Did you ever exclude any schools you attended from your application? Consequences?

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  1. Forever21

    Forever21 New Member

    I am interested to know if anyone excluded any schools from their application--like
    EVER! Do you have any nightmares because of it? What were the circumstances---did anything happen?
     
  2. dlcurious

    dlcurious Member

    Job or school? I've left education off job applications and to date nothing has occurred. Don't have nightmares about it either.
     
  3. Forever21

    Forever21 New Member

    I meant school applications.
     
  4. dlcurious

    dlcurious Member

    I've left an NA school off of RA applications and have never had it come back to affect me.
     
  5. AUTiger00

    AUTiger00 New Member

    I took some summer classes at a state school (College of Charleston) leading into my freshman year and at UMSL between my junior and senior year while doing an internship in St. Louis and don't bother to list those. Come to think of it, I didn't submit transcripts from either of them when applying to grad school and no questions were ever raised.
     
  6. Forever21

    Forever21 New Member

    I left off a school I was attending in an MBA program----I attended a total of 2 weeks and decided the traffic was too horrible....subsequently I applied at other programs and did not list it....no consequences either.
     
  7. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    I've only included schools where I've earned a degree, and have never felt obligated to do otherwise.

    -=Steve=-
     
  8. Ted Heiks

    Ted Heiks Moderator and Distinguished Senior Member

    Many if not most applications do not have room for all of the schools I've attended, so I only mention the schools I've actually graduated from. No bad consequences have ensued.
     
  9. CalDog

    CalDog New Member

    Circumstances vary. In many situations, it would not be big deal to omit parts of your education history. However, there are some specific sitatuations where this would be considered unethical, or even criminal. Examples:

    (1) You are applying to a competitive degree program, but have previously dropped out or flunked out of a similar program. That information would definitely be considered relevant by the admissions committee. It might be to your advantage to omit that information, but it would likely be considered unethical to do so.

    (2) You are pursuing a second bachelor's degree at a state university that charges higher tuition for second degrees. Some schools charge an elevated graduate tuition rate for a second bachelor's degree, so in theory you could pay less if you did not disclose your first bachelor's degree. But there would likely be penalties if the school were to figure this out.

    (3) Some professional fields (like law) require that the professional degree program be completed within a certain specified time period. For example, the clock starts ticking when you enroll at any ABA accredited law school. If you drop out or flunk out, it would not be kosher to re-enroll at another law school as a new student (without disclosing your previous law school history) in an attempt to "reset" the clock.
     
  10. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    I have only left off the NA schools but only list schools where I completed a degree.
     
  11. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    In this situation I would suggest that you stop worrying.
     
  12. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    I leave out any colleges that I have dropped out, or flunked.
    Undergraduate:
    - Indiana University - Did not complete 3 corresponding courses
    - Louisiana State University - Did not complete 2 corresponding courses
    - Thomas Edison State College - Using the institution for credit bank
    - Foothill College - Dropped out because focusing on Troy University and CLEP/DANTES

    Graduate:
    - George Mason University - Left due to location
    - Aspen University - Did not complete the program because of NA
    - George Washington University - Dropped out due to insecure finances

    Only Schools are mentioned.
    Military: Marine Corps Institute
    Undergraduate: Troy University
    Graduate (Master): Southern Methodist University, Georgetown University
    Graduate (Ph.D): Capella University
     
  13. StefanM

    StefanM New Member

    I always list every school I have attended on an admissions application, unless otherwise instructed. Most of the time, the instructions are to list every school.

    At the university where I work, the registrar's office often catches undeclared transcripts and will reject an admissions application until all transcripts are submitted. You might be able to get away with classes that did not transfer, but if you transferred any credit to another school, it usually shows up on the transcript.
     
  14. Randell1234

    Randell1234 Moderator

    UF saw my COSC transcript and we played the "don't ask-don't tell" game. They never requests all my transcripts from all schools.
     
  15. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    I am a notorious ship jumper. I have at least 4 schools where I earned a few credits and then deiced I hated the program and jumped. I never bother including those schools in any application and it has never caused a problem. IMO, why go to the trouble and expense to have transcripts sent unless they will do some good in the program you are entering? I don't think anyone really cares.
     
  16. Forever21

    Forever21 New Member

    Reading the various responses makes me feel less "guilty" about it. I mean for Pete's sake---who's paying for these degrees anyway---in most cases it is us-----and I object to having to explain why I want to apply if I am the one paying for it......I did drop out of a fellowship once....in that case I felt somewhat "owned" by the school....It does surprise me though, considering how many other instances have centralized tracking computer arrangements....that the schools have not put something like this into effect.....yet??
     
  17. Cugel

    Cugel New Member

    I'm planning on applying to a business school. I previously attended law school, but flunked out after the first year (did fine the first semester, poorly the second semester, and failed to get off probation the third semester). My undergraduate degree and grades are fine.

    The application guidelines for the school I am targeting requires "transcripts from all previously completed graduate coursework," in addition to undergraduate transcript.

    Do you think I can omit my law school transcript safely? If I do, is there a way for the business school to find out? Both the business school and the law school are part of the same state university system (not the same universities, though).

    Thanks in advance for your advise!
     
  18. TonyM

    TonyM Member

    It's probably best to just list the law school so that you don't have it hanging over your head for the rest of your life. If you don't get in then you'll get in somewhere else.
     
  19. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    I only mention schools that I graduated, I have nothing to hide; but transcripts are expensive.
     
  20. lifelonglearner

    lifelonglearner New Member

    Look closely at the transcripts you will be sending in. If other schools you attended are listed and you didn't send a transcript some questions may arise. It's true most schools ask you to submit all transcripts by not doing so it may effect acceptance.

    I remember a friend of mine, who was a West Point graduate, applied to MIT for a Nuclear Engineering program. This was during pre-internet times. The instructions advised the applicant they would only receive one application form and to read through the entire application (it was about 25 pages long where every undergrad course had to be listed and described, along with assigned textbooks) before filling it out. Luckily he did read it through and found a small annotation next to the signature block at the end saying only applications completed in blue ball point pen would be accepted.

    I guess they expect nuclear engineers to pay attention to details.

    - lifelonglearner
     
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