Could I get in trouble?

[Perseverance13]

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Okay, so this is going to be a weird scenario. So I am close friends with my roommate and he recently told me that he wants to grow well...shrooms in our dorm. He spent a ton of money on the supplies and I am in shock that he was actually serious. Now once again, he is a close friend of mine and I don't want to rat him out. And he is my preferred roommate, I can't see myself rooming with someone else for a while. As of now, my grades are fine and I have a bunch of ECs racked up. If he gets caught growing the shrooms, is there anywhere I can get charged/convicted and not be accepted to medical school? Is it true that I can just deny the fact that I knew what was going on and just be safe?

 

[gyngyn]

Okay, so this is going to be a weird scenario. So I am close friends with my roommate and he recently told me that he wants to grow well...shrooms in our dorm. He spent a ton of money on the supplies and I am in shock that he was actually serious. Now once again, he is a close friend of mine and I don't want to rat him out. And he is my preferred roommate, I can't see myself rooming with someone else for a while. As of now, my grades are fine and I have a bunch of ECs racked up. If he gets caught growing the shrooms, is there anywhere I can get charged/convicted and not be accepted to medical school? Is it true that I can just deny the fact that I knew what was going on and just be safe?

You already know the answer to this. You don't have to turn him in but it's time to move out.

 

[ski89]

4 years ago I would have been like you OP. Trying to convince myself that it's not a big deal. Not saying that you shouldn't be friends with this person, but you need to show some maturity, integrity, and wisdom by either asking him not to do this, or move out. This has the potential to ruin your chance at a career in medicine.


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[Aubrey Graham]

Okay, so this is going to be a weird scenario. So I am close friends with my roommate and he recently told me that he wants to grow well...shrooms in our dorm. He spent a ton of money on the supplies and I am in shock that he was actually serious. Now once again, he is a close friend of mine and I don't want to rat him out. And he is my preferred roommate, I can't see myself rooming with someone else for a while. As of now, my grades are fine and I have a bunch of ECs racked up. If he gets caught growing the shrooms, is there anywhere I can get charged/convicted and not be accepted to medical school? Is it true that I can just deny the fact that I knew what was going on and just be safe?

You should join him! Screw medicine...get your chemistry degree and an rv. Build a shroom empire and end up getting shot and dying in a shroom lab while your parter escapes in a car yelling!


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[Perseverance13]

You already know the answer to this. You don't have to turn him in but it's time to move out.

4 years ago I would have been like you OP. Trying to convince myself that it's not a big deal. Not saying that you shouldn't be friends with this person, but you need to show some maturity, integrity, and wisdom by either asking him not to do this, or move out. This has the potential to ruin your chance at a career in medicine.

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Yeah, that's true. I want to move out, but my school makes it impossible to move out this semester. This operation is going to happen this semester. And I tried to ask him not to, but, I know this sounds like a silly reason but he's my roommate and I don't want to not get along with him, especially since he's my closest friend there. A few of his friends know about the operation too and I don't want everyone to look down upon me, to look at me as the guy who is a paranoid freak who likes to kill joy.

 

[Perseverance13]

So I would definitely get in trouble if he gets caught?

 

[gyngyn]

Yeah, that's true. I want to move out, but my school makes it impossible to move out this semester. This operation is going to happen this semester. And I tried to ask him not to, but, I know this sounds like a silly reason but he's my roommate and I don't want to not get along with him, especially since he's my closest friend there. A few of his friends know about the operation too and I don't want everyone to look down upon me, to look at me as the guy who is a paranoid freak who likes to kill joy.

This is high risk, no yield behavior. Do you think we want this in an applicant, much less, a physician?

 

[Mr.Zero]

So I would definitely get in trouble if he gets caught?

Most likely!

 

[Aubrey Graham]

So I would definitely get in trouble if he gets caught?

Nah...I think you would persevere

 

[jakeislove]

Okay, so this is going to be a weird scenario. So I am close friends with my roommate and he recently told me that he wants to grow well...shrooms in our dorm. He spent a ton of money on the supplies and I am in shock that he was actually serious. Now once again, he is a close friend of mine and I don't want to rat him out. And he is my preferred roommate, I can't see myself rooming with someone else for a while. As of now, my grades are fine and I have a bunch of ECs racked up. If he gets caught growing the shrooms, is there anywhere I can get charged/convicted and not be accepted to medical school? Is it true that I can just deny the fact that I knew what was going on and just be safe?

Serious question: Are you special?

 

[ski89]

Well it's hard to say definitely. For instance I don't know the exact set up. But it sounds like this is on campus (otherwise why wouldn't you be able to move?.. Or is it a lease issue?) which makes it worse b/c schools often have an even more harsh stance when it comes to drug offenses like this. Not in a criminal sense but in terms of an institutional action on your record.

I do sympathize with you not wanting to be "that guy". But try and see the big picture. This has the potential (though I'll admit it's a relatively small chance of being caught) of ruining your career. You say this is your best friend, but he doesn't seem to care about you enough to respect your career goals. You can make friends, lots of people on your campus share interests with you, try to connect with them. Can't this kid wait 4 months to start growing his shrooms? I totally understand that it's hard to make choices that could make your life very uncomfortable for a few months, but it's decisions like these that define you and shape your character.


