How to Proceed w/Admissions Mistake?

jonri
Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:22:15 +0000

On a separate note, I am not sure how applying for admission to the bar will let this come to light, while standard employer background checks won’t



At least here in New York, the bar application asks very specific questions about colleges attended, including whether you’ve ever been asked to leave. It also asks about outstanding debts and if the OP doesn’t pay off the money owed to college 2, that will have to be reported. In fact, if the college gets a judgment against the OP, that too will have to be reported.

Maybe it will help the OP to see the questions one state asks. Here’s the NY application
http://www.nybarexam.org/Admission/Part%20I-Application_9.21.2011.pdf

In addition you have to get a dean’s cert from each law school attended. My understanding is that cert also asks what colleges you attended and any expulsions or disciplinary actions reported to law schools.