Institutional Action Description

[KGJDMD]

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I was subject to institutional action first semester freshman year. I transferred from that school after that semester (probably irrelevant). My question is how to write about the incident on the application? I contacted the university and the specific thing that they said is on my record is "responsible for an intoxication and a failure to comply". What exactly happened: I was intoxicated and helping my very intoxicated room mate walk home (he couldn't actually walk on his own). A police officer approached and immediately grabbed my room mate and threw him on the ground. I panicked and took off running. I got a few blocks away and another officer started pursuing me and I stopped and put my hands up and complied and was very apologetic from there. The misdemeanors were expunged from my record. I believe that I will have to say the "failure to comply" part on my application. I don't have to report the misdemeanors. Should I explain the incident as it happened and talk about how I learned from it? Not tell exactly what I did, just say whats on my record and how I learned from it? Be concise or use as much space as I need to explain myself and give all the details? Anyone have any examples of how they explained something like this?

 

[Goro]

Explain it, and own the transgression. You'll have space for it on your app. Secondaries are usually more specific in asking, even it the primary isn't.

I was subject to institutional action first semester freshman year. I transferred from that school after that semester (probably irrelevant). My question is how to write about the incident on the application? I contacted the university and the specific thing that they said is on my record is "responsible for an intoxication and a failure to comply". What exactly happened: I was intoxicated and helping my very intoxicated room mate walk home (he couldn't actually walk on his own). A police officer approached and immediately grabbed my room mate and threw him on the ground. I panicked and took off running. I got a few blocks away and another officer started pursuing me and I stopped and put my hands up and complied and was very apologetic from there. The misdemeanors were expunged from my record. I believe that I will have to say the "failure to comply" part on my application. I don't have to report the misdemeanors. Should I explain the incident as it happened and talk about how I learned from it? Not tell exactly what I did, just say whats on my record and how I learned from it? Be concise or use as much space as I need to explain myself and give all the details? Anyone have any examples of how they explained something like this?

 

[KGJDMD]

So should I actually give the full story/scenario? Explain what I was doing, what led me to run, why I stopped running, everything? Or just say it as simply as possible, along the lines of (with better phrasing) - "I was intoxicated underage, I panicked and ran from the police officer, realized my mistake and stopped. I cooperated from that point on." Then say what I learned etc.

 

[V5RED]

I was subject to institutional action first semester freshman year. I transferred from that school after that semester (probably irrelevant). My question is how to write about the incident on the application? I contacted the university and the specific thing that they said is on my record is "responsible for an intoxication and a failure to comply". What exactly happened: I was intoxicated and helping my very intoxicated room mate walk home (he couldn't actually walk on his own). A police officer approached and immediately grabbed my room mate and threw him on the ground. I panicked and took off running. I got a few blocks away and another officer started pursuing me and I stopped and put my hands up and complied and was very apologetic from there. The misdemeanors were expunged from my record. I believe that I will have to say the "failure to comply" part on my application. I don't have to report the misdemeanors. Should I explain the incident as it happened and talk about how I learned from it? Not tell exactly what I did, just say whats on my record and how I learned from it? Be concise or use as much space as I need to explain myself and give all the details? Anyone have any examples of how they explained something like this?

You still need to report the expunged misdemeanors.
"You must answer this question in the application: Have you ever been convicted of, or
pleaded guilty or no contest to, a Misdemeanor crime, excluding 1) any offense for which
you were adjudicated as a juvenile, 2) any convictions which have been expunged or
sealed by a court, or 3) any misdemeanor convictions for which any probation has been
completed and the case dismissed by the court (in states where applicable)? "
https://www.aamc.org/students/download/182162/data/amcas_instruction_manual.pdf

 

[KGJDMD]

"You must answer this question in the application: Have you ever been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, a Misdemeanor crime, excluding 1) any offense for which you were adjudicated as a juvenile, 2) any convictions which have been expunged or sealed by a court, or 3) any misdemeanor convictions for which any probation has been completed and the case dismissed by the court (in states where applicable)? "

No I don't.

 

[tmn]

So should I actually give the full story/scenario? Explain what I was doing, what led me to run, why I stopped running, everything? Or just say it as simply as possible, along the lines of (with better phrasing) - "I was intoxicated underage, I panicked and ran from the police officer, realized my mistake and stopped. I cooperated from that point on." Then say what I learned etc.

In my opinion, saying it planely and stating the facts makes it seem like you aren't trying to make excuses.

 

[V5RED]

"You must answer this question in the application: Have you ever been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, a Misdemeanor crime, excluding 1) any offense for which you were adjudicated as a juvenile, 2) any convictions which have been expunged or sealed by a court, or 3) any misdemeanor convictions for which any probation has been completed and the case dismissed by the court (in states where applicable)? "

No I don't.

You are correct, I misread it.

 

[gyngyn]

You are correct, I misread it.

Secondaries often ask the same question but do not exclude juvenile or expunged records.

 

[KGJDMD]

Secondaries often ask the same question but do not exclude juvenile or expunged records.

Maybe they don't explicitly say the exclusion, but I think it's rare to legally be obligated to disclose an expunged record... then again, they aren't legally obligated to accept me, and they can legally run a background check... I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

 

[gyngyn]

Maybe they don't explicitly say the exclusion, but I think it's rare to legally be obligated to disclose an expunged record... then again, they aren't legally obligated to accept me, and they can legally run a background check... I guess I'll cross that bridge when I come to it.

We ask because physicians are held to a much higher standard of behavior and hospitals can refuse to grant access to students depending on the nature of the offense. Hospitals affiliated with the government do their own background checks in which expunged records do appear. If we don't know about the charges we can't prepare for the delay in privileges