<p>I am planning to reapply next year, but for any chance of success, I need to do something productive.</p>
<p>As I cannot change my high school GPA, I am planning to take classes at the premier university of New Delhi without enrolling full time.</p>
<p>I am not taking this classes for course credit, but to prove that I can handle college level courses successfully. So will I still be considered a Transfer ?</p>
<p>Don’t you need to take the class for credit in order to get a grade? Without the grade, how will you demonstrate that you have handled the course work successfully? </p>
<p>If you take the classes but don’t get credit (auditing them?), then you are not a transfer student. Transfer students are transferring the credits they received from one college to another. </p>
<p>Keep in mind that financial aid for transfer students is much more limited than it is for entering freshman. For international transfer students, I’m not sure it even exists. You’d have to post on the forum for international students to find out.</p>
<p>At this point, your best options are 1) get an undergraduate degree in India and apply here for grad school or 2) do something constructive with your year and reapply to less selective schools this time.</p>
<p>If you use a class to prove to colleges that you are ready for college course work then you would be classified as a Transfer.
If you take ANY class after graduating hs you are considered a transfer.
Only a final grade in a course proves that you were able to do the work.
Your question does not make sense.</p>
<p>The colleges had replied that they would consider me as a freshman till I take courses and get grades as a part time student in an Open university without enrolling full time.</p>
<p>^ That also means how you do in those classes will not be considered for admission. You might prove to Yourself you can handle college, but you won’t be able to prove it to the colleges.</p>
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<p>Not always. There is no single answer to who is considered a transfer applicant. Yes, some schools consider you a transfer if you take 1 post-HS college course (whether you want the credits or not is immaterial), GWU is an example. The most lenient colleges (eg. Yale) state that you are still considered a fr applicant if you have taken less than a full year (using their definition) of post-HS college coursework. Others have credit limits.</p>
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<p>How can you do this? The only way you can prove you can do the work is to get a grade, and that means taking classes for credit. Also there’s a big difference between taking a couple of classes and doing well and taking a full courseload.</p>
<p>I am really confused, following are the excerpts from an email I received from my top choice college :-</p>
<p>" If you take classes but do not enroll as a full-time student you would be eligible to reapply for admission. "</p>
<p>" However, in order to improve your chances, I would encourage you to take some college level courses and retake your testing. "</p>
<p>Taking standardized testing is fine but how can I take college level courses if any course I take will make me a transfer applicant.</p>
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<p>Did you read my post? The definition of who is a transfer vs. a fr applicant depends on the school. So taking post-HS college courses MAY or MAY NOT cause you to be considered a transfer applicant.</p>
<p>If you don’t completely understand the email from the school, call them.</p>
<p>Thats a good idea… I’ll call them tonight.</p>
<p>Each university sets what they consider a freshman applicant and a transfer applicant. In the United States, most of the colleges consider someone a freshman applicant if they have fewer than 30 credits of college work. Check with each university you are planning on applying to and ask them their policy.</p>