<p>This past summer I was arrested for possession of one joint. It was a misdemeanor charge, but the charges were dropped. Essentially, I have never been convicted of anything, however on the Duke transfer supplement it asks "have you ever been arrested? If yes, please explain." Should I specifically mention the charges, or should I simply say I was charged with a misdemeanor, however the charges were dropped. Does anyone know what the least detrimental response would be? Despite this, I have straight A's at the University of Miami.</p>
<p>my advice, tell the truth. because if they don't feel u provided sufficient info, they will reject u based off of that entirely.</p>
<p>I would not put yes, the charges were dropped. I was on probation and had my record sealed so I never have to put it on an application. If it was dropped, then I wouldn't worry about it.</p>
<p>look at the fine print.
it clearly states, have u been arrested or convicted? even a traffic violation that caused your license to be revoked. If they are so anal about putting traffic violations down. Then you sure as hell would not want to lie on an application about weed. This is why they ask this stuff. I can assure you they will run a criminal background check. That is one reason why Duke charges $70 for an application fee. This is considered "processing" expenses. They look at your record, and if they see you even had a misdemeanor when it clearly stated cite all incidents. Then they will stamp it rejected. One of the first things people look for, whether it is applying to a university or a job, is if you can follow instructions. And in the state of North Carolina, if you put no and it isn't true, it is assumed to be fraud and they could prosecute you. It clearly states this when you sign the application, that you have put all info to the best of your knowledge. They will presume that you would remember being handcuffed and put in a patrol car. You might be in Florida, but federal warrants can always be mandated. Even misdemeanors will stay on your record for 7 years. So unless it happened 7 years ago, tell the truth. Or else you are going to answer your own fate.</p>
<p>If the charges were dropped its not on your record, you don't and shouldn't confess. </p>
<p>BTW- Duke is hard to get into as a transfer, have some other reaches like Brown that are more transfer friendly. Also UNC-CH is a great backup choice and they let in 20 times the number of transfers duke does.</p>
<p>20 times. duke admits less then 50 transfers annually. unc does 1500. it is alot more then 20 times more.</p>
<p>if you were a minor when it happened you don't have to release any charges especially if you were convicted its not on your record</p>