did a bad check ruin everything?

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'm a 32 year old Marine vet that has been accepted into Chamberlain College of nursing....until the background check revealed a bad check from 5 years ago. I was in between back to back deployments to Iraq and was unaware that I had even bounced a check until today. The school has told me that they are unable to move forward with my registration. I'm obviously freaking out and need a little advice. I plan on taking steps to resolve this issue first thing in the morning, but I'm worried that this one check for probably less than 20 dollars will ruin everything that I've worked for the last two years. Any advice would be greatly appreciated

I'm not even sure I actually did bounce a check. My bank never notified me, my command would have definintely gotten involved if they had known. I haven't changed my cell phone number so it's not like I've been trying to hide. I've never had a problem ordering checks or using them. I've opened accounts at other banks with out a problem. The bank the check would have been written from can not find a record of a bounced check at first glance, but is researching it. In 2005 I was literally in and out of Iraq for most of the year so I wasn't keeping as tight a look on my finances as I normally would. It's literally the first and only time anything like this has happened to me. I think the difference between most "small criminals" and myself is that I did not intend to do this and am taking immediate action to rectify the situation. I realize 5 years later is not immediate, but if I can't fix something I don't know about. I understand it's ultimately my responsibility to know about it, but at the time I was busy packing body armor and cammies into a giant green bag. If I wanted all I had to do was pay the lawyer to have the court dismiss it which apparently is quite common. Instead I have offered to pay restitution to the company that bounced the check, which according to my lawyer is not very common and not even required. I'm not a criminal, I just made a mistake that I'm embarassed of.

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Hi Jmass. I work at Chamberlain, and I'm sorry to hear about this difficulty you've encountered. It sounds like you're on the right track by getting it addressed right away. Once you're able to clear up this issue, please contact the Chamberlain St. Louis admissions team and you should be able to resume the application process. If you have any questions, feel free to be in touch.

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I was able to take care of the issue, and my background check has been cleared. So hopefully my spot is still available and I'll be able to register for the Spring semester as soon as possible.

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Glad to hear that things are turning out for you.

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Specializes in Med/Surg, Telemetry, SICU.

Glad it worked out for you, and thank you for your service! My hubby is in school after serving his time in the Marines, and the GI bill is pretty sweet. Glad your taking advantage of your opportunities. Good luck to you, if you can get through the USMC you can definitely make it through nursing school! :)

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Specializes in ED, OR, SAF, Corrections.

That's great, I'm glad to hear it's resolved. Best of luck to you!

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