Supplemental Question

[Prepharm0425]

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One of the school I am applying to is asking me this question

"Have you ever been expelled, dismissed, suspended, placed on probation, or otherwise subject to any disciplinary sanction by any school, college, or university?"

I was placed on academic probation after my first semester in college due to having a GPA below a 2.0. I had to attend a mandatory meeting with a counselor. Is this something I should mention, or is the question asking me to only mention a case in which I was put on probation due to academic dishonesty like cheating or plagiarism or something like that?

 

[Kwiz]

The question asks if you've ever been on academic probation. You have, so don't make it worse on yourself and try to cover it up. Mention it, put a positive spin on it.

 

[PharmGuy860]

The question asks if you've ever been on academic probation. You have, so don't make it worse on yourself and try to cover it up. Mention it, put a positive spin on it.

Yup, I agree with the positive spin part. You can talk about how you turned things around by fixing what you were doing wrong. All schools love an upward trend 😀.