Driving ticket, 2 points on licence, will med schools be able to see this?

[Golden-Future]

Driving ticket, 2 points on licence, will med schools be able to see this during the application process? I turned left when I wasn't allowed and got a ticket for failure to observe signal. Do I have to write this on my application in the background section. I'm very upset.

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[Dr. Stalker]

Driving ticket, 2 points on licence, will med schools be able to see this during the application process? I turned left when I wasn't allowed and got a ticket for failure to observe signal. Do I have to write this on my application in the background section. I'm very upset.

AMCAS and schools individual secondaries disclose what crimes to/not to report. The majority of secondaries inquired about any and all violations EXCEPT: Traffic+Parking. I think you'll be fine. Also, take a point reduction class. One, you'll have it erased. Two, if you're pulled over again and the cops run your license, if they see points they're likely going to give you a huge ticket.

 

[Golden-Future]

AMCAS and schools individual secondaries disclose what crimes to/not to report. The majority of secondaries inquired about any and all violations EXCEPT: Traffic+Parking. I think you'll be fine. Also, take a point reduction class. One, you'll have it erased. Two, if you're pulled over again and the cops run your license, if they see points they're likely going to give you a huge ticket.

Thank you guys! I feel better now, yes I am going to appear in court and hopefully get to do a driving class to get rid of the points.

 

[bananafish94]

Don't worry for a second. Even if you had to report this, which you won't at probably 99%+ schools, it isn't something that anyone would care about.

 

[mk04447]

Only if it was for a misdemeanor violation and even then it would affect you more during state licensing. Even then, at most some states initiate a slightly different protocol before approval where they may or may not ask you to appear in person.

 

[21Rush12]

If speeding tickets kept you out of med school then there would be no doctors in Virginia.


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[DrDwayneJohnson]

Agree with all the above. If/when you land an acceptance and they go to do a background check, you could always give them a heads up that something may pop up in regards to this. I highly doubt they will care. If you decide not to tell them and it shows up, I still doubt they'll care.

 

[MCATISEZ]

It most likely doesn’t matter. Only issue if is if it is a misdemeanor in your state, which still would not be a huge deal but you would have to report it. In almost every state simple speeding tickets are not a criminal issue.

If it is a misdemeanor in your state, I’d probably hire an attorney rather than appearing yourself.

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[calivianya]

You can always get a lawyer and get the charge reduced to something else if it's really bothering you.

Not a bragging point, I realize that - but I've had more than five speeding tickets and a ticket for running a red light, and I've never gotten points on my license. It actually saves money to hire a lawyer because points on your license is going to make your insurance go up, sometimes dramatically. It's definitely worth fronting a couple hundred bucks to avoid that... not to mention whatever the reduced charge is, it's going to be even more inconsequential than whatever your real violation was.

 

[Obstacle1]

Vermont asked me about my speeding tickets and points even tho it’s not a misdemeanor just a moving violation. I have two points cuz of speeding and I got an interview with them so I’m assuming it wasn’t a big deal.

Just report if asked about it.


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[Jdp00921]

Only one school I applied to specifically requested that we include any summary offenses (aka - traffic violations); otherwise I wouldn't worry about it!

 

[Golden-Future]

update: got it reduced to no points!

 

[TennisMD123]

I got a speeding ticket when I was 16, was on "probation" for a year, and then because nothing happened during that year of probation, the ticket was erased off my record. There wasn't an option to get rid of the ticket any other way, just because of the specific county/state I was pulled over in. Not a big deal or anything, but it did come up on my background check that I had to do when I started medical school. I was surprised because it was "erased" and if a cop was to ever bring up my record it doesn't show up anymore. But I guess the background check was pretty deep. It doesn't' matter though, the school didn't even bat an eye or mention the ticket on the background check.

 

[rabbott1971]

Sorry, its all over. Hopes and dreams, gone, down the drain. You might as well move back into your parents' basement, start smoking a lot of weed, and wear sweatpants all day long.

With luck, you could eke out a living volunteering as a human test subject for experimental pharmaceutical drugs, or gain employment as stray dog executioner.

All because you thought you were above the law and turned left in flagrant violation of traffic controls. May God have mercy on your soul.

 

[Golden-Future]

Sorry, its all over. Hopes and dreams, gone, down the drain. You might as well move back into your parents' basement, start smoking a lot of weed, and wear sweatpants all day long.

With luck, you could eke out a living volunteering as a human test subject for experimental pharmaceutical drugs, or gain employment as stray dog executioner.

All because you thought you were above the law and turned left in flagrant violation of traffic controls. May God have mercy on your soul.

 

[Planes2Doc]

As for speeding tickets, no one says it better than smoking Jay Cutler.

 

[Styrene]

Driving ticket, 2 points on licence, will med schools be able to see this during the application process? I turned left when I wasn't allowed and got a ticket for failure to observe signal. Do I have to write this on my application in the background section. I'm very upset.

No, it won’t show up on the background check. The background check shows misdemeanors and felonies. This is from personal experience. I have a misdemeanor conviction from 8 years ago, and I have also had serious traffic violations (i.e. NOT misdemeanors). Only the misdemeanor showed up on my background check.

Also important to mention that some schools may ask you to disclose traffic violations!