How much does two disciplinary actions count against you for a competitive school such as UMich?

Devs2022
Tue, 18 Aug 2020 03:19:28 +0000

Unfortunately having disciplinary action can count against you. The salutatorian from my school a few years ago was a very capable student who received a suspension for being in the wrong place at the wrong time and while we all expected him to go to an ivy tier school, he ended up at a much less competitive school (though he is doing great now). While I highly doubt any college would reject you purely on the basis of a suspension, having 2 can definitely make them pause. Since it was 2 years ago and you have an amazing application since, strong recommendations that reinforce the fact that you are a good person and dedicated student will more than make up for it. Honestly, I would be less worried about suspensions (nothing you can do about that) and more worried on making sure that your guidance counselor knows you (if they don’t know anything about you and just see the suspensions when reading their records about you, you might get a less than stellar recommendation). One other thing is that the interview is a lot about seeing that you would fit, so try and have a good interview as well. In your spot, I definitely would apply to umich and other competitive schools and I think you have a pretty good chance at getting into some.