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Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2011 11:57 pm
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You will definitely need to disclose but I highly doubt it will affect your cycle in any way. FWIW I found out from the dean of students at my UG and an admissions rep at a t-14 that I needed to disclose a warning email I was sent for a minor violation during my freshmen year (no penalty was assessed except "don't do it again") so it would be my guess that you should disclose as well.steven0241 wrote:My freshmen year of college, I was caught drinking a can of beer in my dorm room, and received a Level 1 citation from the school. I had to pay $75 and attend a two hour meeting about the alcohol.
Do I really need to disclose this on my law school applications? If so, would I include a separate addendum, and is there a part on the applications to upload such an addendum?
Thanks in advance for any help.
Just be as concise and factual as possible. Stating the facts and concluding with some variation of "I have not had any other disciplinary actions since then" would suffice.steven0241 wrote:My freshmen year of college, I was caught drinking a can of beer in my dorm room, and received a Level 1 citation from the school. I had to pay $75 and attend a two hour meeting about the alcohol.
Do I really need to disclose this on my law school applications? If so, would I include a separate addendum, and is there a part on the applications to upload such an addendum?
Thanks in advance for any help.
I dont think he specifically said he was alone, so he probably had others in the room that were a little too rowdy. I got caught up in the same situation when some idiot shouted out 'shots' as the dorm security personnel were walking through the hall. I wrote a short, one paragraph addendum that considered it an open and shut case. College is about drinking and having a good time...so IMO don't write some BS about learning a lesson or becoming a better person after getting caught. You got caught, you dealt with the consequences like a mature adult, and you've moved on.Oban wrote:Off topic, but how did you get caught drinking in your room? Was there a snitch? was the door open? Do you go to some ultra Nazi/conservative college?
Nope. Disclose, disclose, disclose. Part of being a lawyer is learning ethics. Just because no one should find out doesn't mean they won't...e.g. Enron, Bill Clinton's affair, the recent online poker bust, etc If you're willing to lie about something so trivial, then this profession isn't for you.steven0241 wrote:Thanks for the advice everyone. And yeah, I got the violation basically by hosting too many people in my dorm room on a Friday night with loud music playing. Its not hard for someone walking by to tell whats going on in those situations, so it didn't really surprise me at the time.
I have a quick follow up question. I recently called my undergrad's Dean of Students office and they told me that after a student graduates, they shred the entirety of that student's disciplinary records. Campus safety said that they don't release records of any kind without a signed waiver from an alumni, except in extreme cases, like an FBI investigation or something. So basically there is no way of any school I apply to finding out about this violation, and I highly doubt there would be any bar-related issues. Does this change the recommended procedure at all? All other things equal, I would just prefer not to have to attach a disciplinary addendum to my apps.
+1. You should disclose.Nicholasnickynic wrote:Also, what the above poster said... really? You want to lie about this shit just because you think can get away with it...? *sigh*
If you are willing to lie about something so trivial, I wonder what will happen when the big things are on the line...