academic dishonestly

[dwadeffan]

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I have a friend who applied for this cycle wondering what effect this has on his application. He has a 3.94 GPA and a 23 AA 22 TS. He got a violation a few weeks ago during summer classes for lending his homework to another student.

 

[Hi Im Dent]

I have a friend who applied for this cycle wondering what effect this has on his application. He has a 3.94 GPA and a 23 AA 22 TS. He got a violation a few weeks ago during summer classes for lending his homework to another student.

It really depends on each school but it could have a negative impact. As long as your friend explained it on his application and talked about what happened they may be forgiving. I do know someone who cheated on a test and pretty much lost a whole year due to that though. I'm not sure if its the same as lending homework though.

 

[ProspectiveKidd]

There are so many qualified applicants that admissions to professional programs must be a negatively selective process (accepting people based on having made fewer mistakes rather than on having more accolades or positives). He might get in regardless (if he takes full responsibility) but it will definitely have a negative impact at any school. Period. Ideally your app paints you as an ideal candidate; someone caught cheating is certainly less desirable than someone who hasn't. Probably not equivalent to getting caught cheating on an exam but still not good.

Help them out or something but actually give them your HW? It plainly demonstrates questionable decision making.

Since this is recent it will hurt more. For someone who has time in this situation, a few years of exemplary behavior and the ability to demonstrate growth before applying will significantly lessen the impact.

 

[fogorvostan]

There are so many qualified applicants that admissions to professional programs must be a negatively selective processes (accepting people based on having made fewer mistakes rather than on having more accolades or positives). He might get in regardless (if he takes full responsibility) but it will definitely have a negative impact at any school. Period. Ideally your app paints you as an ideal candidate; someone caught cheating is certainly less desirable than someone who hasn't. Probably not equivalent to getting caught cheating on an exam but still not good.

Help them out or something but actually give them your HW? It plainly demonstrates questionable decision making.

Since this is recent it will hurt more. For someone who has time in this situation, a few years of exemplary behavior and the ability to demonstrate growth before applying will significantly lessen the impact.

I love reading your non serious posts and then coming here and reading this serious one. Honestly said it better than I could have. 🙂

 

[pgex2t]

It's difficult to prove/convince dschools that your friend is the type of applicant dschools want since this case of academic dishonesty happened recently. Considering this case of academic dishonesty trivial when compared to other cases is definitely not something adcoms want to hear. Your friend will have some thinking to do-about the best way to prove that he is no longer the applicant who performed this act.

Unfortantely, of the applicants I know who were in similar situations, none of them got in their first time applying.

 

[ProspectiveKidd]

I love reading your non serious posts and then coming here and reading this serious one. Honestly said it better than I could have. 🙂

ty bb

 

[SrJulio]

Good luck, if it is on your academic record, you are screwed. BIG red flag, not saying you cannot get into, but it will be much harder

 

[bwc]

Good luck, if it is on your academic record, you are screwed. BIG red flag, not saying you cannot get into, but it will be much harder

You are required to disclose it in the application, even if it never went on, was sealed, or was expunged from any sort of record.

 

[super frank]

Did he cheat to get the 3.94?