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Forgot to mention this earlier: GMAT score was 760

public peeing?

must be princeton.

Americans...

You have got to be kidding me.

I genuinely have no idea what to think. I don't mean to come off as ignorant, ego-inflating, or an idiot for asking the question in the first place. Your thoughts and feedback on the issue would much much appreciated! Thank you

I appreciate the gesture, but I don't think I'll need the emails. Thanks a bunch though. The only reason I'm asking is due to the hyper selective nature of T-7 schools to begin with (particularly H/S/W). Applicants are extremely qualified to begin with and don't need a blemish to make things more difficult. (hence my concern)

I think this is a good way to show you are well rounded.

Whats the worst that could happen? You apply, they say no, and you spent whatever amount on app fees. HBS says no to ~8000 people every year. If you get to the interview stage, they aren't going to invite you in to talk about why you pissed on a door while you were in your undergrad.

So for T-7 in general what're your thoughts with regard to this issue. Obviously I will apply to the 5 that I like, and hope for the best

Thanks for the input. I'm just curious as to what I ought to realistically expect from admissions committees

And if anyone knows other people with similar backgrounds, let me know how their results ended up working out. I'm trying to gauge the number of safeties/mid-levels to apply to.

Do any b-school applications even ask about disciplinary action? I was under the impression that only medical schools and law schools did in their dean certification. Also, only your school's disciplinary office has your disciplinary files and legally, they can't disclose it without your consent unless there are extreme circumstances.

Hi AverageJoe, I would have jumped in a few weeks ago when you posted this query, but I've been away from WSO for a few weeks. Sorry!

It sounds to me like it is no big deal. I know you don't want to tell the whole internet what it was that got you in trouble, and happy for you to email me privately, but if it is not racial or have anything to do with violence or cheating, you are probably fine. Most applications have a question like,

Have you ever been warned or placed on academic or disciplinary probation from any post-secondary school, college or university?

If the answer is yes, then you can write about it in the optional essay. Assume that you have to come clean. Will it hurt your chances? Maybe. But the rank of the school has nothing to do with who will be bothered by it. It will have everything to do with the school's own code of conduct and what it deems important.

Make sense? Good luck!

Let me know if you have any other questions, and feel free to visit me on my Q&A thread (link below). I try to respond within the day.

Hey Betsy, do you know what b schools ask about disciplinary probation? Also, what information would the business school see on their end? From what I understand, the b school will not get any information regarding your disciplinary record, unless you give them permission in writing to access your disciplinary files. Even then, I doubt the b schools will be able to see the whole file, but only get a rough sense of what the nature of the violation was.

After being in discussion with my school (through the uncooperative rep on the phone), I found that the incident was made part of my permanent school record but was not considered formal disciplinary action. If it isn't on my academic transcript nor was there any formal disciplinary action (i.e. what the college deems "formal disciplinary action") will this be visible? My school has been pretty slow with getting back to me.