i got my first and only suspension in sophomore year for 2 days but I’m in all honors and AP with All A’s how does this affect my chances
Suspended for what? It matters.
Getting suspended for two days sounds minor, so it’s unlikely to be a deal breaker everywhere. Depends on the circumstances.
However, most colleges have large numbers of applicants without suspensions on their records.
Many applications require you to disclose this sort of thing.
Ok well there are a whole bunch of people that throw stuff at this kid(big not childish) and he comes everyday since amongst the throwers are hemis friends, and he laughs when they do it and he throws dtuff back and some people throw his back pack down this hill and they did that and everyone came out and three other stuff. Someone gave me a figure and told me to do this. Stupid enough, I opened it and whipped it in the air causing half of it to fall on him. He gets abnormally pissed at this(abnormal considering his other times) and after school he comes and punches me and I tell him never to touch me again(with words) and sit down, then he walks away. I reported him hitting me after he reported me, but the office called me in made me read a paragraph about bullying and said I have a 2 day suspension for bullying. I was a 15 year old
thats bullying dude, if I were a dean of admissions I wouldnt even consider you
It is the only one and it was as a sophomore. I engage in other supportive groups and my EC are good. @stapleton97
What is your college counselor going to say about the offense? Are they going to describe the offense as fighting or bullying? Time to meet with your college counselor to talk about this, because it will affect your chances.
@siliconvalleymom my guidance counselor really likes me, and she will write a good report but I talked to her and the most she will do is put bullying not fighting because I was a victim of that and wasn’t suspended for that. But I was pushed into bullying as many people did the same to me and I am from Iran so terrorist jokes were also done but bullying at most would be mentioned
It is great that you have her support. In her school rec letter, you will want her to emphasize your growth since that incident. Colleges are wary of admitting someone who will be a bully, because students are housed together in dorms and need to get along peacefully. In your discussion of the suspension, you want to make it clear that you have learned more constructive ways to solve problems.
You sound like you think you are the victim in this situation. That’s not a good sign and suggests you haven’t really learned or grown from this experience. You should think a little harder about it–bullying is no joke, and it’s very common for bullies to feel like what they’re doing is just harmless play.
On the bright side, you were just a sophomore. If you’re still that immature as a senior, well, that won’t bode well for you.
Yes, you were being a bully. No, you were not a victim. The fact that he was laughing and throwing things back means he was trying to play along and make it seem less hurtful that it actually was. One kid against an entire group? Shameful. You owe him an apology - even if he finally got fed up and hit you. The suspension was well deserved.
That said, it’s nice that you GC is willing to overlook your on-going immaturity (since you still don’t seem to get that what you did was wrong and not just a silly accident.) It might impact your admission to highly selective places - but probably will be overlooked as a youthful indiscretion.