Be honest, no matter what, that is important.
Departments know that college is a drinking stage of life for a lot of people. Let me give you an example of a kid I went to college with:
This kid was in a frat since Freshman year, never got caught drinking or anything that would put him into danger pursuing LE. Senior year he and his brothers threw a HUGE Halloween party. Cops showed up and arrested all the brothers and put over 450kids into PC. The dean of the school had to come and bail everyone out. A week later he had a polygraph for CSP, he failed. But 1.5 years later he was hired by a local city.
Put time between you and your drinking and you'll get hired. The case I just spoke of is extreme, and honestly I don't know how he got the job, but he did...and you will too.
Remember, be honest and give it time. You'll be fine.
Departments know that college is a drinking stage of life for a lot of people. Let me give you an example of a kid I went to college with:
This kid was in a frat since Freshman year, never got caught drinking or anything that would put him into danger pursuing LE. Senior year he and his brothers threw a HUGE Halloween party. Cops showed up and arrested all the brothers and put over 450kids into PC. The dean of the school had to come and bail everyone out. A week later he had a polygraph for CSP, he failed. But 1.5 years later he was hired by a local city.
Put time between you and your drinking and you'll get hired. The case I just spoke of is extreme, and honestly I don't know how he got the job, but he did...and you will too.
Remember, be honest and give it time. You'll be fine.
