addendum for disciplinary action
Posted: Wed Sep 15, 2010 12:49 am
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This description is a little verbose. What about:trudat15 wrote:So I had to check the dreaded "YES" next to disciplinary action. Here's the addendum. Any comments welcome. It is a little vague because it was 8 years ago, and I dont remember that well. Also it's been expunged and the university no longer has anything in my disciplinary record whatsoever, so they couldnt give me more precise info (like the date or anything else that would be helpful).
During the fall semester of my senior year in college, my roommates and I received a noise violation and the Department of Public Safety (DOPS) at our university arrived to ask us to bring to an end to the social gathering at our on-campus apartment. Even as the event was over, we remained loud and DOPS had to return twice more to ask us to keep the noise level down. The third time they came they confiscated all the alcohol present and forced those milling about to leave.
Because DOPS had to return a third time, we were required to attend a hearing for the offense, where we plead guilty and each received a $40 fine and ten hours of community service, which I completed. I accept responsibility for this offense and was never again disciplined for the remainder of my time at XXX University. It has since been expunged from my record.
On the TLS "How to write an effective addendum" page, it says that you should be factual and leave "learning" to more serious violations/crimes. Which is why I tried to keep it to the facts and left it at that.justadude55 wrote:id add more about what you learned from it, but be genuine.
Agreed. Thanks for your input. I may take part of your suggestion, if you dont mind.hijodehombre wrote:
This description is a little verbose.
Not at all. The faster you can convey what you did wrong, the faster you can get to the remorseful crap, imo.trudat15 wrote:On the TLS "How to write an effective addendum" page, it says that you should be factual and leave "learning" to more serious violations/crimes. Which is why I tried to keep it to the facts and left it at that.justadude55 wrote:id add more about what you learned from it, but be genuine.
Agreed. Thanks for your input. I may take part of your suggestion, if you dont mind.hijodehombre wrote:
This description is a little verbose.
Yeah. I wanted to be more specific, but it was 8 years ago and dont remember. Getting in contact with my UG, i'm told my records have been destroyed, per their policy of expunging everything after you graduate.CanadianWolf wrote:It's okay, but law schools may want the specific charges spelled out as your statement refers to both noise & possible alcohol violations.
i doubt it's all expunged. colleges are big businesses. it's hard to imagine they'd erase everything.trudat15 wrote:Yeah. I wanted to be more specific, but it was 8 years ago and dont remember. Getting in contact with my UG, i'm told my records have been destroyed, per their policy of expunging everything after you graduate.CanadianWolf wrote:It's okay, but law schools may want the specific charges spelled out as your statement refers to both noise & possible alcohol violations.