Help on How to write explanation of my 3 day suspension

Applying to College
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<p>Thanks lioness4. How about this?</p>

<p>Dear Admissions Officers:</p>

<p>I was suspended for three days because of my foolish decision to use alcohol at the Homecoming Dance.</p>

<p>It was an irresponsible and an immature decision on my part, and I really regret what I did. It was my first, last and only disciplinary action and I plan to keep it that way. </p>

<p>I betrayed my own principles, and of course what I did was against my parents’ and my school’s rules. I’m slowly but surely earning back my parents’ trust and of course the school’s trust.</p>

<p>I am fully committed to being loyal to my principles and remaining in good standing with my parents and any school I attend.</p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

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<p>If I received that letter, the first thought in my head would be, “if it is against his principles, then why did he do it?”. Might be best to say it was a lapse of judgment on your part and leave it at that.</p>

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<p>KKmama, thanks. How about this:</p>

<p>Dear Admissions Officers:</p>

<p>I was suspended for three days because of my foolish decision to use alcohol at the Homecoming Dance. It was my first, last and only disciplinary action and I plan to keep it that way. </p>

<p>It was an irresponsible act and a gross lapse of judgment on my part. I’m slowly but surely earning back my parents’ and the school’s trust.</p>

<p>I am fully committed to being more responsible, and remaining in good standing with my parents and any school I attend.</p>

<p>Sincerely,</p>

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<p>Many weeks ago I requested that my transcript be sent to several colleges.</p>

<p>Due to the suspension I had an F last week, in one class, because I couldn’t participate in presenting my project. However, I made it up today so my grade is going to be much better.</p>

<p>But the transcripts were sent today! So the F will appear in my transcript yet by tomorrow it’s going to be most likely B+/A-</p>

<p>How do I deal with this?</p>

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<p>Ask your GC to update the colleges to which your transcript was just sent.</p>

<p>Sent from my DROIDX using CC</p>

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<p>Ugarit- You might ask to see your transcript. While I know it varies by school, my son’s school’s transcript only shows end of course grade- nothing quarterly. So if yours is similar, the last grades they will be getting at this point is end of junior year. Then in January, the school will send a mid year report.</p>

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<p>Excellent point.</p>

<p>Sent from my DROIDX using CC</p>

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<p>tjmom:</p>

<p>It turns out it’s similar to your son’s school. The transcript will only show the end of course grade. :-)</p>

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<p>Glad to hear it. Most everyone makes a mistake at some point- but it appears that you are taking the situation seriously and not trying to shift blame. That is a much bigger mistake and one that most people try. So I wish you good luck. Let us know how it turns out for you.</p>

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<p>Do I need to mention in my explanation that my teachers wrote my recommendations before my suspension? </p>

<p>Some people told me that I need to do that, but that doesn’t seem right! What are your thoughts?</p>

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<p>No. You are not expected to comment on your teachers recommendations.</p>