<p>I am a rising junior with my LSDAS gpa a little above 3.8 and I am currently attending a Top-20 undergrad university (US News ranking) with intended concentrations in CPA-track Accounting and Finance. I think my gpa gives me good chance for most of the top 13 law schools thus far (except Yale), but then I have this issue.
I am currently under discplinary probation for lying to the university about smoking (nothing illegal) in the dorm. I am in probation for lying in itself for a semester and I have taken value-clarification exercise and passed it without ease. I have learned my lesson and will not do it again.
Should I still aspire to go for a law school? Would my probation affect a lot in my chances when I learned my mistakes?</p>
<p>There is a line between aggressively representing your client and lying. Lawyers often have to draw correctly that line. Saying you have learned your lesson does not mean you will be able to successfully draw that line once you become an attorney. Whether you have that ability is a question I doubt anyone can answer but you. As to applying to law school, your actions will not prohibit your entry to law school but they may diminish your appeal.</p>
<p>It’s going to be an issue for law school admissions. There will be plenty of applicants at top schools whose grades and LSAT scores at least equal yours, and who didn’t lie. You will likely have to apply more broadly to find a place that will overlook your indiscretion.</p>
<p>It will also come up after law school, when you apply for the bar. No matter how long it’s been, some states ask for your college disciplinary records. You may have to explain yourself and you might not be admitted (though I think that’s unlikely).</p>