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[jakeislove]

Well it's hard to say definitely. For instance I don't know the exact set up. But it sounds like this is on campus (otherwise why wouldn't you be able to move?.. Or is it a lease issue?) which makes it worse b/c schools often have an even more harsh stance when it comes to drug offenses like this. Not in a criminal sense but in terms of an institutional action on your record.

I do sympathize with you not wanting to be "that guy". But try and see the big picture. This has the potential (though I'll admit it's a relatively small chance of being caught) of ruining your career. You say this is your best friend, but he doesn't seem to care about you enough to respect your career goals. You can make friends, lots of people on your campus share interests with you, try to connect with them. Can't this kid wait 4 months to start growing his shrooms? I totally understand that it's hard to make choices that could make your life very uncomfortable for a few months, but it's decisions like these that define you and shape your character.


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He may end up making friends with Fleece Johnson.

 

[Perseverance13]

Thanks a lot for your reply guys. I really appreciate it.

Well it's hard to say definitely. For instance I don't know the exact set up. But it sounds like this is on campus (otherwise why wouldn't you be able to move?.. Or is it a lease issue?) which makes it worse b/c schools often have an even more harsh stance when it comes to drug offenses like this. Not in a criminal sense but in terms of an institutional action on your record.

I do sympathize with you not wanting to be "that guy". But try and see the big picture. This has the potential (though I'll admit it's a relatively small chance of being caught) of ruining your career. You say this is your best friend, but he doesn't seem to care about you enough to respect your career goals. You can make friends, lots of people on your campus share interests with you, try to connect with them. Can't this kid wait 4 months to start growing his shrooms? I totally understand that it's hard to make choices that could make your life very uncomfortable for a few months, but it's decisions like these that define you and shape your character.


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Thanks for understanding my situation. I guess you're right, the best thing to do for me is to convince him that this is something I feel absolutely uncomfortable with. Medicine is my dream and I can't let something like this ruin my chances, even if it means resentment.

Nah...I think you would persevere

This actually made me LOL

I just got paired up with quite an immature crowd. I just hope they actually listen to me.

 

[ski89]

He may end up making friends with Fleece Johnson.

No clue what that means lol


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[Goro]

You obviously have never watched a single episode of Cops. It's your room and even if if his mushroom setup, you take the fall as well as he does, and poof! End of medical career. This is a more serious Ia than simple drug possession...it's aiding and abetting (go look it up.)

Pay very careful attention to my sage colleague gyngyn's posts.

Okay, so this is going to be a weird scenario. So I am close friends with my roommate and he recently told me that he wants to grow well...shrooms in our dorm. He spent a ton of money on the supplies and I am in shock that he was actually serious. Now once again, he is a close friend of mine and I don't want to rat him out. And he is my preferred roommate, I can't see myself rooming with someone else for a while. As of now, my grades are fine and I have a bunch of ECs racked up. If he gets caught growing the shrooms, is there anywhere I can get charged/convicted and not be accepted to medical school? Is it true that I can just deny the fact that I knew what was going on and just be safe?

 

[jakeislove]

No clue what that means lol


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[GomersGoToGround]

He's not your close friend. He doesn't respect your goals and is 100% selfish. Did you even try to explain this dilemma to him?

You're supposed to be proving that you are mature enough to begin taking on the care of other human beings' lives. You're telling me that you can't handle talking to your so-called close friend about not growing drugs in your apartment?

Sure, in theory, chances of being caught are slim. But have you ever been to college? You think some kid is growing shrooms in his apartment, and NOBODY ever finds out? No other "friends" he shares/sells to? Come on, now.

Either: he's not your friend; he's an idiot; he's not your friend AND he's an idiot; you're an idiot; or 'E', all of the above. It sounds harsh, and I mean no offense to you, as I do not know you, but I have had personal friends have their lives very much derailed in certain aspects because they happened to be associated with similar individuals.

I understand that it can be nerve wracking to possibly "lose" a "friend". But if you had somebody you considered a close friend, who had big career aspirations, and who asked you to please, NOT bring him into this, as it can screw him over, would you ignore him? If you chose to ignore him, he should completely drop you.

 

[Aloft085]

You already know the answer to this question. Grow a pair and ask him to either stop growing the shrooms or move out.

 

[Virginian_Premed]

Okay, so this is going to be a weird scenario. So I am close friends with my roommate and he recently told me that he wants to grow well...shrooms in our dorm. He spent a ton of money on the supplies and I am in shock that he was actually serious. Now once again, he is a close friend of mine and I don't want to rat him out. And he is my preferred roommate, I can't see myself rooming with someone else for a while. As of now, my grades are fine and I have a bunch of ECs racked up. If he gets caught growing the shrooms, is there anywhere I can get charged/convicted and not be accepted to medical school? Is it true that I can just deny the fact that I knew what was going on and just be safe?

