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When I was 18, I was out with friends after dialysis. I had Goodpastures Syndrome that caused ESRD. They got in a fight and cops were called. Cops tried questioning me and I told them, I’m not answering anything to incriminate my friends. They told me that would be obstruction and I told them to **** off and more expictives (in retrospect, this was stupid, but I was also on a pain meds and immunosuppressants). Then they placed me under investigative detention until I cooperated. When they cop out a cuff on my left arm, I tensed up and then he tackled me saying I assaulted him. Obviously at this point all of my friends are heckling and yelling at the cop (I’m a soaking wet 100 pounds). After being put in the car and told of my charges I continued with the profanity with everyone including the magistrate and other cops. I come from nothing so I had to hire a public defender. Before a trial could occur, the DA offered me Class 1 Misdemeanor Obstruction without Force, and a Nolle Prosquei for the Class 6 Felony Assault on Police. My defender convinced me that this is my only option because it’s his word against mine. Not wanting to risk having a felony on my record, I accept the plea deal as my lawyer stated that this is not considered guilty and I could have it expunged. Here I am 6 years later, wanting to know if medical school is still an option for me. I still have the incident report that he wrote in which it explicitly states that the assault occured when I tensed my arm.
- GPA: 3.5 cGPA + 3.56 sGPA Upward Trend with last 6 Semesters at 4.0
- MCAT: 526
- URM: No
- Major: Electrical Engineering and Pure Mathematics
- School: Top 10
- State of Residence (Not School): VA
- Volunteering: 2000+ hours with Hospice/Hospital/Humane Society
- Research: 1 Summer with 1 Publication
- Work Experience: Tutoring Local High School Students
When I was 18, I was out with friends after dialysis. I had Goodpastures Syndrome that caused ESRD. They got in a fight and cops were called. Cops tried questioning me and I told them, I’m not answering anything to incriminate my friends. They told me that would be obstruction and I told them to **** off and more expictives (in retrospect, this was stupid, but I was also on a pain meds and immunosuppressants). Then they placed me under investigative detention until I cooperated. When they cop out a cuff on my left arm, I tensed up and then he tackled me saying I assaulted him. Obviously at this point all of my friends are heckling and yelling at the cop (I’m a soaking wet 100 pounds). After being put in the car and told of my charges I continued with the profanity with everyone including the magistrate and other cops. I come from nothing so I had to hire a public defender. Before a trial could occur, the DA offered me Class 1 Misdemeanor Obstruction without Force, and a Nolle Prosquei for the Class 6 Felony Assault on Police. My defender convinced me that this is my only option because it’s his word against mine. Not wanting to risk having a felony on my record, I accept the plea deal as my lawyer stated that this is not considered guilty and I could have it expunged. Here I am 6 years later, wanting to know if medical school is still an option for me. I still have the incident report that he wrote in which it explicitly states that the assault occured when I tensed my arm.
