<p>Do colleges usually call your high school and ask about disciplinary/academic records with no red flags present in the application? Or do they need a red flag that forces them to call?</p>
<p>If you are thinking about whether to report something negative on your application that is required to be disclosed, or instead to hide it, don’t hide it. If your school later finds out that you omitted something significant and negative, you can have serious problems. There’s no way to predict with any certaintly what contact a particular school might have with your counselor or high school.</p>
<p>I did not disclose it on my common application because I truthfully answered the questions that it asks. However, there is a slight issue that I’m worried colleges might find out about. There is nothing wrong or anything that raises a red flag in the rest of my application. However, if they choose to call, my counselor might have to report this. What do you think?</p>
<p>What thing is this that you want to hide?</p>
<p>I think the guidance counselor form that a college requires asks questions about any discipinary problems. The common appl asks for expulsions and suspensions, but does not ask questions about anything else (such as detentions). </p>
<p>I believe a college would only call a high school if there is something suspicious, or when they want the latest update on a candidate who is on the cusp of getting admitted or not.</p>
<p>I’d say answer the questions honestly, but do not volunteer anything negative that is not asked.</p>
<p>Charlieschm has it exactly right here. If they don’t ask, you should not tell.</p>