Medical Does my past criminal history hurt my chances?

[Goro]

I have three red flags in my past and I'm wondering how likely it is that they'll destroy any chance of schools accepting me?

1. IA when I was 18 for drinking in the dorms and breaking a billboard. I was required to complete an alcohol safety course and talk with the hall director.

2. A private property trespassing misdemeanor that was alcohol related (not charged with underage drinking though) at age 20 that was expunged. I went through 100 hours of an alcohol support group.

3. A speeding ticket at age 20.

Would 6+ years of separation from these incidents and the fact that I've proved that I'm not a harm to patients (4+ years as an RN) be enough, or am I SOL? Thank you in advance.

You should be OK.

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[TheBoneDoctah]

You should be fine. Sounds like general college days stuff. You also have a good amount of time in between the incidents and now. Wouldn’t worry too much about them.

 

[southerndoc]

Probably a non issue as long as you don't drink anymore. The speeding ticket doesn't matter at all.

 

[AlteredScale]

It’s far enough that you should be ok. You’ll still have to report it but the time interval is large enough to where I would say Med schools will take a chance on you.