<p>yesterday, my friend and I were reported to our school administration for trumped up "sexual harassment" charges and were told we were going to be getting a suspension which means that it is going to be reported to every school we've applied to... I have already been accepted to Stanford early decision and my friends scores are good enough to qualify for the Ivies. Will this significantly decrease our chances of acceptance/a possible rescinding??</p>
<p>I think sexual harassment charges would definitely affect your chances. I do not know for sure though, but it is taken pretty seriously. How were you pegged for sexual harassment as a girl? If you don’t mind me asking, I just think it seems odd.</p>
<p>If you can explain it to Stanford, then maybe it shouldn’t matter.</p>
<p>If it’s really trumped up, get your parents involved. This could definitely impact your acceptances.</p>
<p>It depends if your college counselor alerts schools. If they do, they yea, you’re screwed. Same thing basically happened at my school. Everyone with likely letters to ivies got rejected at every single private.</p>
<p>PM me with your stats and the full story. I might be able to help you out since I have some experience(not personal) with these types of things.</p>
<p>You may have to get a lawyer to enjoin the school from notifying Stanford until you have fully exhausted your rights to appeal. You can appeal your suspension to the school board - that could take a few months.</p>
<p>I agree with getting an atty involved to prevent your high school from reporting ANYTHING until the matter is fully investigated.</p>
<p>Are you sure it’s your school’s policy to immediately notify colleges and tell them about this? (If so, this is over-stepping since the charges may be over-blown.)</p>
<p>Is this a classic “he said, she said” with little investigation? If so, the school should not just take one person’s word for it otherwise that’s too much power given to one person to ruin another’s life.</p>
<p>That said…people need to be very careful with their words in school and work situations. Everyone can be joking about something but all it takes is one person to be “offended” and then a few will get in trouble.</p>
<p>CC has a whole section on this topic from experts. Seems very unlikely your admission will be reversed if you are honest and upfront about what happened. Everyone makes mistakes.</p>
<p>[College</a> experts discuss high school suspensions - College Admissions, Search, and Financial Aid Help from College Confidential](<a href=“http://www.collegeconfidential.com/experts/]College”>http://www.collegeconfidential.com/experts/)</p>
<p>Have to seriously disagree with post #7. Colleges do forgive certain sins, but I wouldn’t count on them turning a blind eye on sexual harassment. Pay heed to posts 5 and 6.</p>
<p>If the charges are false, you need to get an attorney and appeal all the way to the top. Hearsay is meaningless. Just because someone says something doesn’t make it true.</p>