Am I screwed?

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bbr93 said:
I am a junior and am planning on applying in next year's cycle. I have a 3.97 GPA and am expecting a pretty competitive MCAT score.

However, I am worried that I screwed myself this weekend. I received a minor in possession of alcohol and a fake ID charge at a football tailgate.

I wouldn't be worried if this was the only blemish on my application; however in August of my freshman year I received an IA for being "visibly under the influence of alcohol" in a dorm room lobby. Again this was not an arrest but simply an IA for which I had to complete an alcohol education class offered by my university.

I'm kicking myself because I now believe that it's going to look like I didn't learn from my initial mistake freshman year. Is there any hope?

@Goro @LizzyM @gonnif @gyngyn
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You don't appear to have learned your lessons. That's a red flag. You're now competing against people who don't them.

In addition, you're now facing the Adcom mindset of "is someone we want in our Class"?

 
bbr93 said:
I am a junior and am planning on applying in next year's cycle. I have a 3.97 GPA and am expecting a pretty competitive MCAT score.

However, I am worried that I screwed myself this weekend. I received a minor in possession of alcohol and a fake ID charge at a football tailgate.

I wouldn't be worried if this was the only blemish on my application; however in August of my freshman year I received an IA for being "visibly under the influence of alcohol" in a dorm room lobby. Again this was not an arrest but simply an IA for which I had to complete an alcohol education class offered by my university.

I'm kicking myself because I now believe that it's going to look like I didn't learn from my initial mistake freshman year.
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You are right about how it's going to look. I'd assume that wasn't the first time you used that fake ID.
 
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gonnif said:
1) Are you charged with misdemeanor?
OR
2) did you a criminal citation (ie equal to traffic ticket)?
OR
3) did you receive a campus ITA?
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The freshman offense was an IA with no legal conviction. For the second offense I did not receive an IA but I was issued two citations from the police. I believe however that my state considers these to be misdemeanors.
 
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