<p>Right out of high school, I spent a year of college in the state of Washington where a combination of being slightly depressed, being broke, and drinking too much resulted in very poor grades. That was the 08-09 school year. From there I spent 2 years of working in the real world and then enlisted in the navy, where I’ve just crossed 2.5 years and am looking to college admissions for when my 4 years are up.</p>
<p>My first year of college was horrible, and I don’t believe any university will approve an application with those transcripts. I would like to start at Ole Miss in the 2015-2016 school year, which is about 6-7 years after my previous attempt. Can I apply as a new freshman with 0 credits and simply omit those previous transcripts? Does it matter, since I won’t be claiming any credits? I do not wish to go to a community college and transfer.</p>
<p>No, you cannot leave off that transcript. If you get accepted, and they find out later that you omitted it, you can be kicked out.</p>
<p>The time that has passed and your increased maturity will factor into how much weight they put on your poor grades from that first year, so don’t worry too much about it.</p>
<p>As AmicaMom says, no, you cannot pretend your previous college enrollment did not happen. When you submit an application to any accredited college or university you will sign a statement swearing that you have/will submit all transcripts from all attempted college units, inluding those you did not pass. Omitting that transcript would be academic dishonesty, which is taken very seriously.</p>
<p>They would definitely find out, because accepted students are checked through the [National</a> Student Clearinghouse](<a href=“http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/]National”>http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/) which will show all of your previous enrollments and a transcript will be requested.</p>
<p>shirokura, I disagree with your assumption that the transcript will preclude you from acceptance. 6 years have passed and you have gained valuable life/work experiences that will impress the admissions committee. In particular, your service to the country will be looked upon favorably. Submit the transcript and make one of your essays about the changes in you since that time - it will not hinder you.</p>
<p>Good luck.</p>
<p>UMiss is very clear about sending all transcripts:</p>
<p>[Office</a> of Admissions | Applying to Ole Miss ? Transfers](<a href=“http://admissions.olemiss.edu/applying-to-ole-miss/applying-to-ole-miss-transfers/#]Office”>http://admissions.olemiss.edu/applying-to-ole-miss/applying-to-ole-miss-transfers/#)</p>
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<p>While your earlier poor grades will make admission more difficult, not reporting them is the surest way to invalidate your application.</p>