Withdrawl Fail on Transcript - Conflicting LSAC rules Forum

[texasellewoods]

So I have a WF in a one credit class from first semester freshman year - basically I didn't realize I was registered because entering the class required a separate application that I never sent in. I never received a midterm grade or a single class email/assignment through our system. At the end of the semester the professor emailed me and told me I had failed the class but I ended up getting it changed to a WF. I was ok with this at the time since it does not factor into my GPA from my UG but I'm worried about the LSAC GPA.
**I am assuming that if the grade does not factor into my grade, it is non punitive - please correct me if I am wrong!!**

After looking on LSAC, it seems like they have two different, conflicting policies about non-punitive WF grades:

(1) GRADES EXCLUDED FROM CONVERSION: Withdrawal grades that signify failure (such as WF=Withdraw/Fail, WU=Withdrew Unsatisfactory, WNP=Withdrew Not Passing) if the issuing school considers the grade nonpunitive. The total number of credits assigned to these grades will appear on the applicant's academic summary, but will not be included in the GPA calculation.

(2) FAILING GRADES: ny grade notation that signifies failure (such as No Credit, No Credit/Fail, Not Passing, Incomplete/Fail, Withdraw/Fail, Unsatisfactory, Fail, etc.) is converted to zero on the 4.0 scale and is included in the calculation of the GPA, even if the issuing school considers the grade to be nonpunitive.

So unless I'm just reading this really wrong, the first rule says that it won't be included and the second says that it will be. It will lower my GPA by .04 so I would really rather avoid this. I may be able to petition for a straight withdrawl but I really have no idea how that would work three years later.

Thanks for the advice!!