<p>Is it possible that 2 traffic tickets and an MIP as an Undergraduate could result in Admission Revocation to a Law School?</p>
<p>Traffic tickets? Naaah.
Not sure what the MIP stands for.</p>
<p>misdemeanor in possession…no way again.
My armchair legal advice to you is no worries!</p>
<p>MIP should stand for “minor in possession” and it would be an alcohol charge. I wouldn’t worry about the traffic tickets but the MIP might be an issue, depending on the state and the school. Call them and ask.</p>
<p>You’re under 21 and you’ve been admitted to law school? Woot.</p>
<p>If the MIP happens to be a Drug conviction, the student and the parents becomes ineligible for federal subsidized, guaranteed, direct loans and tax credits. </p>
<p>MIP may not get your admission rescinded but it could very well prevent you from affording college.</p>
<p>OP…are you saying that there was a MIP during undergrad prior to age 21, but now you are accepted to law school and you want to know if it’s a problem?</p>
<p>Re: financial aid…what happened during undergrad when you had these on your record?</p>
<p>In my jurisdiction, an MIP is what lawyers call a “criminal conviction.”</p>
<p>If you didn’t disclose it on your application if asked, you could be in deep trouble.</p>
<p>A couple of folks I know “forgot” to put this on their applications, and they had to move heaven and earth to return for their second year of law school when it turned up during their character review.</p>
<p>This issue could vary state-to-state, as state laws/bar rules govern this.
It could also vary from school-to-school.</p>
<p>MSU, in Michigan it is a criminal offense classified as a misdemeanor offense, so I would think it would depend on the law school application and if they were asking only about felony convictions or “all convictions.” In other states it is a civil infraction and not criminal so I it varies state by state and it is my opinion OP should check how the MIP was classified in the state it was received.</p>
<p>Yep, I already accounted for that twice in my post (“in my jurisdiction” and “it could vary state-to-state”)</p>
<p>OP- this is worth the $200 to sit down with a lawyer (either the one who handled your case initially or someone in your current jurisdication) to have the options laid out. If you are implying that you have already been accepted to law school and are about to start but did not disclose on your application, DO NOT matriculate without knowing your options. There are so many issues in life which can be managed upfront which are too problematic to make go away after the fact. This is one of them.</p>
<p>My company recently dismissed a very senior person for having a fake degree on his resume. If only he’d thought to remove it two years ago when we announced (and had a whole day’s worth of meetings about it) a new and more aggressive background checking procedure for new hires. And that we’d be selectively reviewing current employees on a random basis. And that if you’re invited to speak at an industry conference, don’t put your fake degrees on the press release (we actually didn’t announce this but I think we assumed people would figure it out.)</p>
<p>You can make this go away if you deal with it now and an hour with a lawyer is a very good investment.</p>
<p>MSU - I was trying to add some color as it’s not often pointed out that in some states it is a civil infraction (not criminal) and some states it is an actual misdemeanor criminal conviction and in some states it is expunged at 21 if the kids doesn’t get into any more trouble. Big huge differences – that’s all I was adding. And Blossom, I agree with you, kids need to understand clearly what needs to be reported or not relative to the various law schools and the state of the infraction and it would be downright foolish not to understand fully especially in the context of a law school application.</p>
<p>blossom- that is hilarious (not for the executive, of course). We have had similar situations at my company.</p>
<p>Mom- we all learn from experience. I get that someone with an MBA from NoName U may be tempted to claim that they graduated from Wharton. What I don’t get is the person not ever thinking that someone at Wharton may run the name through the registrar’s database to see when they graduated! Or in this case, not graduated, nor attended.</p>
<p>To the OP - get on this. If you want to be a lawyer, figure out what you need to do.</p>
<p>As MSUDad notes, in most states, to pass the Bar exam, you have to undergo a Moral Character and Fitness review: fingerprints, background checks, etc. </p>
<p>One of my good friends had a pending DUI at the time of the review. She didn’t get booted from law school, but she did have an asterisk by her name when the bar exam results came out. She was given a provisional license and certain conditions to follow. The DUI was ultimately dismissed or reduced, and I don’t know what impact a conviction would have had on her license. </p>
<p>I would check with the state’s Board of Law Examiners where the student might practice to see what the impact of a MIP might be. (Traffic tickets shouldn’t be an issue).</p>
<p>probably time to hear back from the OP before we wind ourselves up about this any more</p>
<p>When I was in law school someone wrote some false things on his/her resume, which were verified by a potential employer as false. I do not remember if this was enough to be expelled, but it did cause an honor code furor, and the entire school knew of it.</p>
<p>Get some good legal advice now.</p>
<p>A criminal conviction may not be grounds for admissions revocation at a law school (unless, of course, you omitted it on your application where they ask for criminal convictions) BUT it will be an issue when you get to the Character & Fitness evaluation for your state Bar. Doesn’t mean you won’t pass C&F (you might, you might not) but it will be scrutinized. And don’t even THINK about lying about a conviction. THAT will be the end of your legal career right then and there.</p>
<p>For the OP - right now you need to figure out IF MIP is a crime in your state. Ask your lawyer. IF it is, and if you omitted it on your law school app, go to your law school and talk to them about it. </p>
<p>Good luck!</p>