C & F Question Forum

[bobbybird]

Hey all,

So back in my freshman year (2009) I was given a 1 semester "disciplinary warning" for being in a dorm room where alcohol was present. The warning was for "complicity", which is the infraction of having the ability to remove yourself from the area where an infraction is occurring or being able to report it, but not. I know I should disclose this, but where it asks me to write a short description, should I be specific in saying the infraction was related to alcohol or just say it was a complicity issue and leave it vague? If I know that it is in my record as just "complicity" so they won't know it's alcohol related. How do law schools generally feel about minor alcohol infractions like this? Thanks all.

[Christina AA]

I would just say what it is for. Leaving out that detail might leave an admissions committee wondering what serious infraction you were complicit in. Short and sweet is the way to go, but there is no need to omit relevant details. Good luck!

[exitoptions]

Something like this can only hurt you for disclosing too little. I would right a full, honest description with tons of mundane detail. An alcohol violation in college is common, but trying to make it sound like some other type of violation makes it sound much worse.