So... I am currently in the application cycle, have received interviews, and just made a beyond stupid decision and got caught with weed/drug paraphernalia and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession and paraphernalia infraction. The other issue with this is that, I got pulled over in a state bordering Colorado so I'm sure schools will see that I was charged in a state other than where I live and see that I was trying to bring weed back home with me from CO, so it's not simply that I had it on me at home, but the fact that I brought some back with me from Colorado.....

Basically I can do a diversion program which will get the charges dropped and will not show up on any criminal background checks and I won't have to answer that I got convicted for any applications.
The main issue with this is the timing, I received it in October, and if I get accepted, background checks will be done sometime in December or soon after I am guessing, and my charges wouldn't be dropped for months after that. So dental schools will see a pending/open case when they do the background check, even though I still will not be convicted, and had this happened say a year or 2 ago, they wouldn't even have a clue about this.
So what do I do??? I mean at the end of the day schools will know about this if they accept me, and I just want to be honest and open about it so I am thinking I will talk to the schools and bring it up myself if I am offered admission... any suggestions?
Also, in terms of my acceptance, could it be rescinded for this? I feel like this is going to look terrible literally being during the interview season and so close to Dec. 1st, plus it's not like I am just a college freshman or something, I just graduated this past spring so even though I am still young, I'm sure it looks bad having graduated. Plus the fact that I went to CO to get it...... But then again, if this happened even earlier this year or further in the past, it would be completely off my record and D schools wouldn't even know about this,


Basically I can do a diversion program which will get the charges dropped and will not show up on any criminal background checks and I won't have to answer that I got convicted for any applications.
The main issue with this is the timing, I received it in October, and if I get accepted, background checks will be done sometime in December or soon after I am guessing, and my charges wouldn't be dropped for months after that. So dental schools will see a pending/open case when they do the background check, even though I still will not be convicted, and had this happened say a year or 2 ago, they wouldn't even have a clue about this.
So what do I do??? I mean at the end of the day schools will know about this if they accept me, and I just want to be honest and open about it so I am thinking I will talk to the schools and bring it up myself if I am offered admission... any suggestions?
Also, in terms of my acceptance, could it be rescinded for this? I feel like this is going to look terrible literally being during the interview season and so close to Dec. 1st, plus it's not like I am just a college freshman or something, I just graduated this past spring so even though I am still young, I'm sure it looks bad having graduated. Plus the fact that I went to CO to get it...... But then again, if this happened even earlier this year or further in the past, it would be completely off my record and D schools wouldn't even know about this,