How to Proceed w/Admissions Mistake?

jonri
Sat, 01 Dec 2012 11:35:32 +0000

OP,

Honestly, I don’t know whether you have a problem or not with regard to possible perjury. I don’t have sufficient facts; if you were a client, I’d be reviewing the documents you signed. Even after I did so, I’d have to do some research…which I’m not about to do. Again, this is a SERIOUS issue and you need to seek legal advice.

If a lawyer gave you the advice you cite, ask him/her to put it in writing. Make sure that the writing sets forth all the relevant facts so there is no doubt that you told him the entire story. If (s)he isn’t willing to do that, you’d be very, very foolish to rely on that advice. Remember that the lawyer’s advice isn’t going to be binding on anyone else. The most it would do for you is help reduce the fall out if something goes wrong.

Despite several posts here to the contrary, you seem to be laboring under the illusion that if you get your degree without getting caught, it can’t be revoked. It can. A few years back, there was a huge cheating scandal at UVa and several people who had already graduated had their degrees revoke.