<p>A friend of mine has decided hes had enough of work and wants to attend a 4-year. He wants to know how long after graduating high school will his transcripts be valid?</p>
<p>He is 23 almost 24. So he wants to know can he still use his high school stuff to get into a college?</p>
<p>Mind you, he did attend a 2-year his first year out of HS.</p>
<p>I think you are asking whether one’s high school performance will be relevant to a application to a four year college after several years of community/junior college. Your friend would have to check the transfer application requirements at each school to see whether his high school transcript is considered/required. Each college has its own procedures. But I think its fair to say that his performance in college-level courses would be the best predictor of his future performance and would be given the most weight in the admissions process.</p>
<p>(If that wasn’t your question, then I’m just confused by your post.)</p>
<p>Your HS transcripts are part of your permanent academic history. In that sense, they never expire. You can request a new copy from the school district even if you graduated a century ago. In some states when a school district closes, the records are deposited with a specialized records office in that state. So if your friend’s situation is that his old school district no longer exists, he can check that out.</p>
<p>As MommaJ wrote above, each college and university sets its own admission requirements. Your friend needs to speak with the admissions office at each of the places he is applying to, and find what they need from him.</p>
<p>I guess I wasn’t that clear. He went to college for one semester but didn’t complete it because he went and got a full time job working on an oil field. So what I’m really asking is does his college transcript need to be sent to a college even though only half a semester? So does is high school or can his high school transcript be used and not send the two year transcript? Applying like a out of HS freshman??</p>
<p>A bigger problem is how long his SAT scores are valid if he applying to 4 year colleges.
Some colleges is 3 years, others 5 years before they will not be accepted.
He may have to go to cc then transfer to a 4 year if he doesn’t want to take the test again.</p>
<p>All college transcripts have to be sent. He will have to explain what happened and he may be admitted provisionally until he proves he can do the work. Does he owe any $ to a college?</p>
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<p>You are asking two separate questions; one about sending college transcripts and another about whether he can apply as a fr applicant.</p>
<p>As far as sending the college transcript, all students, whether they are applying as a fr or transfer must send transcripts from any college coursework they have taken.</p>
<p>Colleges vary in their definition of a transfer applicant. At some schools you qualify as a transfer applicant if you took (not necessarily complete) as little as 1 post-HS college class. At others there are credit or time limits; the longest time one can still be considered a fr applicant is less than a year of full time study, but this only applies to a few schools. </p>
<p>Your friend must go to the college websites and read their policies about who is considered a fr vs. transfer applicant.</p>
<p>@beerme so he can re-do the SAT/ACT?</p>
<p>@Erin’s Dad, he owes no money.</p>
<p>@entomom he essentially failed 4 classes since he left like 3 months in, he doesn’t know.</p>
<p>He say’s his HS GPA was a 3.8 with ONE AP course.</p>
<p>He took the courses and received a grade, so even though he doesn’t receive credits, those classes count as having been taken when he is looking at definitions of fr vs. transfer applicant. Please impress upon him that he needs to send this transcript as colleges check for previous college attendance here:</p>
<p>[National</a> Student Clearinghouse](<a href=“http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/]National”>http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/)</p>
<p>Thank you very much, he just threw a water bottle at the door in rage. Haha.</p>
<p>He will not be tarred and feathered by the school for applying. Since it’s been a number of years he will probably be accepted provisionally or put on academic probation from the start. Many people come back after working a few years and their maturity generally shows through.</p>
<p>when he applies have him find someone at the school who works with non-tradtional students, those who are older and coming back. Most schools accept most students, and he will be able to go to college.</p>