University application dilemma.

What happens if I fail to omit a previously attended university on a college application?

• I flunked out of the first university I attended. But I went to a community college and got a two year liberal arts degree and did pretty well. However, that one year at the university I flunked out of lowers my GPA below the minimum requirements for admission to the university I want to attend. Also, I DID NOT receive any financial aid to attend the first university I attended. So if I omit having ever attended that university, will the university I'm applying to ever find out? Will they check? My grades at the first institution were so bad that it's bogging me down, and I've been denied admission to two universities already because of it. What can I do?

• Answer:

  The only thing you can do is tell the truth. There are National online databases the school will use to look up your previous enrollment information. Also be aware that not all of these databases are related to your financial aid. Most colleges have an "alternate" admission policy where you can appeal or explain your situation. They normally don't advertise this, because the policy was prob put in place to get a lot of the athletes in, but they ARE there and you have a right to ask about them and find out what the process is. Good luck.