Can I still gain admission into NYC for masters after a suspension in my undergraduate

Graduate School
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Please I need help, I want to apply for admissions into NYU for my masters. Am an international student. During my undergraduate I was suspended for having my notepad in my possession during the examination though I didnt cheat during the examinations, I got a semester for that. Am scared it’s going to affect my chances of gaining an admission in NYU. What should I do, I’ve been asked whether I had any issues on such matter on the online application

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It is simple. You must report all disciplinary actions. You can make a statement to explain it and note there were no further incidents. It was a lesson in how everything matters and you learned that even if there is no cheating, since you didn’t, there can be no appearance of advantage either and you reacted to the incident by being more scrupulous afterward.

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There are two separate questions:

If you fill out the application - Maybe.
If you don’t fill out the application - No.

Unless you are asking us if you should lie (No you shouldn’t) do what BrownParent says. What’s the issue?

What will be will be.

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  1. You have no choice, you MUST acknowledge your academic dishonesty suspension. Moreover and critically, it is probably documented on your undergraduate transcript, so every institution to which you apply (forever) will have this information. If you fail to do so on your application(s) and are detected -- which seems likely -- NYU (and all other postgraduate schools) will perceive this as a second CONFIRMED incident of your duplicity.
  2. Don't argue that "I didn't cheat during the examination" (to quote you precisely). It is irrelevant, why wouldn't your undergraduate school -- not you -- be believed and, candidly, no one will be interested in or willing to accept your blatantly self-serving explanation. To illustrate your dilemma, prisons are filled with convicted felons, many/most of whom ceaselessly declare their innocence. Suggesting that you did not cheat simply does not have credibility. The FACTS are simple: (a) during an examination, you were caught with prohibited material and (b) you were suspended for a semester.
  3. You need to explain to NYU that this was a single incident -- from which you have learned -- and that you have been scrupulously ethical since you were suspended. To make excuses and/or to suggest that you really didn't cheat (as you have done in your initial post to this thread), will only make it appear that you are unable to be forthright, which will again cause your character and your integrity to be questioned.
  4. Decisions have consequences. You evidently made a very bad judgement and your best approach now is to be straightforward in acknowledging what happened and that it has never -- and will never -- be repeated. If you do so, there is a possibility you will be admitted to NYU's graduate school. If you do not, I suggest you'll be categorically rejected.
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Yes, agree on point 2 and 3.

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Thanks everyone, you’ve spoken well. Am encouraged to give it a try, am just scared right now, I really hope I don’t pass the wrong message when explaining everything that happened. I want to apply against Fall 2016 session, wondering if I should go ahead and apply now.