<p>i was caught shoplifting a $2 chapstick from the school store (yes, very pathetic and petty i know) and they called security for all this.. but i was wondering if this would effect my scholarship at all.</p>
<p>Were you arrested and found guilty? What happened? How old were you? Do you live in a state where such things are sealed when you get to a certain age?</p>
<p>What do you mean, “will this affect my scholarship”?</p>
<p>What scholarship? Are you applying for particular scholarships? It will depend on the questions that are asked on the application.</p>
<p>More importantly, if this is on your record and you were found guilty, it may affect school applications.</p>
<p>However, for a $2 item, I wonder if they pressed charges or just had the police talk to you.</p>
<p>Can you clarify…you say that they “called security”. Do you mean in-house security or the police? In-house security isn’t the same as police involvement. In-house security can’t create a police record without police involvement.</p>
<p>im a freshman at the u of rochester and have a scholarship. the store called the school security on me and i just gave a statement, but wasnt arrested or anything.</p>
<p>Difficult for us to know. I would imagine it is possible it will affect your scholarship. Lots of scholarships require a student to be “in good standing”. If the school security take the report further (which i would think they will), then it seems very likely there will be some sort of consequence such as suspension. That would likely affect your scholarship.</p>
<p>Difficult to say as we don’t know how your school handles such situations, but it seems likely it will not stop with just a report being taken.</p>
<p>obviously i apologized… and security said that reports go to the dean, and it is a dean’s scholarship</p>
<p>Oh, you’re currently a college student. </p>
<p>Just because a scholarship is called “Dean’s Scholarship” doesn’t mean that the Dean actually administers it. That’s just a name that scholarship offices give various scholarships…Presidents, Dean, etc. </p>
<p>BTW…doesn’t your school have more than one DEAN?? My kids’ undergrad must have 12+ Deans. </p>
<p>It will just depend on whether the recipient of the report bothers to then contact the scholarship office. If the report says, “stole a chapstick”, the recipient may just file it without doing anything else. </p>
<p>I imagine that if the report contained a very serious crime…stealing a more valuable item, damaging school property, violent behavior, then action and further investigation would result. With this, the person may just file it. </p>
<p>You’re just going to have to wait and see. If contacted, THEN do something. In the meantime, have a good letter prepared to send to the Scholarship office and Dean’s Office. But, don’t send that now…no need to bring something to anyone’s attention when it may just get filed with no further cause of action.</p>
<p>Did you get a copy of the statement? Report?</p>
<p>If the situation is getting serious, find a lawyer.</p>
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<p>She wasn’t arrested and no police report was filed. How is a lawyer going to help?</p>
<p>The only “serious” consequence here is the potential violation of the terms of her scholarship. What’s a lawyer going to be able to do about that?</p>
<p>I’m sorry I just don’t understand what would lead you to steal a $2 item and put yourself at risk for any consequences. You knew it was not right, so NOW you’re wondering about your scholarship? NO, it’s not just about the $2, but the principle of the thing.</p>
<p>If this has been a pattern, then I would have to be worried what you’ve done in the past and what you will do in the future?</p>
<p>You’re going to have to wait for the outcome and there’s not a whole lot you can do. Payback is a bear.</p>