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I was placed on academic probation in college because I failed a class and did not complete 12 credits that semester. I returned to good standing and have disclosed this information candidly in my applications.

Academic probation is not one of the C & F issues that can potentially affect licensure, is it?

Everything can potentially affect C&F for the bar. But no, academic probation for failing a class in undergrad will not prevent you from getting licensed.

cavalier1138 wrote:Everything can potentially affect C&F for the bar. But no, academic probation for failing a class in undergrad will not prevent you from getting licensed.

Thank you!

I saw a number of other scary C&F posts and figured I should ask before finishing my other law school applications.

Always err towards over-disclosure, but failing a class doesn't reflect upon your moral turpitude so isn't going to come up at a C&F hearing unless that hearing is about you not disclosing it. C&F reviewers tend to be very forgiving as long as there isn't a trend relating to something that can impede your ability to ethically and competently practice, and you don't make them angry.

My observation is that unless the conduct relates to sexual misconduct or something similarly egregious, committees tend to apply less scrutiny to academic offenses than criminal ones even if the conduct giving rise to the academic offense could be considered criminal. You need to consider that the people who post C&F stories tend to be those who had their lives altered by them so while the process is important and should be given your utmost respect, these people are not nearly as bad as you'd think based on the horror stories.

LSATWiz.com wrote:You need to consider that the people who post C&F stories tend to be those who had their lives altered by them so while the process is important and should be given your utmost respect, these people are not nearly as bad as you'd think based on the horror stories.

I did not mean offense to the individuals posting their stories. I meant that the stories scared me because the threads indicated that they might not even qualify for licensure, which I worried could happen to me.

My apologies if that was unclear.

enz2103 wrote:

LSATWiz.com wrote:You need to consider that the people who post C&F stories tend to be those who had their lives altered by them so while the process is important and should be given your utmost respect, these people are not nearly as bad as you'd think based on the horror stories.

I did not mean offense to the individuals posting their stories. I meant that the stories scared me because the threads indicated that they might not even qualify for licensure, which I worried could happen to me.

My apologies if that was unclear.

Oh, I meant the c&f committees. The people with horror stories are an unrepresentative sample. You don’t hear of people with c&f concerns who get in without a major delay, only vice versa.

LSATWiz.com wrote:Oh, I meant the c&f committees. The people with horror stories are an unrepresentative sample. You don’t hear of people with c&f concerns who get in without a major delay, only vice versa.

Ah, got it. Thank you for clarifying