Question about listing Schools with no coursework

[tinman22]

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So, I have a dear friend that is applying to graduate schools (for a different type of program) with me, and he ran into some issues with one school. They told him that his application wasn't complete because they ran him through something called National Student Clearinghouse? Or something like that. They told him his application was incomplete because they had a list of schools and he hadn't listed two. One of them was a dual credit program that he signed up for in high school but then never took courses from, and the other was for a Masters program that he initially accepted but then did not end up enrolling due to financial issues. He recently got an interview invite from somewhere else, who has not brought these schools up. Is he going to get in trouble if he receives an offer and they run him for financial aid or something and those schools pop up with them too? He asked me if he should preemptively tell them and I honestly have no idea, so I'm asking the smartest group of people I know on the interwebs. 😛 It does concern me too, I was in the dual-credit thing as well and ended up not taking any courses either. I had completely forgotten about it and so it's not on mine either.

 

[AcronymAllergy]

So, I have a dear friend that is applying to graduate schools (for a different type of program) with me, and he ran into some issues with one school. They told him that his application wasn't complete because they ran him through something called National Student Clearinghouse? Or something like that. They told him his application was incomplete because they had a list of schools and he hadn't listed two. One of them was a dual credit program that he signed up for in high school but then never took courses from, and the other was for a Masters program that he initially accepted but then did not end up enrolling due to financial issues. He recently got an interview invite from somewhere else, who has not brought these schools up. Is he going to get in trouble if he receives an offer and they run him for financial aid or something and those schools pop up with them too? He asked me if he should preemptively tell them and I honestly have no idea, so I'm asking the smartest group of people I know on the interwebs. 😛 It does concern me too, I was in the dual-credit thing as well and ended up not taking any courses either. I had completely forgotten about it and so it's not on mine either.

Others can offer differing opinions, but I personally don't see the harm in preemptively telling the program(s) about the situation. It's not as though he/you left the information off due to poor grades; in both cases, neither of you actually ever attended any classes or received any credit. Thus, I don't see how/why a program would hold that against you. I'd actually be surprised if the program mentioned above wasn't able to fairly quickly look past the issue once he explained what happened (and possibly secured supporting documentation from the two listed schools showing/saying that he never attended classes there).

 

[tinman22]

The one who asked him for the information removed the schools from his application once they received the faxes from the schools, but he said it took 3 weeks to have that happen. Apparently it takes 3 weeks to go through faxes and process them! I was wondering if maybe his best bet was to bring the documentation with him to his interview in case it comes up, maybe in a sealed envelope from the schools? I may do the same I think, though the whole thing seems so silly to me.

 

[futureapppsy2]

How could you even submit a transcript from a school where you never registered for classes?

 

[Marissa4usa]

That totally doesn't make sense. They usually want transcripts from all schools that you enrolled. That would be the same if you needed to submit paperwork from colleges that you applied and got accepted to but never attended.

 

[AcronymAllergy]

That totally doesn't make sense. They usually want transcripts from all schools that you enrolled. That would be the same if you needed to submit paperwork from colleges that you applied and got accepted to but never attended.

I agree, although it sounds like the schools showed up on this person's National Student Clearinghouse report (probably because he registered, even if he never attended). Sounds like it was resolved once the schools in question faxed support that he had, in fact, never taken classes with them.

I'd recommend that he bring the material with him to future interviews, yes. It can't hurt to have it.

 

[tinman22]

How could you even submit a transcript from a school where you never registered for classes?

You can't, really. It just shows up as his name and the name of the masters program, with absolutely nothing else on it. They wanted $25 to send that, but were willing to send a letter saying that he was never enrolled in any classes for free, so I guess that was lucky!