<p>Hello, and thanks in advance for anyones time in reading/responding, anyways ... </p>
<p>I am currently a student at Boston University and I was recently suspended for a full year for disciplinary reasons. I got arrested in September with some pretty serious charges related to drinking and posession of weed. I'm really not a bad kid, just being stupid and wrong place wrong time... I thought everything was ok with BU and I had already applied to transfer to other schools before I got a letter from BU in March that said I was being given a deferred suspension that starts after finals. I sent an appeal and have heard nothing since. I already finished applications to 2 of the 4 schools i'm applying to before i was suspended, and I was wondering what I should do. I don't remember if they asked if I have ever been suspended or not. Also I was not given a guilty verdict so I was told by my attorney I can honestly answer that i have never been convicted on the applications.</p>
<p>For the 2 applications I haven't finished yet I am probably going to be honest and let them know I was suspended, but what should I do about the other 2 schools. The 2 schools I already sent the applications to are good state schools but not overly prestigious ... UGA and GA state. My friends dad, who used to work at a college, suggested that I only let them know if I get accepted and choose to go there. </p>
<p>As far as the other 2 schools I'm applying to, Emory and GA tech, I already don't have to good of a chance even if I didn't mention my suspension, especially Emory. The only thing thats on my side for GT is the fact that I grew up in GA and am still "technically a GA resident". </p>
<p>I recently had an official transcript sent to my apartment to see what it would say, and there was no mention of the suspension ... at least not yet. </p>
<p>My GPA is only a 2.9 ... already not that great since I had some real trouble in engineering my first semester freshman year before i transfered to business school. Counting only business classes its a 3.1 which is pretty hard cause BU has some pretty intense deflation (or lack of inflation ...).</p>
<p>Should I not even bother applying at all? How should I go about letting the schools know? What is the chance of the schools finding out (ethical and moral aspects of lying aside)? What would happen if I lied? If I told the truth?</p>
<p>Any advice people?</p>
<p>Thank you very much</p>