<p>I was wondering if my criminal record is going to affect me trying to get into private colleges?
any help would really be appreciated. I was charged on robbery and vandalism of school property when I was 13 yrs old. If you need more info message me. Thanks</p>
<p>I guess it won’t help too much:(. UNLESS you wrote about it in an essay or somewhere else in your app, and maybe explained how you improved since then and how you learned from your mistake…then, it might even help you to get in!:)</p>
<p>I think you should post this question in the parent forum. There are some legal experts on that forum.</p>
<p>I assume you were either prosecuted in family court, or in regular crim ct and got youthful offender treatment? If so, then it does not count as a criminal conviction and you do not have to report it.</p>
<p>It was in a central juvenile hall only for minors. Well I did have to do 150hrs of community service, drug therapy(i dont know why I wasnt caught with drugs), individual therapy, parent counseling, and a fine of 1800$.</p>
<p>“drug therapy(i dont know why I wasnt caught with drugs)”</p>
<p>wow f**k our justice system.</p>
<p>if it was a juvenile conviction, no point in mentioning it, UNLESS you feel that you want to show how far you’ve come in your life. hard call to make!</p>