"Institutional Action" question

[15brosam]

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Hi all,

I am feeling pretty foolish as I just realized that I misunderstood what an "Institutional Action" is. I had a very minor conduct violation freshman year that did not result in any punishments. I escorted my intoxicated roommate back to the dorm room, yet I myself wasn't intoxicated but I got dinged for not calling an RA. Thinking that an IA meant any sort of conduct violation, I marked "Yes" on the AMCAS Institutional Action section and discussed my incident. Do you think that this will require further clarifications to medical school via an update or email? I neglected to mention in my IA description that there were no punishments, just a little charge on my record.

 

[Goro]

Yes. Contact the admissions deans ASAP.

 

[15brosam]

This was on my AMCAS, so do I need to contact the admissions dean for each school that I applied to?

 

[ChrisMack390]

Assuming you didn't write a really stupid explanation of this on AMCAS, I think the effect will be so minor that I'm not sure I'd go through the trouble of contacting every school to tell them you didn't really get an IA.

 

[AccessoryNavicular]

I would write each individual admissions committee a letter to be added to your file by email. Make sure you include all details as described and this time don't omit that you weren't subject to any sort of punishment!


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[DokterMom]

In case you're wondering, almost everyone above is kidding... Do NOT contact anyone. Depending on what you mean by "got dinged", you may actually have a 'technical' IA. But it's so tiny that no one will care. NO ONE. Leave this alone and don't go neurotic --

 

[prettylittlebird]

Is this "ding" on your actual record at school? As in, if you call your undergraduate institution and ask them will they have something on file? If not, you can get it removed from your AMCAS but it's a pain in the butt. I had a friend in the exact same situation who was able to get it taken off. Feel free to PM me if you have any specific questions about how he took care of it.