Arrests and Suspensions?

M_s_Mom
Thu, 29 Nov 2012 11:16:13 +0000

But I also seriously doubt most schools will hold a single instance of marijuana possession against him if he’s got no other blemishes on his record. Most schools would have to eject half their student bodies if possession were going to be treated as a serious crime.

That doesn’t mean his chances are any better/worse than any other applicant (the usual 1 in 10) and yes, there may be an impact on his eligibility for financial aid. But he shouldn’t not apply somewhere just because of this one incident when he was 15. He just has to acknowledge that he was immature and made a mistake. But why the fixation on ‘ivy league?’ There are many, many schools of comparable excellence that aren’t ‘ivy league’ and many that are better depending on what area you are going into and which school you are talking about.