I am currently trying to transfer to UCF from another in state college. I am a 3.5 + GPA overall, and will graduate with my a.a this fall. Transfer is for spring. Today my admission decision said " An admission decision has been deferred pending a review for an affirmative answer you provided in the academic/criminal misconduct section of your application. You will be contacted by e-mail should additional information be needed. "
I received a misdemeanor (eventually dismissed using deferred adjudication) back in 2015 for trespassing, and am already in the process of waiting for expunction from my record.
What are the chances I am still admitted? I have never been in trouble with law, before that or after. No suspensions, no academic consequences. I am worried that I may have to apply out of state now to transfer this spring due to this. Any help or comments would be greatly appreciated.
Trespassing doesn’t sound all that serious. However, I can understand that the university wants to check to see what happened.
Are there any other facts associated with the trespassing which would raise red flags?
No there are not, to be honest just a foolish decision. It was nothing serious. What happens during this process? My record is in the process of being expunged. Are they going to go into all the court records, like the affidavit and such?
My lawyer had to hire a private investigator way back, and they caught the original caller in a lie. There was some bad blood. Ultimately it was dismissed, and now being expunged, but I am worried they will go into the original affidavit, and not look at why it was dismissed, since the person complaining included and outright lie.
The school won’t, and can’t, investigate on its own. If the school needs more information, you should provide it as quickly as possible.
Things that are expunged have a way of showing up again. When you answer questions in the future, make sure you answer them correctly. Were you ever charged? Yes. Were you convicted? No. Do you have a record? No.
I sent you a message. Thanks , just worried I put in all this hard work and made changes and might be stopped.