Will 6th Grade Detention Affect College Admission?

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<p>Question:I am in 6th grade and am a straight “A” student. I do not get in any trouble and my classmates think I am the nicest kid in the grade. However, I had one bad day and a kid stole my lunch and I got carried away and threw it at him. I got a […]</p>

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<p>No. Colleges don’t care about middle school, as long as you don’t kill someone, your fine.</p>

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<p>They wont even care if you get detention in high school. It doesn’t show up on your permanent record, for most schools.</p>

<p>ETA: You’re waay too young to really be concerned with college admissions now, in my opinion. Plenty of time for that in high school =]</p>

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<p>No they won’t care colleges don’t look at middle school</p>

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<p>No, don’t worry about it.</p>

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<p>Why are you reading COLLEGE Confidential in 6th grade ? WAAAAY too early !</p>

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<p>Yes, they will…if you haven’t figured that out haha…jk</p>