Must I disclose information about prior or pending criminal, disciplinary, or academic problems in my transfer application?
Yes. It is extremely important that you describe details of any criminal, disciplinary and/or academic actions in response to questions 19, 20, 21 or 22 of our transfer application. Failure to disclose this information can result in serious problems, both in relation to your law school application (we have revoked acceptances in the past in cases in which we learned of the applicant’s failure to disclose information) and in applying for admission to the bar in any state. State boards of bar examiners will conduct character and fitness investigations to determine if you are fit for admission to the bar. Those investigations typically include criminal background checks, as well as review of your law school application, undergraduate record and law school record. It is critically important that your disclosures of the type of information requested in our questions 19, 20, 21, and 22 be complete, truthful and consistent in your law school and bar applications.
Yes. It is extremely important that you describe details of any criminal, disciplinary and/or academic actions in response to questions 20, 21, 22, or 23 of our transfer application. Failure to disclose this information can result in serious problems, both in relation to your law school application (we have revoked acceptances in the past in cases in which we learned of the applicant’s failure to disclose information) and in applying for admission to the bar in any state. State boards of bar examiners will conduct character and fitness investigations to determine if you are fit for admission to the bar. Those investigations typically include criminal background checks, as well as review of your law school application, undergraduate record and law school record. It is critically important that your disclosures of the type of information requested in our questions 20, 21, 22, and 23 be complete, truthful and consistent in your law school and bar applications.
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