Applying as freshman vs transfer?

[Anonymous]

DS will be taking a basic writing and creative class at community college this Spring but is considering applying to Radford for fall. His cousin attends and he sees the many supports they have and wants to do 4 year experience. If he takes the CC classes for credit he’ll be considered transfer, no credit he’s a freshman. What is more advantageous for getting aid and or other things we haven’t thought of.

[Anonymous]

Is DS in high school? Or already graduated?

[Anonymous]

I’m not sure he’d be considered a transfer with only 1 CC class or 3 credit hours . Many high schoolers take dual enrollment classes and are still considered in coming freshman.

[Anonymous]

Until you have your HS diploma, you apply as a freshman, regardless of # of CC credits.

[Anonymous]

No OP he would not be a transfer.

Have him go online himself and figure out how to transfer. You should not be doing that he should.

And he needs to have been a full time student in CC to transfer to a four year school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m not sure he’d be considered a transfer with only 1 CC class or 3 credit hours . Many high schoolers take dual enrollment classes and are still considered in coming freshman.

This. I'd talk with Radford about how this would be considered. Usually CC classes taken by someone enrolled in high school would not make you a transfer student. Both my kids had CC classes (from dual enrollment) when then went into college as freshmen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No OP he would not be a transfer.

Have him go online himself and figure out how to transfer. You should not be doing that he should.

And he needs to have been a full time student in CC to transfer to a four year school.

That's not true at all. We don't know if he's in high school and doing dual enrollment (that would be transfer). If he graduated years ago and takes 2 community college classes, most colleges would call that a transfer. But you'd need to check with the school. Lastly, there's no rule that says you have to be a full time CC student to transfer to a four year school.

[Anonymous]

Kid is not in HS. He was supposed to start CC in Fall but had mental health crisis. 4 year is a real stretch but wanted to know how it effects FA and anything else we haven’t thought of.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Until you have your HS diploma, you apply as a freshman, regardless of # of CC credits.

This varies by college.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Until you have your HS diploma, you apply as a freshman, regardless of # of CC credits.

This varies by college.

Agree.

Some students start public colleges as a sophomore due to CC credits and AP scores.

[Anonymous]

Its easier to transfer than getting admitted as a freshman.