Character & Fitness Question Forum

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Hi, I have a question about a past interaction with an academic institution that I am not sure would qualify under potential C&F disclosures. I haven't been able to find any equivalent situations similar so I wanted to ask, as I recently remembered that it happened and am now concerned.

Basically, 12 years ago, when I was a senior in high school, I received a waitlist notification for a school I had applied to for undergrad. In a very thoughtless moment, I intended to forward my waitlist notification to a friend and included an immature comment (related to an identity of which I am a part, and joked about with friends). However, instead of forwarding the email, I accidentally ended up replying to the admissions email instead. The admissions officer replied back to me saying they did not appreciate my response, and while I am quite sure I replied to apologize, I cannot remember what exactly I said and I have no record of the exchange because I haven't used the email address in years. I do remember they mentioned they would make a note of the interaction on my application file. I did not attend the school and there was no further correspondence past that point.

Now, in present day: this school also happens to be a T14 law school in New York that I am hoping to apply to for next cycle, and of course all schools have their own C&F requirements. Would this situation qualify as something I need to disclose, e.g. under "disciplinary sanctions at any institution" or "negative action taken"? It was over 10 years ago, I never attended that school, and have no idea if the record of my undergrad application is retained, but I was hoping for some clarity in the meantime. I still feel terribly embarrassed and ashamed about it.