<p>Why don't you ask your guidance counselor?</p>
<p>Chanman, with this thread, your previous "is it okay to lie" thread, and the stupid email... I hope you can tell where I'm going with this.</p>
<p>lol, where r u going?</p>
<p>Somehow I don't think they'd lie about this. It may even be on your transcript already.</p>
<p>some do , if they really like you of course
just try and not get on the bad side like I am. I suck at the subject the counselor teaches and he hates me lol</p>
<p>Please please read citygirlsmom's suggestion (same suggestion I offered on another one of your threads).</p>
<p>Chanman- My S (Wild Child) has worse things on his record from soph year at a previous school. So- I am pretty well-educated on this topic. You do need to disclose the suspensions (trust me on this- I investigated every option for NOT revealing disciplinary actions). You can't take the chance that they will be disclosed by someone else, even in a rec that says something like, "I am so impressed by how X has matured since that fateful day when he threw the soda.....". So-you need to write an essay explaining what happened (briefly), what you learned and what steps you took to examine your behavior, your lack of self-control and your temper. Then you need to write about how you have grown and how much you learned from the consequences. If the suspensions/expulsions are handled properly and honestly, and don't involve academic dishonesty, drugs or violence (weapons-type violence) they generally won't hurt your admissions chances. HOWEVER, my view in the case of my S is that what his record does is takes away many schools from being "Safeties". It is still possible that an admissions dean will say, "Nope- don't want to mess with this kid" even though S's violations will have been over 3 years prior to graduation (he repeated junior year to start a new boarding school). His only true safeties are numbers-driven big state U's. Your situation is not as bad, but still needs to be handled properly. I would be glad to help you craft your letter of explanation.</p>
<p>Sometimes counsellors do help top students get even more top (as opposed to treating everyone equally) since usually, at least in my school, if you are ranked less than top 40 or so you're going to the instate school (very generous with merit based financial aid), so my counsellor tends to favor me and tell me which classes are available and stuff first before anyone else. It's pretty nice...</p>
<p>in school suspensions are not on your transcript folks can get that at some schools for being late, being suspended will be on there or at least asked about on an application. That needs to be answered . State schools do not usually ask that but all top and most all private schools do.</p>