We had similar negotiating experiences when it came to what credits the college would transfer. Originally they said, "Oh we'll take care of transferring credits after the student is accepted and completes orientation."....uh, no, no you won't, we'll take care of which credits will transfer BEFORE all that happens or we'll be moving along. I've seen this game played before. When it was revealed to us how few credits one college would let transfer as opposed to the other (both state colleges) the choice was a year's difference of college tuition and lost wages of work.