<p>Ok so I was doing part of the online application today and it asked if I've ever been like suspended, serious disciplinary, probation etcs. Now Im a senior right now but last year i got In school suspension (iss) for a toal of ten days for calling my techer a b**** and a w****. I asked the assistant principal if this would hurt me and she said thye dont send colleges this info and the guidance counselor confirmed this. </p>
<p>so do i put yes or no. if i say yes then they might drop me. if i say no they might learn from the school later and then kick me out of the school or deny me.</p>
<p>WHAT TO DO???</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>p.s. i'm not not qualified for columbia. i probably can get in but im scared this might be the death of my columbia assperations.</p>
<p>I would just put yes. The reprecussions of putting no and then Columbia finding out you lied are MUCH worse than just telling the truth; plus, I think they will appreciate the honesty. They will probably inquire to the school about what you did, and then find out it was something minor, like what you did (I don't really think what you did is too big of a deal). I think they would be a little more concerned if you were suspended for a month for selling drugs, something along those lines, that's probably why the question is there, to make sure people like that aren't making their way into the school. But that's just what I think, and I'm just another Columbia hopeful (my god, I absolutely love that school) ED in less than two months WOOO</p>
<p>I'd say read the article on this site about that check box. its somewhere linked on the main page.
also if you are a qualified student otherwise and can explain the situation plus stating that you regret doing it etc, I dont see that as an application kiling factor.
but then again like joey, I'm just yet another columbia hopeful (all my love to SEAS)</p>
<p>Um, I was just looking at the secondary report part of the application, and it asks the same question to the guidance counselor, so since your guidance counselor knows, they're going to put yes. In other words, you have to put yes. It also says they can put in an explaination of what the student did, so you should talk to your counselor and maybe figure out a way to make it seem like it was really nothing (which it almost is). Then, it shouldn't hurt your chances.</p>
<p>Actually, often GC's do NOT check the boxes. At my D's school, the profile sent to the college with the transcript states that "all disciplinary matters are considered confidential and handled privately by the school." Thus, no written account will be given to the colleges. I would recommend that you make an appointment with your GC, apologize for the behavior that resulted in the ISS, and ask advice on how to address this inthe application.</p>
<p>Columbia will take any excuse to get rid of one of the 18,000 applications, and this will clearly get you thrown away. While I don't advise you to lie, you're really not all that worse if you and your school conspire to cover this up. You're sort of damned if you do and damned if you don't. </p>
<p>I wouldn't think that anyone "probably can get in," either.</p>
<p>I have to agree with Columbia2002. With so many apps, something like this could really be detrimental. If you can omit this information, then omit it! Do NOT outright lie, of course!</p>