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Hi all! Recently, I've received a censure in my school for conduct. Censure is one level above an informal warning and one level below probation. To my knowledge, I heard all applicants have to release all disciplinary records they received. I really want to go to law school and work in a field, but I am not sure how much my censure would affect my law school decisions or how competitive I am. I have a 3.94/4.00 UGPA and haven't taken the LSAT yet. I'm just not sure whether most of my dream law schools would reject me or not offer any scholarships or aid because of my conduct record. If anyone knows about these kinds of issues or has relevant experience, please help me and share some advice. Thank you all in advance!
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@BertillaIsabelKim Thanks for the question!
Speaking in broad terms (since you didn't give the exact details of the situation at hand and that is totally understandable), applicants are admitted every year who have CF disclosures. That includes academic issues in all their variety (warnings, censures, suspensions, dismissals, etc). The keys are going to be:
1) Disclose this issue and explain things clearly.
2) Take responsibility for what happened.
3) Be clear what the repercussions of the incident were.
4) This was an isolated incident and you have had a clean record both beforehand and since then.
I hope that helps assuage some fears!