marathongirl102

Studentnurse, My offense is a misdemeanor, technically it is something like, OWI. That is some valuable advice. I hope to have your luck. Also, I have called the New York Licensing Board of Professional and asked how an application my be affected by this offense and was told that it isn't a major concern. The state draws the line at felonies and child abuse. I imagine that employers will not share the same flippant attitude towards my offense, but I will have to dealt with that later. I can't get ahold of any person in Pennsylvania. The line hangs up on me after telling me that my call is important. The office isn't even in Philadelphia! I sent an e-mail and will post their reply (should it ever come).

In 2007, I made the major mistake of drinking and driving. I have a misdemeanor on my record. I am intending to apply for post bac BSN programs on the east coast. I live in the Midwest. Since my incident, aside from total compliance with court mandated programs and NEVER DRINKING since, I do have a good deal of volunteer work under my belt (not court mandated). I have a bacclaurate GPA of 3.6 and prereq GPA of 4.0. Drinking and driving was undoubtably the worst decision in my life. My question is: How do I approach this horrible mistake in the application process? Is there a portion on the applications that specify divulgence of misdemeanors? Should I include an essay on my mistake? How could this potientially affect my acceptance into these programs? I am posting this because the other threads addressing similar mistakes were made in the much farther past than mine. I am in my late 20's. Thankyouthankyouthankyou for any advice.