Suspended from Target - Need Advice Please

It depends on what you got suspended for tbh man - usually you just have to be honest, but at the end of the day I don't think it should be a big deal. Most banks will give you a written offer first and only do your background check down the line, so you just explain then. They wouldn't rescind your offer just because you have one little issue on your transcript for one semester your freshman year.

Thanks for your advice. Unfortunately, I got suspended for a violence allegation which was falsified, but I don't really want to elaborate on that. Would I or my school be required to disclose the details of the suspension? Or could I just state that I needed to take time off for mental health reasons, etc.?

Has anyone in the past been suspended and gotten through background checks on WSO? How did you guys get through the process? Did they verify your reason for suspension?

If it really wasn't related to academics, I would tell HR, only when asked, that it had nothing to do with academics and that you were asked not to speak about it. You can tell HR that if you are concerned if this was about academics, the school can confirm that this was not the case. This should be good enough.

Say you saw some students harassing someone at the bar and tried to intervene but it escalated out of control. I mean, bar fights happen ALL the time in undergrad. If I were a recruiter and I knew you got into a bar fight 3 years ago that wasn't even serious enough to result in a misdemeanour, I'd just shrug.

This shouldn't even show up on a background check unless it resulted in criminal charges. But if you're innocent I would get a lawyer. You can find pro bono guys that do this shit all the time, and they'll work for free but take basically 100% of the settlement. Seriously, sue the school. Disciplinary committees always think they're big shit until they're getting sued for 1mm, and then they fold because they're all bitch made.

You are not likely to get out with this with the HR figures this out. The best possible way is to look for an internship in your suspended semester, fill it into your resume no matter what and minimize the chance of catching their attention. But I advice you to appeal your case if thats bs at the beginning

I was put on academic probation for royally sucking at my first semester of college, still kind of struggled from there. my suggestion is you start working on your response to the question "what happened there?" If you want to get an MBA, you'll need that real tight. I suggest you be completely honest, volunteering only what you have to, and I think you need to actually learn from whatever mistakes got you in the position where such an accusation could be levelled. That way, when you talk about it, you can genuinely say "I learned a lot from it and came out a better person." if it's genuine, it'll come across and you'll minimize the damage. also, you need to c-c-crush the rest of your academics and have zero incidents of any kind moving forward. best of luck, bud.

DM me, happened to a friend of mine

Alternatively, I could also transfer into NYU CAS or University of Rochester. This would ensure that I have a clean transcript throughout recruiting, and I'm not stupid enough to get into any trouble for the rest of my time at college. I could also just stay at my target school and hope that they will take this off when I graduate. I would still have a leave of absence for this semester though. Which would be the better option?

In my experience, most banks never ask to see your transcript until you've already gotten an offer.

Tell them your school takes a dim view of streaking. Problem solved.

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Will the suspension actually show on your transcript (i.e. will it explicitly state that you were suspended) or will they just see the gap between enrolled semesters?

Are there boutiques or firms that do not check transcripts? Or only call to verify GPA and year attended without even looking at the transcript?

Considering how this is a sexual assault related suspension, could it even get purged from your transcript later? From what I've heard, it's extremely difficult to get a period of suspension removed.

Im at a BB (JPM/BAML/WF) and if I recall correctly, they didn't ask to verify any information when I was a summer analyst. Just a fingerprint and background check for criminal purpose but, nothing regarding academic not even GPA. After joining as a full time, the HR person who validated my information was a contractor. All she ask for was for a diploma, not even transcript. They originally refuse to take my transcript, because it doesn't show that I graduated. According to them, they weren't concern of grades but more importantly whether I graduate. For the record, I transferred to another school during my last semester of junior year, because my GPA was 2.8 and I knew I couldn't get a offer. This was briefly mention on my resume with 1 line, and they didn't care much about it.

There is an MD at GS with a criminal record relating to a bar fight on his U4 (happened prior to his IB career) so not all is lost

I met a guy who was a sales trader at UBS, he was involved in one of those national headline, where his lacrosse team was accused of raping some stripper they hired at a party. He was at Duke I believe and was forced to leave and transfer to a non-target school. He eventually landed a offer in S&T at UBS and didn't seem like there was any issue there. Because, if the HR literally google his name, the news will pop out. His name was later cleared because they couldn't find any DNA evidence I believe. This is 6-7 years ago, I met the guy when I was working as a retail banker servicing his account.

Not too much to add from an HR perspective, but take a deep breath and understand this will all pass. One of my closest friends was at an Ivy league school where a kid died during a hazing incident his freshmen year. He was barely involved and was only at the event where it happened for 15 minutes before leaving to study, but because he was there he was suspended. The criminal charges were dropped, but he fought civil charges for awhile.

He ended up transferring to a non-target and applying as a new student and because he had so many AP credits (maybe something you should consider) he still graduated on-time and has a decent job.

This is a brutual situation, but keep your head up and I promise things will work out one way or another

Thanks for the advice all. I know this thread has been beaten to death by this point but if anyone has any other thoughts I'd be happy to hear them. Also, in light of the coronavirus situation I hope that this time period will be strange enough that an unofficial transcript that does not note my suspension will be overlooked.

Does anyone know any firms which require official transcripts rather than unofficial ones? Also, if I said I was suspended due to underage drinking or marijuana posession would HR call my dean to verify? Thanks again all.

You should visit this website. There are plenty of options for you going forward - don't worry.

Don’t transfer Don’t socially isolate (put a lot of effort into this) Kill it academically (ditto) Apply for everything as usual but don’t be picky Don’t mention it (only HR sees it and they might not care) Have a tight, dumb freshman story about a bar fight, covid, etc and lie with righteousness Spite that bitch

Well think of the firms reputational risk. If you do not elaborate on the issue in interviews, you could get 10/15 years down the line and she mentions something when she sees you're in high finance and brings it up, then you will be truly fucked. Your firm will feel betrayed by you and could bring about serious legal repercussions.

In most cases of sexual assault, people are 'guilty until proven otherwise'. This is a tricky situation for you because people are more likely to side with the girl without even knowing the facts. NEVER spite the girl no matter how terrible she is. I stopped feeling bad for you when it started sounding like locker room talk, which is how I imagine a lot of people will gauge your situation. Be sure to frame your narrative in the most positive way possible. I figure there are ib execs who've been accused of sexual assault. Be sure to consult any family/friends in HR before making any solid decisions, I'm sure you will be able to find out a way out of this.