"Honor Code" Violation and Implications?

[UtahNano]

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Conduct incident Freshman year in dorms...

Alright, I am a Junior Bioengineering student with a 3.8 cum. GPA and a 3.8 sci GPA. Thus far I have a year of research with two publications to come in major journals. I have solid extracurriculars, shadowing, etc...

However I have this "red flag" if you will, that I hope will not mar my otherwise great record.

I started out my undergraduate career out of state, and while in the dorms there, I had some really stupid circumstances play out. There was a student we were not fond of, and essentially did nothing more than talk bad about him behind his back. My room mate and I were asked to leave our dorms and were separately transferred into new buildings. The official charge was "bullying" (I kid you not).

Another incident took place where I was accused of staying in my then-girlfriend's dorm for too many nights (even though I had not, but the RA's word was taken over mine). The charge for that one was "Guest Policy violation".

My question is, with these two infractions, will this raise a significant red flag once I have to submit my secondaries? Mind you, I transferred after my freshman year and this all occurred within the first three months of my college career, and since then it has been nothing but flawless (4.00 GPA, research, youth mentoring, volunteering...)

 

[BBender716]

This stuff is MUCH less detrimental than a true honor code violation (cheating, plagiarism, etc.). As long as you keep a clean track record afterwards, and handle any questions honestly and humbly, I don't think your chances will be significantly harmed.

 

[apumic]

They're non-academic violations. I doubt they'll even come up in an interview, much less be a "red flag." I suppose the "bullying" could be seen as indicative of a personality flaw that they'd maybe look for evidence of come interview time but I honestly doubt they'd even care that much unless there were other things (e.g., said by your LOR writers) that made them look for a pattern of rude/condescending/antisocial behavior.

 

[Web MD]

You'll be fine. If they bring it up just be honest about it and try to show that you've matured. I had a "guest policy violation" as well that one interviewer ignored completely and one just laughed at. And even then i don't think it was on a transcript/file or anything, I think it was only because I put it on AMCAS because I didn't know if it would pop up somewhere later or not

 

[filhodeinferno]

Conduct incident Freshman year in dorms...

Alright, I am a Junior Bioengineering student with a 3.8 cum. GPA and a 3.8 sci GPA. Thus far I have a year of research with two publications to come in major journals. I have solid extracurriculars, shadowing, etc...

However I have this "red flag" if you will, that I hope will not mar my otherwise great record.

I started out my undergraduate career out of state, and while in the dorms there, I had some really stupid circumstances play out. There was a student we were not fond of, and essentially did nothing more than talk bad about him behind his back. My room mate and I were asked to leave our dorms and were separately transferred into new buildings. The official charge was "bullying" (I kid you not).

Another incident took place where I was accused of staying in my then-girlfriend's dorm for too many nights (even though I had not, but the RA's word was taken over mine). The charge for that one was "Guest Policy violation".

My question is, with these two infractions, will this raise a significant red flag once I have to submit my secondaries? Mind you, I transferred after my freshman year and this all occurred within the first three months of my college career, and since then it has been nothing but flawless (4.00 GPA, research, youth mentoring, volunteering...)

Are you talking about a BYU honor code violation? Because if you are, I don't think medical schools will even care. How would they even find out about them anyway?

 

[Web MD]

Are you talking about a BYU honor code violation? Because if you are, I don't think medical schools will even care. How would they even find out about them anyway?

I second this^ I seriously doubt it will show up, check with an advisor that won't BS you before you document it yourself on any apps

 

[UtahNano]

Are you talking about a BYU honor code violation? Because if you are, I don't think medical schools will even care. How would they even find out about them anyway?

No it was at U of O my freshman year, and was a conduct violation.

Now I'm at U of Utah (definitely not BYU).

 

[willen101383]

No it was at U of O my freshman year, and was a conduct violation.

Now I'm at U of Utah (definitely not BYU).

I feel sorry for you man. You sound like a great applicant who had some powertrippin RAs. I was a student justice for all of college for our judicial affairs dept and we routinely had cases like this...and I was always voting to them them out.

That guest policy violation is actually hilarious. Some RAs take their (somewhat trivial) jobs so seriously.

As others have posted, these are non academic, and I highly doubt either will hinder you.

 

[Frazier]

My question is, with these two infractions, will this raise a significant red flag once I have to submit my secondaries? Mind you, I transferred after my freshman year and this all occurred within the first three months of my college career, and since then it has been nothing but flawless (4.00 GPA, research, youth mentoring, volunteering...)

I would say that your Utah odds are looking around 1 x 10E-9.

Hey, better than pico I suppose...

 

[pelliper]

Ask your dean if these would be considered "institutional action." If not don't even bother reporting them on AMCAS. Most schools have separate dorm and academic judicial systems and dorm judicial violations don't actually count as institutional action unless they are something really major (ie criminal conduct in the dorms)

 

[venacontracta]

I think these sorts of "violations" are one step above parking tickets.

 

[Disinence2]

I would highly doubt that these "infractions" will show up on your transcripts. Does this even really count as "institutional action"

I wouldn't mention these...and even if you do no one would care

 

[NickNaylor]

Hate to break it to you bro, but you should probably just shoot for the Caribbean.

 

[NHBPFA5]

"Guest Policy violation".

aka: Mac daddy.

 

[TACMON]

I feel sorry for you man. You sound like a great applicant who had some powertrippin RAs. I was a student justice for all of college for our judicial affairs dept and we routinely had cases like this...and I was always voting to them them out.

That guest policy violation is actually hilarious. Some RAs take their (somewhat trivial) jobs so seriously.

As others have posted, these are non academic, and I highly doubt either will hinder you.

trivial...huh? You sound like the kind of student I deal with each weekend I'm on 😉

I won't disagree that some do take the job too seriously.

 

[Ischemic]

Unless you killed someone, raped someone, assaulted someone or worse, cheated and got caught most adcoms don't give a **** about it. Oh my god, I slept with my gf one too many times... psh, get the hell out of here.

 

[TriagePreMed]

The bullying one might be seen as a problem as the schools want people that are caring, nice, etc bull****. The staying at your girlfriend's will probably be ignored. Some schools actually clear their records. Call the school and see if this is the case. Otherwise, nothing to say here. You'll just have to apply and see.

 

[gettheleadout]

I would say that your Utah odds are looking around 1 x 10E-9.

Hey, better than pico I suppose...

Clever

 

[softmed]

Hate to break it to you bro, but you should probably just shoot for the Caribbean.

Do you post this in every one of these topics?

😉

You know that some premeds might actually take you seriously, right? Haha.

 

[NickNaylor]

Do you post this in every one of these topics?

😉

You know that some premeds might actually take you seriously, right? Haha.

If they're incapable of lurking and looking through older threads, they deserve to believe it.