Would Med Schools know about a DRiver's License being suspended?

[Numba1Plumma]

If my license got suspended for getting too many speeding tickets, would med schools find out by the criminal background check they run?

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[TheMightySmiter]

Call the DMV to find out if it's a felony or misdemeanor. If it is, you'll need to report it on AMCAS. If it isn't a felony or misdemeanor, I don't know that they would care. Stop speeding though, dude! Seriously. 😀

 

[senorsquishie]

Ughh spent forever looking for it, but there was an SDNer who lost an acceptance because he didn't report a speeding ticket. As in they were accepted and the school rescinded the acceptance!

 

[V5RED]

Ughh spent forever looking for it, but there was an SDNer who lost an acceptance because he didn't report a speeding ticket. As in they were accepted and the school rescinded the acceptance!

I do not believe this.

Edit: I also will not believe it if I see a thread talking about it. It is very easy to make something like that up.

 

[senorsquishie]

I do not believe this.

Edit: I also will not believe it if I see a thread talking about it. It is very easy to make something like that up.

I didn't believe it either until they posted a picture of the letter.

 

[dummymummy]

Absolutely true, the dude posted the letter, I believe it was from one of the SUNYs. The thread got taken dowwn for whatever reason, but it's nowhere to be found. OP, another way u can be certain is to pay out-of-pocket for a background check on yourself from the AAMC certiphi people. That way you will know for sure what will be reported to schools in case you are accepted. I hope it turns out right, good luck!!!

 

[pfaction]

It got taken down? I would have loved to see it. I didn't know once you get accepted you can be rescinded. That's so harsh.

That dude got rejected from med school for a SINGLE SPEEDING TICKET???

 

[Ride Big Sky]

I know for a fact that some schools require you to report a speeding ticket even if its only a moving violation and not a misdemeanor like in that rescinded acceptance case. UVM for one specifically asks about any tickets you've gotten.

Seriously though, your insurance must be massive. Stop speeding so badly.

 

[cowsgomuon]

It got taken down? I would have loved to see it. I didn't know once you get accepted you can be rescinded. That's so harsh.

That dude got rejected from med school for a SINGLE SPEEDING TICKET???

I think the rejection was because the state he received the ticket in counted it as a misdemeanor, not just a traffic violation. Not reporting a misdemeanor is NOT good. Triple check that any state you have received a ticket does not count it as a misdemeanor before deciding whether to report it to AMCAS.

 

[pfaction]

Wow. I guess I should probably stop going 50 in 30's...or 40's...or 70's in 50's. Was not expecting med schools to be this stringent.

 

[raltima07]

Yup, I believe it was SUNY Upstate. I believed it when I saw the pic too

 

[45408]

I do not believe this.

Edit: I also will not believe it if I see a thread talking about it. It is very easy to make something like that up.

It's a bit harder to forge a letter on med school letter head stating that your acceptance was revoked, but you can continue in your disbelief if you wish.

 

[getdown]

I do not believe this.

Edit: I also will not believe it if I see a thread talking about it. It is very easy to make something like that up.

Yes, I actually saw this letter too and it's for real. Just because you can't believe it doesn't mean it can't ever happen.

 

[raltima07]

I do not believe this.

Edit: I also will not believe it if I see a thread talking about it. It is very easy to make something like that up.

I'm sorry to hear that. You seem like a very skeptical person

 

[NKChemEng]

Along these lines, anything that isn't a civil offense can seriously screw you over?

I've never had any sort of charges, criminal or civil, but just asking out of curiosity so I know for the future 😛

 

[phnerd1105]

Contact the DMV and buy a Certiphi background check to be certain. If it is considered a misdemeanor, it will screw you over if you don't report it. And the letter was real, I saw it as well. I could probably think of a 1000 better things the kid had to do rather than forge a letter for sh*ts and giggles.

 

[raltima07]

Some secondaries ask if you ever appeared in front of a judge, and so lying on that would cause problems for you. That's what happened in the SUNY case, he was caught lying (even though he didn't know).

