<p>so yesterday, my friend and i were “pre gaming” and we got caught with alcohol. it was his alcohol, and we were in his dorm. he had about half a bottle of vodka and a full bottle of yager left which they took down. they recorded both of our names and id numbers and said we would be getting letters sometime today (9/9), but neither of us hv recieved one yet and its 4pm. Im just really worried that they will call my parents or something and this will be put on my record, and affect my chances of medical school. i am 18, so i guess im an adult, but im not sure what to do now. it was a mistake, and i guess it just happened that they were there.</p>
<p>Ask around about the school policy. Most schools keep track so that repeated problems can then be notified of some action that may or may not be forthcoming. I wouldn't stress.</p>
<p>If you were both drinking how could the ETOH be your friend's? That part of your post was kinda lame. Own up to it. I mean it isn't that you were drinking but that you aren't being honest with yourself.</p>
<p>They will not call your parents but your parents will get a copy of the letter. Unless you become a repeat offender I believe it is "off your school dorm record" after a semester of "no problems". You can also write an appeals letter. Most schools do not make a big deal of a first offense but with a second there is typically a fine and an assessment with the school D&A counselors. I think at BU a third incident per year results in having to leave the dorm. Its not related to your academic record since its a dorm issue and will have ZERO bearing on medical school admissions. Since you have not yet received a letter it is possible you won't get one since occassionally an RA will let it slide so early in the year.</p>
<p>yea but then my parents will find out eventually right? so residence issues hv no relation to academic issues then? nobody here knows the real policy, its strange. i hvnt told my ra on my floor, i dunno if should?</p>
<p>Ok so heres what happens, (my friends got caught the 2nd week of school). They got their letter in the mail, took a few days, and it just tells you about what happened and the next step. After getting the letter, you get an appointment with the residence director. When u go to this, dress formally, yes, formally, suit/tie/dress, they will try to add a little "seasoning" to the story, (at my friends meeting, the director asked why he had lemons and salt in the room, when all they found was a full handle of stuff.) So just stand your ground. After this meeting, my friend waited another week, got another letter in the mail, and his "punishment" was a $100 dollar fine, parents notified through mail, and "probation" for the rest of the semester.</p>
<p>and this was just because an RA found ETOH or a kid who had been drinking? Wow is all I have to say.</p>
<p>The weird thing is, there were 2 of them sitting in the room, tv was on, an ra knocked on the door, and just went straight to the fridge and opened it. We all kind of figured that someone had ratted them out, telling an ra that there was alcohol in the fridge, otherwise, why would they have knocked on the door, they werent even drinking.</p>
<p>gobu, will the consequence be different for whose dorm it was was? i was in my friends dorm, and it was his alcohol. also, is there a way of not letting my parents know about this? i mean im 18 right?? also what does "probation" mean in this case?</p>
<p>In my friends case, all 4 that were in the room were to get the same consequence however one of the guys agreed to take all the blame (it was his room) and they all got off the hook except for the 1.</p>
<p>I don't know how it applies to a college campus, but for future reference and your own protection I found out the following from an FBI friend. If you are at a party, in a house or in a car and alcohol (applies only to underage of course) or drugs are in a common area---all persons present can be charged. Be very careful about what someone might bring in or be carrying on them. For instance, a student has some type of illegal drug on his person and is a passenger in a car, the car is pulled for whatever and person stashed in map pocket or underseat---everyone can be charged. If the substance is only in a person's pocket, then only that person charged.</p>
<p>so the one who took the blame had to call his parents and do everything? what happened to the other 3? was it just a warning or what?</p>
<p>I don't know about the FBI's take on the law but possession is not a crime that can be shared out like taking part in an armed robbery. Let's say the drugs are found in the trunk or glove compartment. A guy in the back seat is in possession how? He isn't. If the drugs were tossed on the floor, then the police will wonder who they belong to - and they will use the threat of arrest to find out. That's the point. If they don't know who the drugs belong to, then they try to figure it out and everyone in the car is suspect. But if you're at a party and you don't live there, then they have no legal way of alleging that you were in possession of drugs found at the house unless they can directly connect you to them.</p>
<p>It's always possible the police may arrest you but the prosecutors who have to file charges would need to be dumb to charge people at a party when some guy at the party had drugs on him.</p>
<p>Don't know lergnom, he just said if the drugs were in what would be considered "common area". I'm sure you are right and even if charges were filed one's lawyer would make a good case in your behalf---however, I wouldn't want to put myself through the nightmare of finding out.</p>
<p>Me and my roommates got caught with alochol as well. They only caught us with a 6-pack of beer and we each have seperate meetings with the hall director. Does anyone have any idea what our punishment could consist of?</p>
<p>To the person with the alcohol in the fridge that was not your dorm. You should explain that at the meeting and write an appeal letter accordingly, how to appeal will be in the letter, since it seems there is no proof you were actually drinking. Many times they call these noise violations on your letter and reiterate what your responses were when asked if you were drinking. I am curious if an RA can just go into someones fridge, not in plain site, unless there is a reason so look over the policy.</p>
<p>Many schools come on hard the first few weeks since they are trying to set a tone about what will be tolerated and because Freshman aren't clued in as to how to cover their tracks. If nothing else occurs this semester or just one more incident of this sort you will only be fined and have an alc. assessment at the college counseling office too for a second offese unless you win your appeal. The fine covers the cost of the assessment. This does not effect your academic standing but if it continues or becomes more serious you can be asked to find off campus housing for the rest of the semester since you are put out of the dorms. It seems you get a "clean slate" more or less each semester unless you have chronic issues and throw immense parties. Look, the majority of college kids drink including those that do these reviews so although its serious there is a lot of feeling about young people making mistakes and learning from them. They seem to cut more slack at the point of the meeting or appeal when it is a FReshman so early in the semester. </p>
<p>Your parents will get a copy of the letter as that is part of the policy and the case at all schools. You can let them know the result of the meeting which may include an appeal letter since at that point it may be written up in a less concerning way since they can only put in the letter what they found or what you admitted to since they can not prove other things. Try getting more info on this from upperclassmen on BUnite section of <a href="http://www.livejournal%5B/url%5D">www.livejournal</a></p>
<p>Take a breath and relax. Its a learning process. BTW if you have a merit scholarship they usually let you slide for a first offense but a second could result in losing it for a semester and you can earn it back by having no more incidents that semester.</p>
<p>Yes, at Boston University, as part of the housing contract that you sign electronically each year, it states that BU officials can enter any room, any time, and search wherever they please if they suspect "illegal" items may be hidden. So be careful, better yet, keep it off campus.</p>