Do med school receive anything besides your transcript from your undergrad?

[yungspleen]

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I was put on probation of a conduct violation but was taken off and it doesn't appear on my transcript. Do the schools receive any other information from your undergrad school? Or would they have to call and ask? Thank you

 

[gyngyn]

You are going to sign an oath regarding IA's that affirms that:
"You must answer Yes to this question if you were ever the recipient of any institutional action resulting from unacceptable academic performance or a conduct violation, even if such action did not interrupt your enrollment or require you to withdraw. You must answer Yes even if the action does not appear on or has been deleted from your official transcripts due to institutional policy or personal petition."

The conduct violation may be minor but failure to report it can have a chilling effect. It often appears in ways you may not expect (LOE's).

 

[Goro]

I too, have see LORS that say something like "Yung spleen has grown so much since the conduct violation"

Those people get rejected.

 

[Ismet]

You still have to report it.

 

[AccessoryNavicular]

I was in the same position as you and ended up disclosing my IAs (2). I made that decision based on my principles as an individual and my family values, sort of a "will I still do the right thing even if no one else is watching?" moment.

Did it harm me in some ways? I'm sure it did. I often thought to myself that there was no way I would get any interviews when there are so many other candidates without any violations. But I also looked at it this way: I had room to explain more about myself and talk about my growth in a way that other people didn't.

Ultimately many schools rejected me (who doesn't get rejected by plenty of schools in this day and age though?) but some saw through those incidents to the sort of person that I am. I was interviewed by a few schools and have been blessed enough to receive an acceptance at a US MD school which is an almost indescribable feeling because this is a moment that I have only been able to dream about until now.

Of course, the choice is yours to make and schools may or may not ever find out about this incident. But remember that you are taking a gamble (with a lot at stake) and that the process of true learning and growth from ones mistakes cannot take place without owning up to your faults.

I wish you the best of luck!


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[yungspleen]

I was in the same position as you and ended up disclosing my IAs (2). I made that decision based on my principles as an individual and my family values, sort of a "will I still do the right thing even if no one else is watching?" moment.

Did it harm me in some ways? I'm sure it did. I often thought to myself that there was no way I would get any interviews when there are so many other candidates without any violations. But I also looked at it this way: I had room to explain more about myself and talk about my growth in a way that other people didn't.

Ultimately many schools rejected me (who doesn't get rejected by plenty of schools in this day and age though?) but some saw through those incidents to the sort of person that I am. I was interviewed by a few schools and have been blessed enough to receive an acceptance at a US MD school which is an almost indescribable feeling because this is a moment that I have only been able to dream about until now.

Of course, the choice is yours to make and schools may or may not ever find out about this incident. But remember that you are taking a gamble (with a lot at stake) and that the process of true learning and growth from ones mistakes cannot take place without owning up to your faults.

I wish you the best of luck!


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Thank you, and congrats on the acceptance! Something I will definitely think about