<p>When I was 16 I was arrested for shoplifting and given a misdemeanor. When I was 17 I was cited for under age drinking and given a summary citation.</p>
<p>Now I am 20 and ready to apply to medical school next year. I have a current GPA of 4.0 so academically I am on track.</p>
<p>I know that on the AMCAS application there is a question about misdemeanors and felonies. I can check no for that question because my underage drinking citation was only a summary and my shoplifting misdemeanor occured when I was a minor.</p>
<p>I am curious about seconday application. I know some ask you if you have been ever convicted of any crime. Does this include crimes convicted off as a juvenile? Also, for the shoplifting case after a 6 month probationary phase, the charges were dismissed or withdrawn. So does that mean that I do not have to bring this up in my application? The underage drinking was adjudicated (state of pennsylvania). Is there a difference between adjudication and conviction?</p>
<p>Are there any med schools that only ask about convictions if you were not a minor? </p>
<p>Also last week my RA caught me and a friends drinking beer in the dorms. So now I have recieved an institutional action. This only exists on my disciplinary record and not on an my transcript. Should I still mention it on my AMCAS?</p>
<p>Generally, what kind of position does an underage and an institutional action for drinking put me in. My grades are good, I have research, clinical experience, I am going abroad for a semester. </p>
<p>Thank you.</p>
<p>Thank you.</p>