 

[Seven of Nine]

yeah, that happened. people quoted his post in which he posted a photo of his letter. he couldn't get everyone to remove that post as well as a couple others with sensitive information. i do believe he ended up becoming a donor so he could delete his thread. it was only up for the weekend during his freak-out (the adcom office and his advisors weren't available so he couldn't get immediate advice from them and came here).

there were many a people scurrying back to their certiphi reports to doublecheck their results after having automatically released them.

make sure you just lay everything out on the table. it's hiding something that will get you into trouble, not necessarily the actual record. i would be worried about having a significant number of speeding tickets, especially if you live in certain states... they could be felonies. sure you might close a door or too, but better safe than sorry. most schools are familiar with traffic-related misdemeanors and don't care about them.

 

[TheMightySmiter]

I was nervous about my one and only speeding ticket when I got to the section on AMCAS about misdemeanors. So I looked it up, and according to Virginia law (where I got my ticket), a speeding ticket is a misdemeanor only if you're going more than 80 mph or more than 15 mph over the limit. Otherwise it's a citation. I was ticketed for exactly 80 and exactly 15 over the limit. At the time, I thought the cop was being harsh, but now I realize he was actually doing me a favor. I probably was going over 80, so he basically let me off a reckless driving ticket.

Reading this, though, I think I'll double check by calling the state just to make sure. Acceptance rescinded for a speeding ticket...that's scary!!

 

[phnerd1105]

I was nervous about my one and only speeding ticket when I got to the section on AMCAS about misdemeanors. So I looked it up, and according to Virginia law (where I got my ticket), a speeding ticket is a misdemeanor only if you're going more than 80 mph or more than 15 mph over the limit. Otherwise it's a citation. I was ticketed for exactly 80 and exactly 15 over the limit. At the time, I thought the cop was being harsh, but now I realize he was actually doing me a favor. I probably was going over 80, so he basically let me off a reckless driving ticket.

Reading this, though, I think I'll double check by calling the state just to make sure. Acceptance rescinded for a speeding ticket...that's scary!!

Haha who knew that cops had a conscience?? 🙂

 

[ucbsmd]

At Cincinnati, you are specifically asked about speeding tickets on the secondary. They also require a second background check before matriculation with a different company. Chances are, if you speed enough that you lost your licenses, it will show up.

 

[STAT EKG]

If my license got suspended for getting too many speeding tickets, would med schools find out by the criminal background check they run?

Not saying that this happened, BUT...

sometimes people will post things like this trying to cover themselves when *technically* a more severe crime is on their record, but now it's like a "wreckless driving"

For instance, in my state there is a charge of a "Wet Reckless" that some first offenders with no prior record can get. This entails all of the punishment that a regular DUI/DWI would come with, but with a "Reckless Driving" on your record instead of a "DUI/DWI" i.e... having a suspended license, going to a mandatory alcohol/substance abuse program, getting 90 days suspended in jail for 2 years, paying fines/court costs, etc.

^^^ IF OP falls into a category like this, it may be in your best interest to be completely honest about it because I *guarantee* residencies *will* find out the exact nature of the "suspended license." I genuinely believe there are multiple people who try to masquerade as different criminal scenario when applying to med school, and this isn't a good idea (coming from the dean of admissions who I finally got honest with about this type of thing)

If this has no application to your situation at all, sorry for ranting... but I feel like this should be stickied somewhere.

It would suck to take out hundreds of thousands of dollars in loans and then find out you can't get licensed... so trying to finagle around the CBC is silly.

 

[senorsquishie]

My point with the example of the rescinded acceptance was not to scare you, but to inform you of the concequences of lying on you application even if it was an unitentional lie.

Be as open as possible. While bakground checks are great, I say better safe then sorry, and mention it. You won't be imediatly discounted for making a mistake, but honesty does get noticed.

I think you will be fine when it comes time to apply. Out of curiousity, what state do you hail from? Do you know what a ticket is classified in your home state? Any of these tickets occur outside your home state?

Edit: Didn't look at your location...lol