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Am I doing the right thing?
Started by Mike190
Just answer the questions honestly. If a question asks if you've been arrested, given nolle prosequi, or charged with a crime, say "yes." If they ask if you've been convicted of a crime say 'no."
That event will not prevent you from being a doctor. Only lying about will.
What you did is not a huge deal; I wouldn't worry about it.
That event will not prevent you from being a doctor. Only lying about will.
What you did is not a huge deal; I wouldn't worry about it.
Thanks for your input
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when i was 14 or 15 i was arrested for shoplifting. did my community service and was told that nothing would show on my records and to this day i havent told any organization what had happened. even military background checks have yet to see shoplifting on my record.
a question they'll most likely ask in the interviews is if you've committed a crime or have broken laws in your life. to that i answered "yes i break laws all the time. just today i did 70mph on a 65mph highway. i also my neighbors wifi if it is unprotected..."
in your case i would tell them the truth if you feel like it will show up on their background checks. tell them the truth and mention how you learned from that experience. answering every question and mentioning how you've become better because of it is the best way to go.
a question they'll most likely ask in the interviews is if you've committed a crime or have broken laws in your life. to that i answered "yes i break laws all the time. just today i did 70mph on a 65mph highway. i also my neighbors wifi if it is unprotected..."
in your case i would tell them the truth if you feel like it will show up on their background checks. tell them the truth and mention how you learned from that experience. answering every question and mentioning how you've become better because of it is the best way to go.
19 is hardly childhood. But I think op has done nothing wrong in regard to disclosure, not do I think they have done anything that should preclude their becoming a physician.
This is totally my opinion but if the question did not specifically ask if you had been charged/arrested before, then there is no need to disclose it, especially when it does not show up in the background check to the admissions. Medical school application is very competitive, and you don't want to jeopardize your chances by disclosing unnecessarily, however little it might affect you.
