<p>I will be applying to grad school next year, but I was on disciplinary probation in freshmen year (a stupid act). How bad will this affect my admission chances, I know that a lot of schools ask if you were on probation, suspended etc. What about some schools that don't ask this information, will they still know about the probation? Thanks for your help, I am really anxious and nervous regarding this and how it will affect my future.</p>
<p>Write an addendum to your application explaining what happened (take ownership responsibility and accountablity for the act) what you learned and how you have grown from the experience.</p>
<p>Boomer, I don't know anything at all about probation issues, but, from what I'm hearing from D, grad school admissions is heavily numbers driven.</p>
<p>How is your gpa? How are your professor recommendations? What about gre/gmat scores? Jobs/internships? I could be wrong, but it seems like the admissions decision will weight more heavily in those areas.</p>
<p>Through my process of applying to master's schools three years ago and phd schools this past year, I don't recall having to disclose any such information but possibly once. Most grad schools care about what you can add to the department intellectually rather than silly mistakes your freshman year of college. </p>
<p>The main factors they look at are your grades, past research (or proven ability to conduct research), recommendations (sometimes speak louder than the previous two categories), and GRE scores (normally as long as you are above a minimum score). So, if you have great grades, solid recommendations and maybe some research to boot, you shouldn't have to worry about disciplinary probation keeping you out of great grad schools.</p>
<p>Grad schools tend to be somewhat forgiving about freshman year, gradewise--perhaps they are also understanding about hijinks and other disciplinary issues.</p>