I am currently halfway through my junior year as an undergrad. At the end of the fall semester, I spent a night drinking (underage) and essentially that night ended in me being hospitalized. The residence hall authorities felt it was necessary although I did not have my stomach pumped or anything.
Prior to this incident, I already had three other incidences on my record, all of which involved an RA searching the dorm room and finding alcohol as a result of a noise complaint.
Before the hospitalization, I thought my track record was not much to worry about since I assumed medical school admissions are well aware of undergraduate drinking. My junior year I moved out of the dorms so I assumed I wouldn't have any other issues with residence life. I was obviously wrong, and my drinking the night I got hospitalized was out of hand.
As a sanction, the Office of Student Conduct gave me a semester of disciplinary probation. I already know that I need to disclose that information in my applications and I have no intention of trying to avoid the topic. It has had a huge impact on my life already. That night is the last night I ever had any alcohol and I intend to keep it that way.
That being said, my goal at this point is to move forward. I realize that my age is not on my side. If this sort of thing had happened when I was a freshman, I could chalk it up to being young and new to college and stupid. But as a junior, I should already know better.
I don't have much time to prove that I am changing my ways but I want to do everything I can with the time that I have.
With all of this in mind, assuming my academic statistics are above average, what are my chances? What can I do to improve my chances even with this blemish on my record?
Prior to this incident, I already had three other incidences on my record, all of which involved an RA searching the dorm room and finding alcohol as a result of a noise complaint.
Before the hospitalization, I thought my track record was not much to worry about since I assumed medical school admissions are well aware of undergraduate drinking. My junior year I moved out of the dorms so I assumed I wouldn't have any other issues with residence life. I was obviously wrong, and my drinking the night I got hospitalized was out of hand.
As a sanction, the Office of Student Conduct gave me a semester of disciplinary probation. I already know that I need to disclose that information in my applications and I have no intention of trying to avoid the topic. It has had a huge impact on my life already. That night is the last night I ever had any alcohol and I intend to keep it that way.
That being said, my goal at this point is to move forward. I realize that my age is not on my side. If this sort of thing had happened when I was a freshman, I could chalk it up to being young and new to college and stupid. But as a junior, I should already know better.
I don't have much time to prove that I am changing my ways but I want to do everything I can with the time that I have.
With all of this in mind, assuming my academic statistics are above average, what are my chances? What can I do to improve my chances even with this blemish on my record?