I was an RA in college. I had a resident who lived with a guy that smoked all the time. One night on rounds, people on our RA team caught the other resident in the act, wrote them both up, and now they BOTH have it on their record.

Get the hell out of there ASAP.

 

[Conflagration]

I would not feel comfortable in that situation- and it has implications on you too, especially if you stay.

My question is for everyone, and I'm not meaning to sound like an airhead here- but isn't OP already obligated to report this to the authorities since he knows about the potential committing of a felony? I mean, using mushrooms is a misdemeanor in most states. But growing it? He's looking at felony possession, possibly with intent to distribute (the charges truly depend on how much he grows, but I wouldn't feel safe hedging bets on his mycology if I were you); and in a lot of states, being an accessory to a crime makes you liable for the charges of the accused.

 

[Levrone]

it could be a decent EC to list

 

[Entadus]

I'm assuming when you say dorm that you live on campus. In that case, tell your roommate to wait until he has his own place. It's not worth the risk growing in your dorm room since you have no rights there. You cannot refuse searches and the RA/school/cops can do whatever they want, including searching your room without a warrant. DUMB.

 

[chillinillinkillin007]

you guys got trolled pretty hard lol

 

[Zelda840]

Just an FYI - growing shrooms is quite stinky. Your place will smell like mold/rotton fruit and someone WILL come to investigate the horrible smell. It's not a minimal risk. It's extremely probable that he will get caught, and it will affect your chances at medical school. Is it really worth it?

 

[FutureOncologist]

Get the hell out OP. If you get this written up on your record, you'll really hate yourself for not moving out because "I didn't wanna hurt my friends feelings."

 

[Perseverance13]

you guys got trolled pretty hard lol

The sad thing is I actually am not. I didn't believe it at first either!!

Damn, guys, I know it sounded like a stupid question from the start, but I just want to say that I had a strong feeling this wouldn't end well, but I was hoping that there'd be some possible way I could turn the blind eye with all of this. But you guys scared me ****less about this and I'll definitely make sure that it doesn't go on, regardless of what he says. It's honestly just uncomfortable for me just because I'm not the type of person who just complains (even though circumstances completely make it justifiable). It's going to be awkward to have to explain this to my roommate who will in turn probably tell all of our friends that this 'operation' as he calls it, has been foiled because of me. But I can see how I have no other choice, especially when my chances of becoming a physician will be at stake. It's a little funny when you think about it since he is legitimately struggling financially and thought the best way to make some easy money is by growing shrooms...
But thanks a lot guys, I really appreciate all of this. I actually needed this scare lol..

 

[estanton]

I'm sure he will do it in someone else's room if you ask him! Be honest and explain your situation. If you have other friends that know about it I'm sure they will be happy to "host" him.

I completely see where you're coming from and we have all looked the other way on things that could have gotten us in trouble because our friends are being idiots but this is serious. You also don't know if he will turn and blame the whole thing on you while you plead innocent!

Just tell him how serious this is on a grad school app and say you're totally cool with it as long as it is in someone else's room. How pissy can he get? Worst case scenario he acts like an ass and then you're justified in reporting him.

Best of luck.

 

[benjamin.marsico]

eek

 

[Zelda840]

I'm sure he will do it in someone else's room if you ask him! Be honest and explain your situation. If you have other friends that know about it I'm sure they will be happy to "host" him.

I completely see where you're coming from and we have all looked the other way on things that could have gotten us in trouble because our friends are being idiots but this is serious. You also don't know if he will turn and blame the whole thing on you while you plead innocent!

Just tell him how serious this is on a grad school app and say you're totally cool with it as long as it is in someone else's room. How pissy can he get? Worst case scenario he acts like an ass and then you're justified in reporting him.

Best of luck.

This!

You won't be "that guy" if you're not judgmental. Just explain that you're not interested in messing up his plans, but you can't let him mess up yours.

 

[jakeislove]

You guys are too nice. Providing this story is true, the response would be a simple "***k you! I'm not going to jail because your stupid **s wants to grow shrooms!"

 

[Conflagration]

It's going to be awkward to have to explain this to my roommate who will in turn probably tell all of our friends that this 'operation' as he calls it, has been foiled because of me.

He kind of needs to get over himself, OP.

The "operation" would be foiled when your RA is sent to investigate the rotting smell coming from his room and finds this makeshift apparatus in his closet, and would put his ass in jail. I mean, seriously, you did what was good for your friend too. You'd rather have him pissed than in prison.

 

[zzxxzz]

My question is for everyone, and I'm not meaning to sound like an airhead here- but isn't OP already obligated to report this to the authorities since he knows about the potential committing of a felony? I mean, using mushrooms is a misdemeanor in most states. But growing it? He's looking at felony possession, possibly with intent to distribute (the charges truly depend on how much he grows, but I wouldn't feel safe hedging bets on his mycology if I were you); and in a lot of states, being an accessory to a crime makes you liable for the charges of the accused.

Yes. Growing any amount of shrooms is a felony, and OP is obligated by law to report his "friend" or he himself could be facing charges.

This isn't a no-medical-school issue. This is a prison issue.