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AceHigh

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Hi. Does anyone know what's included in the background check?

Is it only criminal or does it include your education and career history?

I ask because I attended Graduate School for Psychology for over a year before I decided to drop out. I was thinking of omitting that from the application and just submitting my college record.
 
I know my school calls it a "Criminal Background Check" just to make sure there's no history of say drug abuse in your past
 
I gotta say, that is not a good idea man. You don't want to omit anything.
 
I agree with Atticus, that sounds like a bad, shady, and potentially destructive idea. I am almost certain that PharmCas states you are required to report anything Post-Seconday Institution.

People have asked this on here multiple times and the answer is always the same: Don't do that, bad idea, you look like you have something serious to hide.
 
I think if you spin it well , it will look better that you got into a graduate program and changed your mind about what you wanted to do. If you were getting good grades, you could also report that as your post-bac GPA
 
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