Medical Should I worry about IA for having a pet hamster?

[gutonc]

Hi, so I live in campus housing which doesn’t allow pets unless medically necessary. My roommate told me she was approved to get an Emotional Support Animal, so we got a hamster together. She never actually applied for an ESA, so when a RA saw the hamster they wrote us up. I had a conduct hearing and was found guilty of violating the housing pet policy and received a written warning. I know the IA is relatively minor, but how severely will this impact my application? I also don’t know if mentioning my roommate is helpful or only comes off as blaming them and it would be better to just focus on taking accountability for my role the situation. I’m planning on applying next year and have otherwise good stats/extracurriculars with no other conduct issues.

I can't comment on how severe this will be (probably not very), but if I was reviewing your app and saw this on your record, I'd laugh my a$$ off at how uptight your school was.

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[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Me too. I go to the military school and I doubt even we would hold that against you. Just tell the story, but don’t come across like you’re blaming the school or the roommate.

 

[Goro]

if I was reviewing your app and saw this on your record, I'd laugh my a$$ off at how uptight your school was.

Ditto!!!!

This won't even be a blip

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

A hamster counts as a pet?!

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Just tell the truth. Don't be so gullible the next time without knowing the rules.

 

[TheBoneDoctah]

Tell the truth. You will be fine.

 

[tantacles]

I don't think anyone will care about this.

 

[MusicDOc124]

If I could have all applicants bring their pets to the interviews, I would have that done.

If I saw that, I wouldn't think twice, and it would not take away from anything of the app.