Expelled from college...what now?

NorthernMom61
Mon, 30 Nov 2015 23:57:02 +0000

@Agorist your confidentiality is protected, as is the confidentiality of anyone else who gets expelled for underaged drinking, fighting or any other infraction that is an expellable offense. So you don’t know what the consequences are for others. It’s unlikely that others like yourself who have been expelled are going to run around and brag about it. Besides, whether or not anyone else gets in trouble or not has no bearing on the fact that you did. And my views about marijuana actually have nothing to do with my recommendations to you. Marijuana and other illegal drug use is clearly against the rules at your school (and I would venture to guess at every college or university in our country), and you broke the rule and got caught.

The fact that no criminal charges were made is to your benefit. You can lament what you have lost as the result of your bad choices, or you can pull up your bootstraps and make healthier choices that are not illegal from this day forward, and repair the damage that you have done. This may actually be a gift to you and your life in disguise.

I understand that recreational drug use is common among college students and though I have no personal experience, it must be quite fun when used in moderation, or people wouldn’t be drawn to it. However, whenever you are using an illegal substance you are doing something ILLEGAL. In that case you are taking your chances and there are consequences for being caught. Further, alcohol and drug use does have away of ruining lives, killing people, and costs our country a great deal of money.

You have asked for advice and received some good ideas already. But, not many adults who post here or in your everyday life are going to tell you that drugs are okay.