in this sort of situation were able to exempt from some required gen eds but still had to take the ones they were missing at the freshman level.
I would suggest a call or e-mail to the admissions offices of the conservatories which the student is interested in to clarify this on a case by case basis.</p>