<p>My guess is that colleges would look more closely at your explanation than at your admission. And that explanation could say volumes about your attitudes towards drinking and whether you could be considered more at risk than someone else... </p>
<p>Perhaps they could just include a mandatory "theoretical" essay question in order to derive something on applicants' attitudes without any actual admission - since obviously students would be more likely to lie if they thought their admission hinged on their admission. But then again, if you thought they were really serious about enforcing non-drinking policies, why would you want to go there anyway - if you wanted someplace where you knew you could "get away with it" and they would look the other way?</p>