<p>How will an underage drinking citation at 18 affect future chances in medical schools, law schools, etc??</p>
<p>Also, can it hurt me at the college I'm starting at in August? Do I have to even tell them?</p>
<p>You don’t have to tell your current college.
I’m sure it will have little effect to none because a citation for drinking is not a big deal in the eyes of adcoms.
If you were caught cheating, then that’s a BIG problem.
Plus you were 18, a senior, so it won’t look too bad.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.lcb.state.pa.us/phe/_interior/downloads/PDFs/Alcohol_and_Your_Career_Questions.pdf[/url]”>http://www.lcb.state.pa.us/phe/_interior/downloads/PDFs/Alcohol_and_Your_Career_Questions.pdf</a></p>
<p>according to PA law, you have a summary offense, which means you would not have to report it since it is not a felony or misdemeanor.</p>
<p>It depends by schools. It can hurt you… If you get caught in the dorms usually they have to report it to the dean of students and it will be on your record.</p>
<p>Nope, unless they ask you don’t have to tell them. Its no biggie; 1/3rd of my graduating class (myself included) got drinking tickets at some point in high school and not one had a problem with their colleges.</p>
<p>no im talking about applying to postgrad schools. if you get caught drinking by your ra, some schools policy is to report to the dean. the dean, when writing to your grad school’s application, must say you are indeed in good standing with the school but also supply a transcript and disciplinary transcript or w/e they call it.</p>
<p>It might affect future schools that do a background check (I’m not sure what’s included on those, so I might be wrong). You don’t have to tell your current school.</p>
<p>i always thought there was some period after which things from your record (such as a drinking citation) got expunged…is this not true?</p>
<p>I believe it can be after 3 years, but you have to do some paperwork. It might differ by state.</p>
<p>You’re straight. They expunge juvenile records once you turn 18.</p>
<p>I’m just clarifying: And once it has been expunged, there is absolutely nothing on your record about it? And when you turn 18, it automatically does it or do you have to do paperwork? I was told that that record is just sealed once you turn 18…</p>
<p>Sealed…sorry. Basically the same thing, it technically still exists though. Background checks can’t access them or anything, and you def. don’t have to report them to the school.</p>
<p>It happened at 18, though. Do I have to report it on grad school applications?</p>
<p>Chances are that you are going to be a freshman and you’ll take 4 or so years to complete a degree. By that time, you should be able to expunge it before you start applying. Just write in your calendar on the exact date 3 years from now “Go expunge”. You might try calling your courthouse to make sure of the dates and everything.</p>
<p>Since it isn’t a misdemendor or felony, you shouldn’t have to report it, but applications vary. It might say “Have you ever been arrested or convicted of a crime” in that case you might have to. I’m not too good with law terms, but a citation might not be an actual crime. Again, call your courthouse.</p>
<p>If you get a MIP as a kid and are applying to a professional school they will not care because most of the adcoms have them also. DUI will hurt you, MIP.. its a slap on the wrist.</p>
<p>Med schools explicity state “felony or misdemeanor” meaning that even if you don’t get this expunged, you don’t have to report it.</p>