Academic Dishonesty Affecting Admissions

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Do you mean that you were just turning it in at the front of the class for them, or that you had your name on their work? I guess I'm a bit fuzzy about what actually happened.

If you just turned in someone else's work for them at the front of the class, then 1) I personally think it's over-kill to have the grade drop and academic dishonesty on your permanent academic record 2) You could probably explain the situation in the "is there anything else you would like us to know" essays that are on applications and 3) Good luck getting your professor to compromise. I think your proposal sounded decent.

If it was a different situation, then I really don't know how it will affect you in the long run.
 
yeh, do u mean that they weren't in class so you did the assignment for them and then turned it in?
 
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Kelley Yu said:
I'm currently a freshman in my first semester, and I made the horrible mistake of turning in someone's in class assignment for them. The professor caught me and has given me a letter grade drop and an academic dishonesty notice on my permanent record. I am extremely worried on how it will affect my acceptance into pharmacy school, and was wondering if any of you guys could help me. I will never make this mistake again, so please help me answer these 2 questions. Thanks

1. What is the likelihood of getting accepted into pharmacy school with this mark on my record? I will never get something like this again and I am positive I will not get anything less than an A in my classes in the future to show my seriousness. But will this small mark have a big impact on my acceptance?

2. I'm trying to beg my professor for a deal in which I promise to never get an offense like this again, and maintain top grades, and if I maintain this promise by the time I apply to pharmacy school, he will not submit this report. What is the possibility of getting him to agree to this?

Thank you so much everyone
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Answer to 1: nobody likes a cheater, no matter how much you explain yourself or what you do afterwards. You will have to do something extraordinary to show that you've changed, and I don't know what that would be.

Answer to 2: do it, beg, plead, cry to your professor. Do whatever it takes to get that off your record. YOU DO NOT WANT THIS ON YOUR RECORD.
 
Kelley Yu said:
I'm currently a freshman in my first semester, and I made the horrible mistake of turning in someone's in class assignment for them. The professor caught me and has given me a letter grade drop and an academic dishonesty notice on my permanent record. I am extremely worried on how it will affect my acceptance into pharmacy school, and was wondering if any of you guys could help me. I will never make this mistake again, so please help me answer these 2 questions. Thanks

1. What is the likelihood of getting accepted into pharmacy school with this mark on my record? I will never get something like this again and I am positive I will not get anything less than an A in my classes in the future to show my seriousness. But will this small mark have a big impact on my acceptance?

2. I'm trying to beg my professor for a deal in which I promise to never get an offense like this again, and maintain top grades, and if I maintain this promise by the time I apply to pharmacy school, he will not submit this report. What is the possibility of getting him to agree to this?

Thank you so much everyone
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The good news: you're a freshman in your first semester, so when you go to apply for pharmacy schools, you can legitimately use the "I was young and stupid" defense. Having some time between you and the event should help.

Second, try to talk to your professor about not putting the academic dishonesty notice in your record, but realize that you got off fairly easy. The policy at my school is that the minimum punishment is failing the course and the incident is added to your file. So the fact that he took it easy on you already might mean that he's less inclined to give you more leeway.
 
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