<p>Hey everyone,</p>
<p>This may be a really paranoid question but I’m wondering if my college has the power/ability to rescind my admission even though I’m currently attending the university. </p>
<p>The story is that I was suspended in high school but me and my school didn’t report the suspension because from what I heard it was “cleared off the record” so there was no need to report it. However, I was browsing the forums and according to some people colleges still wanted it reported even if it was expunged/removed from the record. </p>
<p>If my college were to find out some random way could they kick me off campus? (They did ask the question “have you ever been suspended / dismissed” on the common app back when I applied and I said “no”–believing that a cleared/expunged suspension didn’t have to be reported)</p>
<p>The usual, quit asking here and go to admissions really won’t work here. I’m assuming you are a first year (or just finishing your first year).
My thought is that you answered to the best of your ability in the manner in which you thought you were supposed to. An agreement was reached with your guidance office. There was no discussion regarding your responsibility to disclose this, so you assumed you were not supposed to. It appears that even if you were incorrect (which I believe you were technically), you acted in good faith. The larger question is what should you do now? Another way to look at this is how long are you comfortable having this hang over your head? If you are told it is not imperative that you talk to someone at the university can you make peace with this and move on?</p>
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Yes, they could, if it turned out to be mis-representation on your part. Furthermore even if you graduate and they find some mis-representation that they consider serious enough (for example, submitting forged transcripts for classes you took in HS, forged letters of rec, etc) they can revoke your diploma. </p>
<p>However when your school said it was cleared off your record, that probably is what happened. Typically suspensions would be noted in the final transcript the HS sends, and since you didn’t get rescinded the summer after you graduated HS when they got the transcript you are probably ok. If it would set your mind at ease you could call your old HS and ask if they would have reported suspensions on the final transcript.</p>
<p>I agree, you should notify the school though if it’s cleared off your records then maybe you do not have to.</p>
<p>Thank you all for your input. </p>
<p>@mikemac: I did contact my school and request an unofficial copy of my transcript and the suspension was not on it. </p>
<p>All in all, what do you guys suggest I do? Just not worry about it?</p>
<p>And in the event that I do graduate am I in any danger of getting the degree rescinded for something this trivial?</p>
<p>Well I myself is curious of what the suspension is for? If your clueless on what you want to do have your counselor review your school policy ( exactly what school will you be attending) and have them guide you.</p>
<p>the suspension was for exploiting a vulnerability in the school network to load a multiplayer game onto the school network and better drivers to make games run faster…several people were involved (7-10)…the exchange was that we showed the school how to improve the security holes and after a year it’d be cleared off the record…</p>
<p>**and in case you didn’t catch it I’ve already matriculated…</p>
<p>It would be nice if your school had put in writing that the suspension would be expunged. If they didn’t, you could always write a letter/email to your old counselor and ask her/him to confirm it was expunged from your record when you did the remedial work to shore up the security. The problem is this risks waking sleeping dogs; your counselor knows where you go to college, and could slap her/himself in the head and say “gee, we never told college X about that suspension!” Which would not be good. </p>
<p>So if it is your understanding it was expunged, then it never happened. Of course if your college somehow <em>does</em> find out and you can’t find anyone at your old HS that remembers the deal, you could be screwed. </p>
<p>So for now, I’d suggest a simple phone call to your HS, no name given, asking if suspensions <em>would</em> be reported on the transcript. If so, you’re done, since it wasn’t – clearly the school expunged it as agreed.</p>
<p>If it was off your record, how would your college prove you were suspended? All they would have would be word of mouth.</p>
<p>@mickemac: what do you mean by <em>would</em>? My old HS didn’t report any suspensions on transcripts…it would be up to the guidance counselor to report it when faced w/ the question…and apparently my counselor did not report it and neither did I believing it was unnecessary to…</p>
<p>@TheAscendancy: If maybe they heard of it some way…such as word of mouth…then called the school and asked specifically about it the school might acknowledge it…</p>
<p>by the way…let’s say I graduate…is something like this too trivial to REVOKE a degree for?</p>
<p>Clearly you are in a panic about this. You need to find someone who can give you a clear yes or no answer for your own particular case.</p>
<p>Which means that you are going to have to talk to someone at your college/university about it. Painful, yes, but you will get your clear yes/no answer and will be able to get on with your life.</p>
<p>Wishing you all the best.</p>
<p>If your school cleared you off, there’s no problem but sometimes, the universities will know it soon before you graduated. Good luck</p>
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Actually you’ve answered the question. At some schools, your transcript is a complete record including not only HS classes and grades but any disciplinary issues, other classes you may have taken at a CC, etc.</p>
<p>@mikemac: so how do I get access to the full thing? and if I was confused about this will my college really screw me over?</p>
<p>Btw if any college admission ppls are on this forum plz contribute to this discussion!</p>