RainSunStars

Thanks for the reply anese and docstudent! docstudent: so you think I should still explain even if my situation doesn't count as "disciplined?" I've been told by other people that a solitary F doesn't really matter on a trascript. When I applied for my master's degree I never mentioned it and everything went fine. The only reason I thought of talking about it is because the application directly asked me, but if my situation doesn't count I was planning just not to mention it. Is this wrong? Thanks again!

Without going into details, my freshman year of college I was swept up in a situation (in a GE class) where my class was chosen to be made an "example" and the majority of students were given an F for the course. Being an ignorant 18 year old I accepted what happened without looking into my rights (appeal, protest, asking what this will do to my record, or if it's even on my record), retook the course, and got an A. I never discussed the incident again, nor did anyone else in my academic career bring it up, and I graduated magna cum laude from my university. Now I'm applying to Ph.D. programs. On one of my applications it asks me to disclose any instance where I was expelled, put on probabtion, suspended, or disciplined by any post secondary school. Does my situation count as "disciplined?" I wasn't put on probabtion, suspended, or expelled (obviously); all I received was the F. I don't even know if this is in my "file," but if it is can other schools find out? I know there are rules about failing to disclose information, and I don't want this to haunt me later should I get in. Still, I fear talking about it will hurt my chances, especially as the situation was so murky and I have no wish to speak ill of anyone involved as they are related to my old university. What should I do? I don't think it's fair that one incident should ruin my future when I have never been involved in anything similar again and my the rest of my record is stellar. Does this count as "disciplined?" Thanks!