I was kicked out of school freshman year but since this was a boarding school in the south they wrote on my transcript that I withdrew myself. How will this affect my college admissions if I have great grades, good AP scores, good ECs, and good standardized tests?
It depends on why you were “kicked out”.
Was it for the reason you put in this thread (in which you never mentioned that you were asked to leave the school)?
http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/t/i-plagiarized-in-freshman-year-help
You will be fine. Guess what, you are not the only kid asked to leave a boarding school. And they are fine. It is well known that teenage brains are wired to do stupid things, so kids mess up, make mistakes, make bad decisions, and it’s all part of growing up. The key is to learn from your mistakes!
I was not kicked out for that no. It was a different issue but its not on my transcript just says withdrew. The issue had to deal with my behavior and less on the academic side of things
So it wouldnt be foolish of me to apply to big name schools such as U Michigan? or UVA?
Well, plagiarizing+ “withdrawing” from boarding school may prove to be a bit much from colleges used to reading btween the lines for these annotations… Larger schools may not care as much.
plagiarizing isnt on my transcript and theres no record of it. Only his withdrawing thing is on it
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If you are at another private school (so have good college advising) your college counselor would be the best person to answer your question.
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“his”??
Where are you Attending high school now? Your guidance counselor there should be able to answer this question for you.
I’m sure hoping there are no more skeletons in your high school closet. If there are, I think you need to do some strong reflection on why these issues happened. Colleges care about character as much as they care about grades and stats.
I was on the wrong path freshman year. These are the only skeletons.
they think a troubling girl cant exist wow
I believe that may have been a misunderstanding with a typo.
Did you mean “ Only THIS withdrawing thing is on it”? (Rather than “his”)
Otherwise it appears you are switching from talking about yourself to someone else…
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It sounds like they did you a favor by saying you withdrew yourself vs getting kicked out.
It probably won’t even come up in terms of admissions. Kids change schools all the time for a variety of reasons. Just don’t lie if you’re asked directly. Be prepared with a statement about why you were kicked out that included why and how you’ve learned from it and how you matured and grew since then.
If your current school knows about you getting kicked out, this is a conversation you need to be having with your counselor to see if they have any reason or inclination to mention it.
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It sounded like you were speaking on someone else’s behalf, which violates CC’s terms of service.
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no i just mistyped this for his
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If you are asked on an application whether you have ever been found responsible for a disciplinary violation, suspended, expelled, etc., the language on your transcript does not change your obligation to answer honestly and fully. The only truthful answer is yes. At present, Michigan asks this question. UVA uses the Common App, which starting this year allows colleges to decide whether to ask the question. We don’t know yet whether UVA will ask it or not. If you are asked, tell the story of what happened and what you learned from it. You weren’t the first in this position and you will not be the last.
I have worked in admissions and advising. In general schools don’t know why you left another school. They might want you to comment on why you are transferring and what you like about the new school. Something like cheating or plagiarizing would be best left unsaid. That’s one of the biggest *sins" at a school.
If it’s something else like getting caught for drinking or such then if they ask you why you left that school you might be able to talk briefly about what you learned from your error. Everyone makes mistakes and the important thing is learning from it.
A small school is more likely to ask questions than a larger school.
But I would take a beat and actually think about what made you make the decision you did, how you will avoid that at the new school, etc.
Good luck to you.
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I think some of the adult posters on this thread have been too harsh with this student. Have none of you ever messed up? Of course, each and every one of us has. OP, please do not take admissions advice from internet strangers, listen to your college counselor who knows you in real life.
The former head of Hotchkiss once told me that he would turn to his wife after a kid who was asked to leave the school exited his office, and say “well, I guess we’ll see him (or her!) on the Board in 10 years.” That’s because those kids had more to prove, they worked harder and they were more successful. I wish you all the best OP.
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It’s not going to matter unless the problem behaviors have continued and affect the strength of the letters. Good luck!!!
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