During my juvenile years, I was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, which occurred during my junior year in high school in 2008. I plead no contest to this misdemeanor and I was subsequently enrolled into the DUI Diversion Program. For 12 months, which included a significant majority of my freshmen year at Loyola Marymount University: I completed monthly drug tests, a traffic instructional course, community service hours, and attended monthly meetings with a juvenile counselor and group. After completion of the program, my records were sealed, I was adjudicated, and I was not convicted of the misdemeanor offense; this is why I marked "No" on the AMCAS application. Since then, my record has been spotless and this instance
