I was wondering if there is some kind of search that can be done by admissions. I owe money to a school 1000 miles away. I don't see it being paid off (thus no transcripts will be released) by January.
The problem is that most schools REQUIRE that you fill out a FAFSA whether you are going to take out loans or not. When you do this I'm pretty sure they will discover that you owe another school money.
Is the amount you owe so large that you can't work for a while and pay it off?