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okay this last semester in college was really bad for me and I stayed the whole semester and didnt pay anything cause of financial problems. So the school is withholding my grades and not allowing me to register for the spring semester. So I moved back in with my parents and signed up for community college but the thing is I told them I was a first time in college student because they would have asked for my grades from my previous college and I dont have those. Can I get in trouble for that?

2007-01-15 07:03:46 · 30 answers · asked by texastreasure 3 in Education & Reference Higher Education (University +)

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You most definately can not go to jail for that. Don't worry. I'd call your new school anonymously and ask a "hypothetical" question about your situation and they will tell you what you need to know without you having to tell them who you are. Good luck with your studies.

2007-01-15 07:07:54 · answer #1 · answered by Jen 3 · 0 0

Eventually the lie will catch up with you. You probably should let them know you have attended college elsewhere, but you don't want to transfer that credit.

You do still owe the other college a large sum of money, and the non-payment is a serious problem. Flunking out doesn't take care of your bill. While you may not end up in jail, it will probably ruin your credit rating--which you'll find out when you try to buy a car or get a credit card. Also, you won't be able to get financial aid at ANY college if there is a financial hold on a transcript. You need to make arrangements with the other college to pay your bill over time.

2007-01-15 07:12:24 · answer #2 · answered by dmb 5 · 1 0

I don't know if you can necessarily go to jail, but you can get in trouble with both schools. You will definitely get in trouble with your community college for not listing your previous school and going ahead and having your grades forwarded from there, not to mention the fact that now you will have to repeat those classes in order to get credit for them since you can't transfer them over. Plus, your old college will eventually send all of your information to all the credit reporting agencies and that sort of thing which of course stays for 7 years on your record and can hurt you in the long run if you try to get financial aid again. And since you have moved back in with your parents, what do they think about all of this? Have you tried discussing with your former college a payment plan in order to pay off the previous semester's tuitioni in order to get your grades released and have that situation taken care of so you can go ahead and move on at the community college? Here is the the only problem I am thinking you might run into. When you do finally get you grades released, and you can get credit for those classes that you have already taken, how are you going to explain to the community college that you have already taken these classes at another college, and yet you have registered as a first time student? I think that maybe you might have weaved yourself a tangled web with this one. Good luck.

2007-01-15 07:11:28 · answer #3 · answered by stacijo531 3 · 0 0

This is not a pattern you want to establish. Honesty will pay off in the long run, and in the meantime will give you peace of mind.

Suck it up and call the University Financial office and make arrangments to pay off your debt there. Even small regular payments should be acceptable but MAKE THOSE PAYMENTS.

Make an appointment with the Community College admissions office and correct the mistake. You are not the first person to have this problem. They can get your transcript from the University.

Everyone has financial problems from time to time, so don't be embarrassed. Coming clean with both places will make your future relations smoother and give you peace of mind. You don't want the worry of covering up a lie on top of the worry about money and grades. Do the right thing and admit your mistake. You'll feel better for it and everyone will think better of you for your honesty.

2007-01-15 07:11:47 · answer #4 · answered by Rachel M 4 · 2 0

You can't go to jail unless it is a Criminal activity. I think lying to a school is considered a civil penalty. But I dont think community colleges care, the only time it will be of trouble is with really good schools that care about your academic history.
You should come clean regardless to the school you are in now, everything is connected to your social security number so they will find out anyway. There might be a way you can get all those other classes that you did not do well in to only count as "Pass/Fail" so they dont affect your new GPA.

2007-01-15 07:31:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

I don't know about going to jail, but you are ruining your credit and your chances at a career. Things like that come out. The nonpayment will show up on your credit report and if you try to pay for school or anything else big, then you may have big problems. I suggest that you find a way to pay. The school will likely try to work with you if you are honest about your issues. Try to apply for financial aid next time (after you straighten up your first mess).

2007-01-15 07:09:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

The first school can -and probably will- send you to Collections for non-payment.

The first school will also send a note to the Department of Education that you owe them money.. therefore, disqualifying you from any further financial aid.

The second school can -and probably will- check with the Department of Education and realize that you were registered in the first school *and* owe them money.

The second school can -and probably will- kick you out because you lied about being a first-time college student

The second school can -and probably will- send a note to the Department of Education about you lying to them... therefore disqualifying you even further from any further financial aid.

How's that for a heap of trouble?

Piece of Advice: Call the first school and start some kind of payment plan with them, then talk to the second school and confess to what you did. If they're nice, they'll let it slide.

2007-01-15 07:13:56 · answer #7 · answered by BlackFalcon5 2 · 1 0

You won't go to jail. But eventually you will have to pay them. It will show up as debt on your credit report. And if you have been in school for some years you won't be able to get a transcript to continue some place else. If you told them its your first time in school you will be starting from the door.

2007-01-15 07:09:33 · answer #8 · answered by whoamitojudge 2 · 0 0

No, it is your choice. The same could be said for an adult who has already been through college and wants to go back for something else. They can request that they be treated as a new student and start over. It is your money so it is your choice.

2007-01-15 07:11:06 · answer #9 · answered by Yomi 4 · 0 0

Not in the US. There is no such thing as a debtor's prison.

But, your credit will be screwed until you pay that off, and they'll MAKE you pay it off. They can take your taxes, they can garnish your wages...they'll do whatever they can to make sure you pay.

You can show that you're still a full time student, so, you should be able to get payment on the loans deferred until six months after you've stopped taking classes. Do that so it doesn't screw up your credit.

2007-01-15 07:08:15 · answer #10 · answered by sdkramer76 4 · 2 0

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