<p>I’ve been searching around trying to find my own answer to this question, but I’m coming up with about 50-50 results. Maybe someone can help me here.</p>
<p>Basically, I was expelled from College #1. Anticipating this, I applied to College #2 and was accepted - I had not been actually expelled yet, but expected it, so I was able to truthfully say I had not been expelled, and I presume at the time, the transcripts did not yet reflect that. Question A: Is this bad? I technically told the truth, but does College #2 expect an update that now I’m officially expelled?</p>
<p>Since the semester was coming up too fast at College #2, I attended a Community College in between. This Community College screwed up some paperwork and now will not send my transcripts for the classes I took there to College #2 until they see an official transcript from College #1 (which I never ordered since I was just taking classes temporarily at the Comm. College).</p>
<p>I am worried that now ordering transcripts from College #1 will document that I was expelled. Question B: Do colleges put that you were expelled on the transcripts? I’m reading online that it’s about half-and-half…some do, and some don’t. Any personal experiences?</p>
<p>Additionally, I’m worried that then this Comm. College will pass that expulsion along to College #2 even though I was already accepted there - I don’t want the Comm. College to “update” College #2 and tell them “hey, we got his transcripts from College #1, did you know he was expelled?” or put anything like that on their transcripts they send. Question C: Will a community college I attended in between inform the second college that I was expelled from the first college?</p>
<p>Does anyone else have a personal experience like this, or any advice on what I can do?</p>
<p>Keep in mind as well that your new college may very well check [National</a> Student Clearinghouse](<a href=“http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/]National”>http://www.studentclearinghouse.org/) as well as the transcripts, so even if it’s not shown on there, they might find out about your expulsion anyway. And more likely than not, your college has some sort of policy that says if they later find out about information that would have disqualified you from admission, you’re gonna get the boot. It might be in your best interest to come clean with them. You can even point to your community college experience, show that you’ve begun mending your ways, working hard and keeping your nose clean. Obviously, this depends on what you were expelled for, and on the admissions policy at College 2, but in general I don’t think trying to hide the information from them will end well.</p>
<p>OversizedHat - Actually, College #1 does their transcripts through National Student Clearinghouse. That is who I pay and send an authorization form to and then the transcripts are mailed directly from the school. As for that admissions policy, where would I find it? If they already accepted me months ago (which they did), what are the chances of them randomly deciding to go back and check? Part of me doesn’t want to deceive the system, but the other part of me wants to finish college - and #2 is actually a better school than #1 in terms of what I want to do. And while I’d be more than happy to sit down with a Dean and try and explain my side, I feel like they wouldn’t give me that chance. Heck, I appealed the sanctions at College #1 and was shot down. I just feel that over something silly - and it is - these educators tend to overreact and won’t give me any second chances over one silly mistake that I definitely did learn from - especially considering selectiveness. Why admit someone with even one bump on their record, when they’ve got a line of hundreds of other students with checks in hand that are completely clean?</p>
<p>Happymomof1 - When I did request an official transcript shortly after the expulsion was finalized, it was sent to my house but had a big red stamp that said “Copy of Official Transcript Sent to Student.” I feel they may have altered the version I get to see as opposed to what they send to other colleges. Is this a possibility?</p>