<p>I was suspended in the first semester of my sophomore year for academic dishonesty. I have good scores from a severely underrepresented state, and my ECs are good.</p>
<p>Will MIT auto-reject me because of my suspension?</p>
<p>Apply and see.</p>
<p>A friend of mine at MIT got in after being suspended for blowing up a toilet at his school 
(he ended up changing schools), true story I do believe. So it is not an “automatic rejection,” although blowing up a toilet is slightly more MIT-style than academic dishonesty…</p>
<p>I think that in order for you to have a chance, MIT is going to want to see (via an essay or something) that you learned your lesson and are not a higher-than-average risk for engaging in the same behavior in college.</p>