Arrested and rehab.

vesper
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:23:59 +0000

Tonight I was arrested for possession of paraphernalia, possession of narcotics, possession of alcohol by a minor, driving under the influence (not alcohol) and refusal to take a drug test. My court date is Tuesday and I’m not sure what will come of this. I’m not worried about having my license taken away, being on probation, or having to do community service but am I worried about how this will affect my chances at getting into a college.

I have a 5.5/6.0 GPA (straight A’s, my school uses a weird system), I’m a Junior, and I take all honors and two AP classes. I scored a 1300 on my SATs the first time and have yet to take the time, but with preperation I hope to break 1400. I am also a member of National Honors Society for my school. This is my first offense and I guarantee it will be the last, but the police officers gave me the impression that this will greatly impact my chance at going to any respectable college. One officer told me that the admissions officer would toss out my application after seeing the check in the “yes” box for the “have you ever been arrested” question. After reading this thread, my impression is that it’s alright if you make a mistake as long as you learn from it (which I certainly have), but I can’t help but wonder if this one night will hurt me a lot down the road.

If it matters at all, it wasn’t even my weed, so I don’t think I’ll be convicted of the possession charge, but obviously this doesn’t make up for all of the other charges.