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Hey, I was wondering if the following violations would severely impede me from getting into medical school
Residence Life and Housing policy on alcohol
University Alcohol and Drug Abuse Policy by possessing or consuming alcohol under the age of 21 and for purposefully misrepresenting himself or deceiving others, making false reports of emergencies, lying, or creating, using or possessing false documents, identification, or access devices
intentionally misusing, damaging, or tampering with fire or other safety equipment, including covering or disabling a smoke detector
the first two violations happened during my freshman year (over 3 years ago)
I plan to explain myself on the AMCAS with the following statement:
During my freshman year, there were two instances where I was found in violation of student conduct. My first violation occurred while I was in my friends dorm room. As a result of loud music coming being played in the room, an RA was called to tell the residents to turn down the music. Upon entering the room, the RA found a large number of people in the room and alcohol present in the room. The RA then deemed it was appropriate to write everybody in the room up. Consequently, even though I had not been drinking, I was written up because I was one of the many individuals in the dorm room when the RA walked in.
My second violation occurred while I was walking back to my dorm room one night. A school cop stopped me thinking I had consumed alcohol during the night. The school cop then asked to search me and I complied, trying to be as cooperative as possible. The school cop then went through my wallet and found a fake ID with my picture on it. As a result, I was reported to the school was thus charged in violation of the schools student conduct but no legal actions were taken against me. I immediately completed the requirements of my sanctions.
During my senior year, the school found me in violation of the fire code. During winter break, my RA inspected every room in the building I lived in. While inspecting my room, which I shared with my roommate, my RA found some wall decorations hung up by my roommate that were in violation of the fire code because of the proximity of these decorations to the fire alarm in my room. As a result, he reported us to the office of campus life. My roommate and I were not aware that these decorations were a violation of fire code and immediately placed them elsewhere, away from the fire alarm, when we were notified. Upon speaking with the school, a counselor within the office campus life acknowledged that the placement of the decorations was an honest mistake.
I deeply regret the lapse of judgment I exhibited during those two instances during my freshman year that resulted in conduct violations. I have since tried to portray myself in manner that accurately represents who I really am a committed scholar and community member. As a result, aside from the honest mistake in how my roommate and I decorated our room during our senior year, I have exercised good judgment and have not had any conduct violations since my two violations during my freshman year. As I mentioned before, I learned from these two violations during my freshman year and have grown a lot since then, thus I am certain that such lapses of judgment will not occur in Medical School.
I know it's a lot to read but I was wondering if anyone can give me any insight if these infractions will offer a major road block in my application process.
Thanks.
Residence Life and Housing policy on alcohol
University Alcohol and Drug Abuse Policy by possessing or consuming alcohol under the age of 21 and for purposefully misrepresenting himself or deceiving others, making false reports of emergencies, lying, or creating, using or possessing false documents, identification, or access devices
intentionally misusing, damaging, or tampering with fire or other safety equipment, including covering or disabling a smoke detector
the first two violations happened during my freshman year (over 3 years ago)
I plan to explain myself on the AMCAS with the following statement:
During my freshman year, there were two instances where I was found in violation of student conduct. My first violation occurred while I was in my friends dorm room. As a result of loud music coming being played in the room, an RA was called to tell the residents to turn down the music. Upon entering the room, the RA found a large number of people in the room and alcohol present in the room. The RA then deemed it was appropriate to write everybody in the room up. Consequently, even though I had not been drinking, I was written up because I was one of the many individuals in the dorm room when the RA walked in.
My second violation occurred while I was walking back to my dorm room one night. A school cop stopped me thinking I had consumed alcohol during the night. The school cop then asked to search me and I complied, trying to be as cooperative as possible. The school cop then went through my wallet and found a fake ID with my picture on it. As a result, I was reported to the school was thus charged in violation of the schools student conduct but no legal actions were taken against me. I immediately completed the requirements of my sanctions.
During my senior year, the school found me in violation of the fire code. During winter break, my RA inspected every room in the building I lived in. While inspecting my room, which I shared with my roommate, my RA found some wall decorations hung up by my roommate that were in violation of the fire code because of the proximity of these decorations to the fire alarm in my room. As a result, he reported us to the office of campus life. My roommate and I were not aware that these decorations were a violation of fire code and immediately placed them elsewhere, away from the fire alarm, when we were notified. Upon speaking with the school, a counselor within the office campus life acknowledged that the placement of the decorations was an honest mistake.
I deeply regret the lapse of judgment I exhibited during those two instances during my freshman year that resulted in conduct violations. I have since tried to portray myself in manner that accurately represents who I really am a committed scholar and community member. As a result, aside from the honest mistake in how my roommate and I decorated our room during our senior year, I have exercised good judgment and have not had any conduct violations since my two violations during my freshman year. As I mentioned before, I learned from these two violations during my freshman year and have grown a lot since then, thus I am certain that such lapses of judgment will not occur in Medical School.
I know it's a lot to read but I was wondering if anyone can give me any insight if these infractions will offer a major road block in my application process.
Thanks.
