Readmission

So I filled out the application for readmission just as I was instructed.  I waited patiently for a month and a half.  I asked the admissions director when the committee was meeting and rarely did I get a response.  Finally I was informed that the committee had voted to deny my application.  However, I did have an ace up my sleeve in that I had already emailed the Chancellor to speak with him about the numerous things that had occurred with my situation.  We were meeting the following day.

I had already spoken to one of my favorite professors regarding some things I needed to do to convince the committee that I was working on my health and dealing with the academic problems.  In fact, he was the one who suggested I talk to the Chancellor. In speaking with the Chancellor, he asked me how I would feel about conditional admission.  I told him I would be fine with that as it would allow me the opportunity to prove to the committee that I could indeed do this.  He said that he would speak with the Head of the Admissions Committee and get back with me.

I let about two weeks go by before I emailed the Chancellor again about the conditional admission.  The very next day I got an email from the Vice Chancellor I had spoken to initially.  He wanted me to call him so that we could set up a meeting about my academic situation. I drove to the campus two days later and met with the admissions director, head of the admissions committee and the Vice Chancellor.  The deal they offered was not the conditional admission that the Chancellor and I had discussed, however it was just as good. They offered to allow me to return to law school as a 1L and retake all the classes by declaring academic bankruptcy.  This would allow me to improve my grades and class rank without having to fight the horrid GPA that I already had due to the illness.  In order for this not to be a drain on my finances, they did offer a two year tuition waiver for the years I had already paid for.

I did explain that I wanted to start back as a member of the class of 2017 if I did this.  They wanted me to wait until 2018 (to allow my health time to improve they claimed).  I explained however, that if I had to wait then they would be placing my health in more jeopardy as I would no longer have health insurance as my current health insurance was through the school.  The head of the admissions committee said that my need for the insurance would probably be enough to persuade the committee to allow me to enroll this Fall.

They did wish to speak to my doctor before making that decision in order to ensure that I would not end up back in this same position.  My doctor called the Admissions Director earlier in the week and via email it has been confirmed that the committee does not need anything further from me.  All that I am waiting on now is for the committee to approve this and I can start this journey anew.