expelledfromuni
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Hey everyone, I've been looking for advice on this topic for a while now but unsurprisingly I haven't found much. It's usually either academic dismissals for bad grades or full on career-ending felony convictions and not much in between. Might have something to do with how the vast majority of students are good people who take their futures seriously and don't go out and get themselves expelled over disciplinary problems (crazy idea right?)
But anyways I'll get straight to the point. So a few years ago I was an idiot and got myself expelled for theft. At the time my grades were horrible, I felt like I was having no fun in my classes, and I had no friends. In low periods of life people tend to make bad decisions. Some turn to drugs, some become abusive, some are smarter and work through their struggles without self-destructive behavior. I turned to crime. I had a little group of people who did it with me. I liked it, I was good at it, and I felt respected by my group of cronies. It was a messed up period of my life. I'm only lucky I didn't end up with any criminal record.
Since I got expelled I've reevaluated everything about my life and my identity. As a kid I was the cliche "always wanted to be a doctor" type kid, but during college, I faced some internal battles and a loss of purpose-- "Did I really want to be a doctor? Or was it just other people convincing me that it was what I should do?" Regardless of what the reason is, I messed up big time. Ironically, these series of bad decisions stemming from uncertainty towards becoming a doctor somehow ended up leading me right back here. I want to get involved in the healthcare profession and try going for med school, this time because I genuinely think this is what I'm good at and it's what I want- for my own interests, my own passions, my own future.
In spite of my background, I was able to find a new university that accepted me, for which I am eternally grateful. Now I am enjoying my classes, I'm getting straight As and I genuinely enjoy the process of understanding new material, befriending my professors, and all the school related stuff. It's just a shame that I wasn't able to be like this from the very start of college.
So I know that the healthcare field is huge on moral character. Regardless of the fact that I was never charged with any crimes, my university expulsion is undoubtedly going to be heavily scrutinized by the adcoms, and the actions leading up to my expulsion are the very definition of moral turpitude.
Of course, I am fighting like hell to prove that I am not the same person as I am before. I am grinding MCAT with the goal of at least a 525, I need to maintain straight As until the end of college, and I need LORs from my professors that are nothing short of spectacular. I'm volunteering as much as my schedule and energy can possibly handle. I ask those who may have seen someone in my situation, who were in this situation themselves, what ended up happening? Insights from anyone will be greatly appreciated, whether or not you have an anecdote related to this situation.
Current GPA 2.8, should be around 3.15-3.2 after strong upward trend and straight As for the rest of my time at college.
TL;DR: Got expelled for theft from university. Trying hard to prove that I've changed. Do I still have a chance at med school?
But anyways I'll get straight to the point. So a few years ago I was an idiot and got myself expelled for theft. At the time my grades were horrible, I felt like I was having no fun in my classes, and I had no friends. In low periods of life people tend to make bad decisions. Some turn to drugs, some become abusive, some are smarter and work through their struggles without self-destructive behavior. I turned to crime. I had a little group of people who did it with me. I liked it, I was good at it, and I felt respected by my group of cronies. It was a messed up period of my life. I'm only lucky I didn't end up with any criminal record.
Since I got expelled I've reevaluated everything about my life and my identity. As a kid I was the cliche "always wanted to be a doctor" type kid, but during college, I faced some internal battles and a loss of purpose-- "Did I really want to be a doctor? Or was it just other people convincing me that it was what I should do?" Regardless of what the reason is, I messed up big time. Ironically, these series of bad decisions stemming from uncertainty towards becoming a doctor somehow ended up leading me right back here. I want to get involved in the healthcare profession and try going for med school, this time because I genuinely think this is what I'm good at and it's what I want- for my own interests, my own passions, my own future.
In spite of my background, I was able to find a new university that accepted me, for which I am eternally grateful. Now I am enjoying my classes, I'm getting straight As and I genuinely enjoy the process of understanding new material, befriending my professors, and all the school related stuff. It's just a shame that I wasn't able to be like this from the very start of college.
So I know that the healthcare field is huge on moral character. Regardless of the fact that I was never charged with any crimes, my university expulsion is undoubtedly going to be heavily scrutinized by the adcoms, and the actions leading up to my expulsion are the very definition of moral turpitude.
Of course, I am fighting like hell to prove that I am not the same person as I am before. I am grinding MCAT with the goal of at least a 525, I need to maintain straight As until the end of college, and I need LORs from my professors that are nothing short of spectacular. I'm volunteering as much as my schedule and energy can possibly handle. I ask those who may have seen someone in my situation, who were in this situation themselves, what ended up happening? Insights from anyone will be greatly appreciated, whether or not you have an anecdote related to this situation.
Current GPA 2.8, should be around 3.15-3.2 after strong upward trend and straight As for the rest of my time at college.
TL;DR: Got expelled for theft from university. Trying hard to prove that I've changed. Do I still have a chance at med school?
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