<p>On the application, it ask me if i ever got suspended or disciplinary action problems for high school.
i got into a fight with a friend in freshman year, i received 3 days of In School Suspension, its like a full day detention thing.
will it affect me a lot?
or should i just lie and say no? i dont feel right doing this.</p>
<p>bump
i've always wondered how doing something to get suspended affects college admissions.</p>
<p>I'm sure that the college doesn't look at your punishment as much as what you actually did, why, how you dealt with it, etc. For you, it probably won't matter as much because it was during freshman year. </p>
<p>Don't lie.</p>
<p>Will it affect you? I can't imagine why. Colleges need to ask this to protect against serious miscreants. If you'd been arrested for dealing narcotics or involved in a felony-level crime or perhaps a serious cheating issue, then it would be pertinent. A single incident that wasn't repeated and is otherwise balanced out by your (hopefully) strong academic performance -- you should be fine.</p>
<p>I've always thought that this was a filter for the most obvious trouble makers. I don't mean the kids who got into a single fight freshman year. I mean the kids who are constantly being suspended for fights, weapons, controlled substances, etc.</p>
<p>You're right, newyorkjets - don't lie. Instead, use the spot on the application to explain the circumstances, take responsibility for doing the wrong thing, and demonstrate what you learned from the incident. It's a minor offense from several years ago (so I very much doubt it would adversely affect your application), but it was a suspension. If you lie about it, your admission or even your degree could eventually be rescinded if the college somehow found out. Selective colleges especially need to show that they won't tolerate lying on an app. Good luck!</p>
<p>I think honesty is the best policy...college admissions realize that kids go through all kinds of growing pains, some of which may "blemish" a record but they know that most kids learn from their experiences and know that a too perfect looking application is probably just that, too good to be true. I say be honest and I am sure all of your wonderful redeeming qualities will shine through.</p>
<p>yeah i do have strong grades, 3.8 GPA, 1280 SAT ( 640 on Writing), ECs are 2 years football, 3 years Track and Field. All my teachers are cool with me and know im a very polite kid.
but the problem is that see the arguments i got into with my friends got me 3 day suspension freshman year, PluS i also got into anther fight sophomore year and got 1 day at last day of school.
This must hurt me man 2 years with 2 supsensions?
I decided to be honest cause it is unethical to lie even if its to my advantage. and i decide to just like explain what happened and how i was immature during those 2 years and got my self into that kind of situation.
do you guys think im gonna get rejected instantly when the admissions see that i got into trouble twice?
thanks for help guys.
btw the school i am talking about is Virginia tech.</p>
<p>not just because it's unethical to lie, but also because of the chance that they find out about the lie.</p>
<p>To be honest, I really don't see an insta-reject as reasonable (although this is my view, not an admins officer). I've had the same problem you did (although the things I did were different, and could be argued that they're also much worse), and people on CC told me just to explain it as it happened (or in the counselor report), and to probably write something saying that you endured the guilt, learned from the situation, and have moved on, now with values that you've gained from that experience.
btw, mine happened in mid-junior year, which is worse :(</p>
<p>Talk with your high school guidance counselor and see if the school has even kept a written record of the incident. If it's not being reported by the high school and not on your transcript, I don't see the point in mentioning it. Before you do anything, ask your high school guidance counselor.</p>
<p>k i will talk to him again, seems like they don't cause he was like" don't worry about that at all."
my friend who also got into trouble asked the principal and found out its not in our records. i will make sure then.
thanks for the help everyone.</p>