<p>I was suspended from school for one day. It was for "ding dong ditching" a teacher. The official write up cites the reason as "ringing a teachers doorbell and running away". The teacher who was involved offered to write me a rec letter and I will explain it on the common app. Will the suspension seriously affect my chances of admission at U of M? Should I lie on the common app? Is anyone familiar with how the admissions department handles applications with suspensions?</p>
<p>I consider myself an average candidate but I'll give you some details if it helps you give better answers.
I'm a junior. 31 ACT earlier in the year. I will probably be around 33-34. 4 AP's so far. 4 more senior. Dual enrollment chem senior year. A bunch of EC's.</p>
<p>Never lie on any application. It can come back to bite you and result in expulsion from wherever you end up.</p>
<p>Your suspension was for minor behavioral issues and, frankly, for acting like a typical teenager. This is far less of a concern than suspensions for plagiarism or other forms of cheating, or for serious behavioral issues.</p>
<p>If it was an in-school suspension, some schools may choose to treat it as a detention. Ask your counselor about this. Further, if you have behaved well since the incident, schools will sometimes expunge it from your record in time for the application process (ask your counselor about this, too) so that you don’t have to report it.</p>
<p>However, unless it’s removed from your record, you do need to report it. Simply explain why you were suspended and what you learned from it, and you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>I doubt this will jeopardize your chances at U of M.</p>
<p>haha, stupid</p>
<p>and don’t count your chickens before they hatch (ACT)</p>
<p>@RedSeven Thanks for the advice!</p>
<p>@MLDWoody I’ll admit it wasn’t my brightest idea.</p>
<p>A kid I know was suspended for consuming alcohol at a high school function. He wrote about it in his application and the school also wrote a statement He still got into Cornell, MIT and Michigan.</p>