<p>The college would have no way of knowing, even if they called your GC, who would obviously say no you weren't.</p>
<p>unless you have a really nasty && grouchy GC.....but thanks everyone who contributed to this thread.....I learned alot</p>
<p><em>Kudos</em> Everybody</p>
<p>FYI--
Some schools do check. The GC forms may include info on disciplinary action, and GCs are much less likely to lie than applicants. If you say no ... and the GC says yes ... you are shown to have a fraudulent app, because you sign your app attesting to the fact that you have submitted complete and accurate info. Fraud is an infinitely worse application killer than a petty suspension.</p>
<p>If a school tells a student they are expunging suspensions I would assume that means that the guidance counselor will not be reporting them to colleges. What would be point of expunging them at all except for college. Unlike criminal records, your school record doesn't follow you anywhere except to college, so unless schools are conspiring to confuse their students, expunge means you don't have to mention it. If other high schools are like my son's, suspensions are meted out liberally for many trivial offenses due to the fact that even the teachers don't want to hang around to handle detention. If the school decides this shouldn't affect a kids future, I respect their decision.</p>
<p>now im getting even more worried.......seee admisscouns also has a point.....I'm sure Ivy schools will definitely do a background check because they want to know who they are taking in....</p>
<p>admisscouns.........is your name an abbrev. for "Admission councelor"?...because im kind of wondering........</p>
<p>The bottom line? Check with the GC. It is the GC who would end up providing info to colleges and you want to be on the same page they are on re: the definition of "expunge."</p>
<p>ok...I sure will...so what if they did happen to "Expunge" it.....is it all cool now or should I still put it?..because I to see it as they're forgiving you && only expunging it because they don't want colleges to reject you because of that</p>