Disclosure requirements -- Vary by school? Forum

[DukeHopeful]

Ok, so some schools that I'm applying to ask specifically if you have ever been charged with a crime other than minor traffic violations, while some ask only if you have ever been convicted. To me, it seems like dropped charges are unnecessary for the latter question, where it never even went to court. I have read where many have said though that not disclosing can hurt for the bar C&F. It's not really dishonest to not disclose information that isn't asked for, right?

[sarlis]

Ok, so some schools that I'm applying to ask specifically if you have ever been charged with a crime other than minor traffic violations, while some ask only if you have ever been convicted. To me, it seems like dropped charges are unnecessary for the latter question, where it never even went to court. I have read where many have said though that not disclosing can hurt for the bar C&F. It's not really dishonest to not disclose information that isn't asked for, right?

The response I got when posting a similar C&F question was that you can always call the schools anonymously and ask.

[vanwinkle]

Ok, so some schools that I'm applying to ask specifically if you have ever been charged with a crime other than minor traffic violations, while some ask only if you have ever been convicted. To me, it seems like dropped charges are unnecessary for the latter question, where it never even went to court. I have read where many have said though that not disclosing can hurt for the bar C&F. It's not really dishonest to not disclose information that isn't asked for, right?

The response I got when posting a similar C&F question was that you can always call the schools anonymously and ask.

+1

[DukeHopeful]

I will add that to my to-do list for tomorrow then. Thanks

[Anonymous Loser]

We are just about to the point here where we need a separate forum for C&F freakout threads: there's like 4 new ones a day now.

Can anyone out there provide some sort of concrete evidence of an applicant who was denied admission to the bar of any state due to failing to disclose a traffic citation or whatever on his or her law school application as the result of a reasonable belief that such information was not required? Anecdotal evidence won't cut it, nor will the usual conclusory TLS post with no support: I'd love to see a reported case, Bar Examiner's Board Hearing decision, or Bar Association Opinion Letter that provides an example of someone who was denied admission to the bar simply because they, without ill-intent, omitted a traffic citation from their law school application.