Few things raise a red flag more than a failure to disclose or a perceived penchant for deceit. What, exactly, are you afraid will occur if you describe your past accurately? Candor is the key.
You won't be accepted to the law school of your preference? Suppose your true past is uncovered after you've been accepted - you face rejection - or even later, after you've spent a year or two toiling, making new friends, dreaming dreams - you face the embarrassment, and real cost, of being dismissed. Would you prefer to tell friends and future employers that you applied to Yale or Harvard Law School but were rejected, or you were accepted to the University of Bum Chuck but dismissed two years in for lying on your application?
There's no sense, and certainly no benefit, to choosing deceit over disclosure. Get in the habit of telling it all now. Trust others to accept who you truly are; they'll find out anyway, sooner or later.
You won't be admitted to your state's Bar Association? Imagine you've graduated at the top of your class, countless offers are laid at your feet, but you can't decide between public service or immediate wealth. The Loan Dogs are clipping at your heels and your parents are giving you the heave-to; it's time to go and grow. Ready to sit for the Bar Exam and start working now, with your friends and co-graduates? Too bad, so sad.
If you know there's something in your past not even a talented snoop dog will uncover, think again. Bar Association investigators relish their roles and perform them better than just well, they perform them superbly. That's why they're there. Bet against them doing their jobs and, effectively, you've bet against yourself.
There's no sense, and certainly no benefit, to choosing deceit over disclosure. Get in the habit of telling it all now. Trust others to accept who you truly are; they'll find out anyway, sooner or later.
Earnest, a man who knows.
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