Today I got an 1-day in-school suspension - the first time I’ve ever gotten a disciplinary infraction, about half a month after I submitted my application. I’ve had no suspensions before, not even a lunch detention, and the reason was because I was one of many tangled up in a rumor that had been going around. I really regret what I did, but I know that my school puts ISSs on the attendance record, and knowing that BSs request records at the end of the year, I really want to know what’ll happen. Will I get my admission revoked because of this?
I don’t think you have anything to worry about. However, some schools may ask for an explanation of what exactly transpired. As long as it is not something egregious you should be fine.
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I think you’re fine unless you did something truly hateful, which usually would warrant out of school suspension. So you should be okay.
At a large public school it might be a small blip on a record. A private school might call admissions regarding serious disciplinary matters. Only you or perhaps your family can judge how serious the matter was. Either way I wouldn’t worry about it until admissions come out because it doesn’t matter until then. There are a lot of kids struggling with mental health generally and the nasty, bullying culture that has arisen alongside social media. Schools do not want this. If online culture/bullying was part of this and you think you are a serious BS candidate you would be wise to take some performative action now so you can explain it later. “I was really ashamed of my behavior and that night I deleted my Instagram account. I printed out a list of my contacts so I could connect people when I felt like I had better control.”
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I second this completely. There’s nothing you can do about what’s already happened or how admissions might view it. No point in panicking either. All you can do is try your best so that if admissions does ask you to explain the situation (which they do in the application process so I assume you’ll more often than not get the chance to explain yourself) you can tell them what you learnt from the experience and what measures you’ve taken to improve.
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