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Post Acceptance DUI
Started by MedSchoolAdvice20
If u explain yourself...ur acceptance might not get rescinded but yeah I would inform them...
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Call the dean of student affairs and get ready to eat some serious humble pie.
Is this something that I should jump right on and get out in front of or wait until after my court date next month? I'm not getting out of it, but it won't be official until then.
If the school's policy is carved in stone then it won't matter either way, but if it's not then you will want to maximize advocacy on your behalf. Deans of student affairs do not like surprises, but they especially do not like belated surprises. Jumping right out gives the impression that you are taking responsibility for your actions, which is positive. Waiting gives the impression that you are dragging your feet, which is negative. There really isn't much of a choice, IMHO.
Unfortunately, I see this pretty much every year. Without regard to the outcome of the charge, the odds are very high that administration will see it shortly. The sooner you let them know, the better.
I do want to say that what I did was horrible and honestly, inexcusable. I had my reasons, which made sense at the time, but in the grand scheme of things are so trivial in comparison to the lives I put in danger. I made a rash decision that I can't explain - my thinking was impaired, so my rational thought process can't justify or understand it. This is was the worst decision of my life and it's something that I will advocate against in the future, regardless of the outcome of my own situation.
Thank you for the advice. I really appreciate the input. My world got flipped upside down by my own terrible choice and I'm looking for anything that I can do proactively just to keep my mind busy. Thanks again.
Whatever happened to "hypothetically of course"?
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Give the OP a break. It's not easy admitting to such a thing, even on an anonymous forum.
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Best of luck. I think you're doing the right thing by owning up to it and letting the school know.
Just curious. At your school, what is the typical outcome (assuming a guilty verdict?)
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Sardinia
Forced my friend to take a gap year. Went to various college campuses as a designated speaker to tell them this was an awful decision. Got plugged into as many places as possible to advocate against it. Came into next admission cycle with a healthy experience of being an advocate against driving under the influence. His stats on first admission were 3.8 and 38 with all the desirable EC's: research/volunteer. Was wait listed at all locations with the DUI factoring heavily into the decision and ended up getting an acceptance nowhere. Got into almost all applied schools during second cycle of admission after taking initiative to show he remedied the mistake.
A first offense with no one harmed will usually not result in a revocation of acceptance.
He was already accepted, it's now up to the disciplinary board.
Go to your schools website and read their policy on reporting criminal charges before doing anything
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No. They will discover it, they will revoke your admission.
End of story.
Report back OP, tell me if I am wrong!
Uh, well since gyngyn is on an adcom and has experience with the matter I would tend to believe OP isn't dead in the water automatically.
Try to be a bit less of a jerk next time, eh?
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Convicted murderers have been accepted to medical schools. I think gynyn is leaning towards that end of the spectrum.
