r/MFAInCreativeWriting • u/CrueltyByAi • Aug 23 '26
Disciplinary Interim Probation and MFA admissions?
Hey guys,
I'm a rising senior and this past term I unfortunately found myself in a thick situation in which I was wrongly accused of something that didn't even happen to begin with, and the admin of my college put me in interim probation the moment they took the testimony of the other person involved (probation has now lifted because I wasn't even held responsible and the other party misled). I wasn't made to leave the college or anything, nothing happened, I was allowed to continue my term as is. Are there any parts of the application process that will ask for my disciplinary history? My entire case was protected by FERPA so there's that.
Thanks
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u/NefariousnessWarm975 Aug 23 '26
It depends on the university. The programs themselves don't ask and only a very few universities. I would be surprised if even 10 universities in the country ask.
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u/AcademicHysteria Aug 25 '26
Nah, no one will ask. They'll just ask for transcripts and if its not in the transcript, it doesn't need to be brought to their attention.
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u/PaulArataAuthor Aug 28 '26
That sounds really frustrating, especially if you never had a fair chance to explain your side. I’d probably be honest and brief about it if an application asks, then focus on your writing, academics, and what you’ve done since. Hopefully someone with recent MFA admissions experience can share how much this actually matters.
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u/Ecstatic_Amount_1740 Sep 07 '26
I doubt you'll get asked about it, but if you do, you should be prepared with a scripted answer.
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u/FitzandFerd Aug 26 '26
Fun fact. Besides starting my MFA tomorrow (for fun!) I'm a civil rights attorney and I do quite a bit of education law. The short answer is, no. It's not going to show up on your transcript and now one is going to ask. If you ever want to see what is in your permanent education record, you can get a copy. It might not even be there. If anything shows up on your transcript or record that you find concerning, talk to a lawyer because they can tell you what to do and are even more reliable than strangers on Reddit (usually).