Academic dismissal

[Mars41]

During my sophomore year of college I stopped attending class in the middle of the semester for medical reasons. I did not fill out the proper medical withdrawal forms. I received a 0 gpa for the semester and learned via email that summer that I had been academically dismissed from the institution (despite ever even being put on academic probation prior). You have to have below a 2.0 to go on academic probation. I had much higher than that even with the 0 calculated. The president of the college cited "quality points" as the reason. I wasn't returning the following semester because of the medical concerns so I did not fight the issue at the time.

I later returned to my home university and completed my degree. They required my medical documentation for re-admission but have refused to fix the "academic dismissal" on my transcript. Their argument is that I should have filled out the paperwork initially and too much time has passed to fix the error on my transcript. How do I explain this during my med school applications?

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[costales]

Basically you were dismissed for no call no show but later readmitted on good standing. All you have to do is rephrase what you just said in a few sentences, and see how it turns out. Better yet, call the schools and see what they say.

 

[Goro]

Just explain it like you've done here. I've had plenty of students who have had a dismissal or suspension for academic reasons., and who redeemed themselves with excellence.

I'll just point out that medical issues aside, you should have withdrawn, and it was your responsibility. So just own the problem and you'll be OK.

During my sophomore year of college I stopped attending class in the middle of the semester for medical reasons. I did not fill out the proper medical withdrawal forms. I received a 0 gpa for the semester and learned via email that summer that I had been academically dismissed from the institution (despite ever even being put on academic probation prior). You have to have below a 2.0 to go on academic probation. I had much higher than that even with the 0 calculated. The president of the college cited "quality points" as the reason. I wasn't returning the following semester because of the medical concerns so I did not fight the issue at the time.

I later returned to my home university and completed my degree. They required my medical documentation for re-admission but have refused to fix the "academic dismissal" on my transcript. Their argument is that I should have filled out the paperwork initially and too much time has passed to fix the error on my transcript. How do I explain this during my med school applications?

 

[Drrrrrr. Celty]

You're also pretty lucky that you probably retook all of those classes from that semester anyway and as such your 0s were wiped.