<p>I'm a senior, planning on starting at Indiana in the Fall. I have (had) a perfect record in my school and am generally on really good terms with the administrators. Yesterday though, another student kind of set me off and I hit/pushed him and called him a few things I probably shouldn't have. He started fighting back and I didn't carry it on any further. I got suspended for 2 days and the school told me that they would be notifying IU of this event. </p>
<p>What do you think IU's discourse for this is gonna be? Would they rescind me for it?</p>
<p>.. and is there anything I can do that would be in my best interest to NOT get rescinded at this point?</p>
<p>It’s your own fault if you picked a fight with someone. It’s immature and not behavior that’s acceptable in college or the real world. It just blows my mind how incredibly stupid and low you’d have to be. If you get rescinded (which you very well might), I think IU will be much better off.</p>
<p>I doubt they would rescind you application for a simple fight. If there were weapons used that might be a different story, but if it is just a fist fight you should be fine. </p>
<p>Might want to call/email an admissions person to be on the safe side though.</p>
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<li>People don’t get suspended for “quarrels”.</li>
<li>Find out if they are actually contacting IU or merely threatening you.</li>
<li>If they’ve contacted the school then you contact IU, admit you’re an idiot and beg for mercy.</li>
<li>Find yourself a cheap lawyer and have them question the high school’s policy of reporting incidents to colleges.</li>
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<p>Are you sure your school will actually notify IU? Could this have been a simple threat that will go no where? I’m not usually for parents making a big deal out of something when their child did actually do something wrong, but could your parents step in on your behalf? Mention your unblemished record, etc.? They may simply notifiy IU about the suspension, but not the reason for the suspension. There are privacy issues here. </p>
<p>Your high school will need to send IU your final transcripts. Do suspensions appear on the transcript?</p>
<p>We live in a litigious society and one that seeks to place blame many times. While this may seem far fetched imagine your high school didn’t notify IU about the incident. Imagine a few years from now you lose it in a major way on campus. Imagine the national news visiting your high school and finding out about the incident. Imagine how your high school will be blamed for not giving IU a “warning.” Colleges are very concerned about the potential for violence on campus, and your high school doesn’t want to be the school in the national news that didn’t “warn” IU. </p>
<p>You need to get on the phone Monday morning with admissions. Ask in a hypothetical way just what you have asked here. If it appears as if IU will review the incident, follow up with a certified letter and an email. I think letters carry more weight than emails. Don’t make excuses for the incident. Describe factually what happened and own up to poor behavior. Be contrite. </p>
<p>Can a parent or guardian help you with this–help you look into the questions and solutions the others are posing above, e.g, talking to your counselor? Rrah and others are making some great suggestions. Good luck – I am sure it will work out if you work on it.</p>
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