<p>I’m not in any way an officer of the court. Speculating about “years” here would be premature, unwarranted, and unhelpful for the OP. Courts have lots of leeway. Plus, we are in no way privy to what the investigators will find. The facts, the extent of injuries suffered, context and background of all parties will be considered. It can range from no criminal action and only school expulsion to a wide variety of criminal/court options. Speculating would be foolish.</p>
<p>Leave it at that. And hope that OP gets good advice from a lawyer.</p>
<p>Probably not many, and in juvenile hall – but juvenile hall, intended to reform errant kids, often ends up hardening them into career criminals. The OP needs to do his best to avoid falling down that path. That is addition to various other issues, like derailing his educational path.</p>
<p>Using the excuse that u had to punch someone in the face because you didn’t like their opinion is no different than using the excuse u had to loot/burn businesses in Ferguson because u didn’t like the grand jury outcome.</p>
<p>@ARandomGeek, My comment to the original poster about explaining his side to the colleges he applied to was said in hopes that it would force him to think about how he would explain his actions, and would in turn allow him to see why hitting the other student was wrong, and that his refusal to apologize is making the situation worse. </p>
<p>I agree that if I were an admissions counselor and discovered that an applicant had hit someone so hard they ended up in the hospital over an opposing view, I would simply move their application into the reject pile. </p>
<p>In another post, the OP says he applied to both Harvard and Standford with a 2090 SAT, and mentions a few EC’s without elaborating any specifics other than he is a URM. He claims to have great essays. I certainly have not looked at the original posters educational file, nor do I know any more information than what he has shared, but in my opinion this student either has a very high opinion of himself, or he is receiving very bad advice, as both those schools are out of his reach. I am sure at many schools he would be considered a top recruit, but based on the information he provided, not at Harvard or Stanford.</p>
<p>The fact that you even raised your hand shows that you lack any semblance of common sense. Now, the once-promising future you held in your hands has now been shattered by your idiocy. Grow up and apologize. </p>
<p>WOW. Shame on you for assaulting someone in the middle of your school, especially over something as stupid as the Ferguson issue. You should be arrested for hitting that poor kid, and deserve to lose any college offers you might get. College is all about exposing yourself to different ideas and if you can’t even discuss something political like this without committing assault and battery, you don’t deserve to go to college.</p>
<p>Years from now you’re going to look back at this and say, “Wow, I had the opportunity to attend Harvard or Stanford, but I threw it all away because I punched someone in the face. I could have gone to one of best schools in the entire world, graduated with a six-figure salary, but instead I am an uneducated, convicted felon with a GED and a near-minimum wage job.” You made absolutely NO political statement against “the man”/“the system” by punching that kid, but you did earn yourself a one-way ticket to a ■■■■■■ life and you re-enforced the very negative stereotype about blacks that you were fighting. It’s one thing to be (peacefully!) disruptive for a good cause, but you got nothing done and managed to screw up your future.</p>
<p>The fact that you’re being stubborn and unremorseful leaves me with absolutely zero sympathy for you. Congrats on becoming a statistic! </p>
<p>You dug your own grave when you hit the kid just for disagreeing with you, now you’re going to just have to lay in it. What did you gain from doing anything that you did? Nothing, wow good for you. No college wants a person who thinks those actions are ever warranted and they have every right to feel that way, good for you man you got your 5 seconds of satisfaction.</p>
<p>Is this OP for real? Half way through, my “you know what” radar went up. If someone were in this kind of trouble, would he really be coming to CC for advice? Or would he be talking to a lawyer? Sounds pretty hinky.</p>
<p>Apologizing for my actions would be recognizing that my actions were wrong. Like the Ferguson protestors, I am making the point that I can’t accept a legal/government system that doesn’t accept me. If I am being oppressed why shouldn’t I strive to create a better system? </p>
<p>So I will not back down from my position. I think I am going to contact colleges and tell them what I did and why. Maybe some will recognize the injustices we as blacks face and cut me some slack. I may also apply to some more progressive schools like Brown and Berkeley.</p>
<p>Anyways, I just love seeing how all you rich whites talk about how I am perpetuating a stereotype. Why don’t you say what stereotype??? You guys continue to place labels on African Americans and make sweeping generalizations about us. That’s what society has to overcome. It doesn’t matter anyways because the country is slipping from the elitist’s grip and eventually you guys will have to compete on the same playing field as everyone else.</p>
<p>I wish I could believe that @SaveOurSkin is a ■■■■■ but it doesn’t look like it, given their post history.</p>
<p>Dude, you punched someone in the face over an ideological disagreement. That’s what happened no matter how you choose to spin it, and I can guarantee no college (elite or otherwise) is going to want someone like that on their campus. As other posters have said, you should be more concerned about getting arrested for battery and/or getting sued by your victim and his family for medical costs than about losing any college offers; at this point I can guarantee that any college to which you’ve applied will be promptly moving your application to the reject pile upon being notified of this incident.</p>
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