When applying, can I only send one of my transcripts?

[pips9]

My first two years of college doing my pre-reqs I failed pretty hard and was put on academic probation.

I got my stuff together and prioritized things. I started paying for my own tuition. I transferred to the community college where I already took some classes and they don't have the transcript from the university on record so my bad grades aren't in the community college's transcript.

So far I now have a 3.2 and plan on bumping that up to a 3.5 by the end of this fall. I am going to apply to schools next spring.

When reading various schools admission requirements, they mention I have to turn in transcripts from ALL educational facilities. My question is, what would happen if I don't turn in the my university transcript? If I do I surely won't get into ANY bsn program.

Thank You

[ashishjayawanth]

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[Mossback]

I certainly sympathize with your dilemma, but I would stongly encourage you to submit all your transcripts when applying. Omitting a required transcript is considered an act of academic dishonesty, something colleges take very seriously. If it is discovered during the apllication process, you'll be disqualified and probably barred from ever applying to that particular program. If the omission is found after you're already in the program you'll be dismissed. In one case I know of, a student was thrown out of school only weeks before graduation after transcript irregularities came to light.

I would suggest shopping around for a college, if it is practical for you to do so. Some colleges look only at the pre-req GPA where admission is concerned. In some cases, pre-reqs may be repeated, with only the most recent grade being considered.

Another option would be to apply for academic amnesty from your first college. This allows all of the the grades from that time to be stricken from your record. Many colleges invoke a waiting period before eligibility for academic amnesty begins. You might wish to contact the college to determine their policy. Be aware that you are not eligible for academic amnesty if you earned a degree at the college, and that most colleges will only grant academic honesty once in a student's lifetime.

Good luck in your quest to become a nurse!

[K_girl]

You should NEVER intentionally withhold information from school. You already did it once with your community college and now you are thinking about doing it again? I guess I just don't understand how you can remotely think that this is ok.

It sucks that you didn't do well your first 2 years. You are not alone. A lot of people have some time in their academic history that wasn't stellar. Obviously you are smart enough since you are making decent grades now.

I would not chance a nursing license for academic dishonesty. It's always better to be truthful about your history and own up to it. It it comes out later that you withheld transcripts, you could be dismissed from the school entirely. If it's not found out until later on, they'll rescind your license. One girl I knew got kicked out 2 months before graduation. Can you imagine going to school all that time just to be dismissed so close to the end?

In this age of computers you can't completely hide your past. If you received financial aid at the university and you plan on receiving financial aid again for nursing school, the government will have a record of you attending school there. When the FA office runs your records, it will be tough for you to explain how the govt happened to release money to the school #1 (on your behalf) that you had supposedly never attended.

I think you should be proud of what you've accomplished so far. My first year of college I flunked out. I didnt just get put on probation! But I persevered, went back to school, and did the best I could do on my prerequisites. And I will start NS next month.

Honesty is always the best policy. Don't risk your future over something so minor in the scheme of things.

Good luck!

[grownuprosie]

You should NEVER intentionally withhold information from school. You already did it once with your community college and now you are thinking about doing it again? I guess I just don't understand how you can remotely think that this is ok.

FYI some CC's only require you transfer your grades from prior institutions if you intend to use those courses to get a degree with them or you need to prove elegibility for an advanced course. So, if they did only pre-reqs and did not get a degree at the CC there has been no academic dishonesty.

But, OP, talk to the counselor at the school. Some schools allow you to submit an essay explaining past academic issues. you can address it as a learning experience.

Good luck!

[pips9]

You all replied with good points and convinced me to own up to my past mistakes and use it for motivation because I put myself in a position where I have to play catch up.

Plus it would really suck to be charged with academic dishonesty lol.