<p>After more than a month of enduring misery and remorse, it's devastating to hear of the expulsion board's decision. I got expelled from the school's district today, with only a week of HS left to go.</p>
<p>Let's put aside the questions that currently arise, like "What did you do?" Here's my current situation:</p>
<p>I got accepted to UC Irvine around February. But now since I'm expelled, I don't know how they will respond. I know I have to fulfill the "Provisions for Admission." UCI</a> Freshman Contract
But several concerns arise:</p>
<p>I'm really concerned about my grades, since I got withdrawn and failed from two out of six classes. The district expulsion board has decided to stop my senior year and consider my current grades as final. Since I've been away from school for a little over a month, it was excruciatingly difficult to keep up with classwork. Over this period, I noticed my grades drop dramatically. Currently, my 2nd semester GPA rests at 2.0. Combined with my 4.0 from first semester, my overall senior GPA is a 3.0, which satisfies one of the "Provisions for Admission."</p>
<p>Another concern is my graduation. Another provision is as follows:
"By July 15, 2008, the UCI Office of Admissions must receive an official final high school transcript that confirms the exact date you graduated (month, day, and year) and verifies your self-reported academic record. Request this transcript well before the end of your senior year."
Since I am no longer part of my high school, my date of graduation does not apply (I'm not allowed to graduate). I am currently looking at some online high schools to finish off the year, but I'm not sure how UCI would respond, since my "self-reported academic record" does not match.</p>
<p>Any suggestions on how the university would respond? Never in my life have I been so confused and anxious. Never in my life have I considered junior college as part of my educational career, as it's not even part of my vocabulary! I wish I knew the answer now...</p>
<p>I’m pretty certain it will rescind your offer of admission. The best thing to do at this point is 1) get your high school degree (best option would be to get your GED) and 2) Enroll in community college if UCI doesn’t rescind your offer. Although I would love to be more optimistic, these are the kinds of things that universities/colleges WILL rescind your application. The university might ask you why you were expelled, so maybe if your interpretation of the events might persuade them otherwise?</p>
<p>Well your vocabulary is pretty limited if it doesn’t have Junior college on it now.
Unless you have a great story to tell like you were saving a blind child from a burning building and your school prohibits saving blind children then they will rescind you.</p>
<p>Did you not have enough credits to graduate as is? Because although I’m rather uninformed about your situation, I believe if you have enough credits to graduate shouldn’t you get your diploma anyways, even if you were expelled? If you still need credits, then I’d definitely advise you to get started on online courses so that you can graduate officially from high school-it should be your #1 priority. </p>
<p>Community college might seem like a horrid option, but that’s possibly the best you can do temporarily. You can always transfer to a much better college in 2 years. In all reality, UC Irvine prolly will not be very forgiving of something like this. Good luck</p>
<p>Honestly, a lot depends on what you did. If you told us it would be easier. Some colleges will understand some things but DEFINITELY not tolerate others. </p>
<p>Honestly, none of us can answer this question. The best thing to do would be to contact the school before they receive your final transcript and explain what is going on.</p>
<p>More than likely you’ll have to go to a community college. Fortunately, it’s possible to transfer from a community college to a 4-year college, including excellent 4-year colleges if your grades are strong and you take coursework that will transfer</p>
<p>Fortunately, too, when you apply to transfer, colleges will care far more about what you did in community college than the mistake you made in h.s.</p>
<p>There are many well respected, highly successful people who started at community college, so don’t feel that going to a cc is beneath you or would hamper your future.</p>
<p>The computer hacking part is something that colleges may understand/excuse, depending on the severity. The cheating part, not likely to be tolerated, also depending on severity.</p>
<p>Computer hacking (unless it was some form of cheating) shows that a student did a dumb thing, perhaps even illegal, but something that doesn’t affect a student’s academic progress.</p>
<p>Cheating denotes grade-grubbing, lack of academic initiative (argue it however you will), perhaps even a dislike of learning itself (kiss of death to colleges).</p>
<p>Cheating really is a bigger deal than computer hacking, unless the computer hacking itself was some form of cheating (in which case it would be on par with cheating…).</p>
<p>Vin, it is unlikely that you are the first student that has gone down this route at your high school. You need to talk to your guidance counselor as to what your options are. He probably even knows what the UCs will do in such situations. Give him a call, and get a sit down meeting to find out exactly what the best thing to do is. Also ask around and try to get names of students who had the same thing happen and get some advice there. It may even be to your advantage to have a lawyer who has dealt with school issues work with you so that you know what your rights are and to make sure that you have been dealt with fairly and informed of your options as you should have been.</p>
<p>I am truly sorry that this has happened to you. One of my kids had a similar issue and we had to go through the channels as I described above for you. I suggest you find some community service or other activity that you can do as you think about some of your possibilities. ALso perhaps a course in morals, counseling, etc. I say this because they are visible pieces of evidence that you are doing something in terms of atonement. It may be a rough year or so for you because of this, but if you can focus on getting back on track, it can happen.</p>
<p>i’m guessing that you come from a school in my area. numerous students got busted for computer hacking and changing grades… and all of them were AP students too!</p>
<p>i have no idea.. but my friends got transfered from school due to possession of alcohol, and their colleges are fine with it.
try contacting UCI and explain?</p>
<p>hah dude that sux…back in sophomore year i knew my teacher’s password, she typed it right in front me (123456, i don’t think she ever changed the default password)…but i never used it…didn’t have to…lol</p>
<p>Truly sorry of what happened to you.
I know you and your parents are mortified. What you need to do now is to look ahead. Seek an academic counselor, be honest of your stupid mistake, and see what schools would be willing to give you a chance. I think every bad experience has a positive side to it, I hope you have learned something from this, and look ahead. Don’t make the same mistake. Good luck</p>