Will I still be considered a freshman and receive merit aid?

Transfer Students
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<p>I’m in my first semester of college at Eastern New Mexico U. I am currently taking 14 units for this fall semester. </p>

<p>My HS GPA is 2.97 and my midterm GPA for this semester is 3.87.
I did 3 years in prison and once I got out I scored a 27 on the ACT.<br>
I had no college counseling but that’s no excuse. </p>

<p>My questions are:
Will I be eligible for merit aid like other freshmen if I transfer just 14 credits and will have to meet freshman requirements at many schools?</p>

<p>If I retake the ACT and get a higher score, will that score count towards merit aid?</p>

<p>Will the college look at my HS GPA or midterm GPA more?</p>

<p>Thanks…</p>

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<p>Whether you are considered a fr or transfer applicant varies with the college. For some, taking 1 post-HS college course means you’re a transfer applicant, others have a unit limit, and for some you will be considered a fr applicant if you have completed less than a year of full time post-HS college coursework (at the time of matriculation, not the time of application).</p>

<p>How much standardized testing scores and HS vs college gpa matters depends on whether you are a soph or jr transfer applicant.</p>