Criminal Background Question on app

luvthat48
Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:22:22 +0000

eastcoastcrazy- I am not missing the point they are making. If you would read my full posts you would note that one minute we want to put his full record on the app and the next we want to listen to the admission counselor and not put it on there (depending on what we find on his record). As as said earlier today, we go back and forth on what we should do. That is why I posted here to begin with…we don’t know what to do!!

Many people here advised to call the college, which his GC did and they told us not to list the DWI charge if it was expunged. They also said we did not need to list the misdemeanor as the app specifically states not to list it since it is a traffic offense. I don’t know who to believe at this point. UGH!!

I can also tell you with 100% certainty that my child will never want to be a lawyer or doctor. Just way too much work involved with that and I know my child very well. He will flat out tell you he does not want to go to school forever (and plus we/he cannot afford it). Employment…that is another story none of us know for sure where we will be in 5, 10, 15 years with our jobs. Job security is not what it used to be. I know the misdemeanor can cause problems with potential jobs not to mention the DWI charge if it remains out there in cyberspace. I do know my employer only does background checks 10 years back. So at some point maybe it will no longer show up - we can only hope!!

He has become very discouraged and fears he will never get into one of his favorites if he puts it on there. It hurts to see him work so hard and still have to struggle over this. He has no clue (even as much as I tell him) that this will effect him forever. He has already gone way above and beyond to make amends for the damage he caused. He has made major changes in himself and I want to see him rewarded at some point.

Thanks for all of your input, we are going to have to make a big decision in a few weeks and I hope we make the right one.