<p>My friend got suspended in grade 4 for childhood mishaps. But since then he has been an A plus straight edge student.</p>
<p>Will this effect his application?</p>
<p>It shouldn't; on every college app I've seen they only ask if you've ever been suspended/expelled from grades 9-12. Nice to hear that you've made a huge turn around :)</p>
<p>Nope...that was a long time ago and since he's been a good student, colleges wouldn't care even if they do find out. However, no worries...as it is not on the transcript and colleges only ask about problems in high school.</p>
<p>Lol Chan_Jackie, my friend, not me.</p>
<p>Haha...it's always a friend ;)</p>
<p>why would your friend even IMAGINE that something that happened when he was ten or so make any difference in a College application</p>
<p>the lack of common sense is astounding</p>
<p>um, now now citygirlsmom, no need to use language like that. He just wanted confirmation, and he got it. He's doing a nice thing for his friend. :) </p>
<p>P.S. my bad I misread it haha</p>
<p>I don't know where he's applying, but the questions of this nature asked by Ivy League applicants always astound me.</p>
<p>If they really ask you about any suspension/disciplinary problems (not just 9+ grades) during an interview or whenever, you could be honest about what happened. Making excuses ("Awww, that teacher was soooooo mean") doesn't really get you sympathy, but if you're honest ("The other kids bullied me and I got suspended for defending myself", "I was young and my values have changed - those suspensions turned me around academically", etc.), I'm sure it wouldn't be a problem.</p>
<p>It's unlikely that they'll ask- the Common App already asks about high school issues, and colleges understand that people change as they get older (which is why they like to see evals from junior/senior teachers).</p>