Academic IA

[jellyfishingg]

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I have recently received a violation for an intro class not related to my major or field, and it is for a 10 pt extra-credit assignment in which I had not cited correctly, where I was charged with cheating (I had not used the correct source bank that my professor had provided due to my own oversight, and just used Google), fabrication (the link in which I had posted for one of the citations was mistyped), and plagiarism (the citations contained errors). This assignment was completed in a rush, which is where all the mistakes had occurred. We were also instructed to not use citation generators, which is where the error had come up, as all through high school I have never typed a citation myself, I have only used citation generators. I was sanctioned with a written response and my professor is able to make a grade change. She has not done so, as this is all recent. I am a freshman, and this has all happened in my very first semester of college, one that has been extremely difficult outside of just my academics, and I would say this has been the lowest point of my life mentally. I am wondering my chances for medical school in the future, and whether or not gap years (and if so how many) would be recommended. I know this won't be on my transcript, however I am pretty sure that on medical applications I must explain that it has happened, unless I have it expunged. I am not too sure so any response to that question would help, as well as any advice in general!

 

[morak]

Did this go through your school's student conduct committee? If this is just between you and your professor, you might not be required to report it.

 

[jellyfishingg]

Yes I did go through my school's student conduct committee. I even received sanctions as I had mentioned (my professor being able to give me a grade adjustment and a 500 word response that I must complete).

 

[Mr.Smile12]

You aren't doomed, but you need to be straight with this. You need to precisely describe what you did that warranted the specific conviction and how that violated the student code of conduct or academic integrity standards. You also must never find yourself in trouble like this again. I don't know if gap years are warranted at this time; you haven't even gotten through freshman year. Who knows if you want to stay in healthcare at this time next year.

 

[jellyfishingg]

Ok, I understand thank you so much for the advice! I hope that I do stay in the medical path, but you never know what might happen so thank you!

 

[jellyfishingg]

I already posted about this before, but after learning a bit more about the situation I am posting again! Any advice would be great!

I have recently received a violation for an intro class not related to my major or field, and it is for a 10 pt extra-credit assignment in which I had not cited correctly, where I was charged with cheating (I had not used the correct source bank that my professor had provided due to my own oversight, and just used Google), fabrication (the link in which I had posted for one of the citations was mistyped), and plagiarism (the citations contained errors). This assignment was completed in a rush, which is where all the mistakes had occurred. We were also instructed to not use citation generators, which is where the error had come up, as all through high school I have never typed a citation myself, I have only used citation generators, meaning that all these citations were to be hand typed. This resulted in two citations in my assignment to be containing mistakes. Due to the nature of the errors, and despite there not being any solid proof, I have been thought to have used AI to create my citations. I was sanctioned with a written response, written reprimand, drop restriction, and a grade change (my professor decided to do a 10% grade drop from an A - 95.94 to an B - 85.94). I am a freshman, and this has all happened in my very first semester of college, one that has been extremely difficult outside of just my academics, and I would say this has been the lowest point of my life mentally. I am wondering my chances for medical school in the future, and whether or not gap years (and if so how many) would be recommended. I know this won't be on my transcript, however I am pretty sure that on medical applications I must explain that it has happened. I am not too sure so any response to that question would help, as well as any advice in general!

 

[LelouchLamperouge]

If it’s not on your transcripts, why shed light on a bad situation

 

[jellyfishingg]

If it’s not on your transcripts, why shed light on a bad situation

Would this not count as an IA? That has to be reported on applications right?

 

[LizzyM]

Would this not count as an IA? That has to be reported on applications right?

If you have been the recipient of an institutional action, it must be reported on the application @LelouchLamperouge is giving bad advice despite having been admitted this cycle.

Don't be dishonest on the application, it can come back to bite you in terrible ways. It sounds like the school is throwing the book at you with lots of scary words such as "cheating", "fabrication" and "plagiarism" for what appears to be ignorance and haste rather than a deliberate attempt to deceive or to take was not yours. The good news is that you get to control the narrative in your application and if you describe it as you have here, and if the penalty is relatively light (e.g. no credit for the assignment and not an F for the course or suspension, etc) then I do think that adcoms will grant you mercy.

 

[jellyfishingg]

If you have been the recipient of an institutional action, it must be reported on the application @LelouchLamperouge is giving bad advice despite having been admitted this cycle.

Don't be dishonest on the application, it can come back to bite you in terrible ways. It sounds like the school is throwing the book at you with lots of scary words such as "cheating", "fabrication" and "plagiarism" for what appears to be ignorance and haste rather than a deliberate attempt to deceive or to take was not yours. The good news is that you get to control the narrative in your application and if you describe it as you have here, and if the penalty is relatively light (e.g. no credit for the assignment and not an F for the course or suspension, etc) then I do think that adcoms will grant you mercy.

Alright yea I understand, a lot of people have also been telling me to see exactly what it says on my record when I get closer to applying, so I think that will help me format my narrative. Thank you so much!!

 

[LelouchLamperouge]

If you have been the recipient of an institutional action, it must be reported on the application @LelouchLamperouge is giving bad advice despite having been admitted this cycle.

Don't be dishonest on the application, it can come back to bite you in terrible ways. It sounds like the school is throwing the book at you with lots of scary words such as "cheating", "fabrication" and "plagiarism" for what appears to be ignorance and haste rather than a deliberate attempt to deceive or to take was not yours. The good news is that you get to control the narrative in your application and if you describe it as you have here, and if the penalty is relatively light (e.g. no credit for the assignment and not an F for the course or suspension, etc) then I do think that adcoms will grant you mercy.

Ahhh, I’m completely wrong then. That’s my bad. I was under the impression that if you receive an IA, but get it expunged (which is how I interpreted OP’s experience), you didn’t have to mention it.

Listen to the experts folks lol

 

[Mr.Smile12]

We already covered this. Please merge.

J

Thread 'Academic IA'

Dec 25, 2025

I have recently received a violation for an intro class not related to my major or field, and it is for a 10 pt extra-credit assignment in which I had not cited correctly, where I was charged with cheating (I had not used the correct source bank that my professor had provided due to my own oversight, and just used Google), fabrication (the link in which I had posted for one of the citations was mistyped), and plagiarism (the citations contained errors). This assignment was completed in a rush, which is where all the mistakes had occurred. We were also instructed to not use citation...

• jellyfishingg
• academic dishonesty insitutional action medical admission
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• Forum: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical

 

[jellyfishingg]

We already covered this. Please merge.

J

Thread 'Academic IA'

Dec 25, 2025

I have recently received a violation for an intro class not related to my major or field, and it is for a 10 pt extra-credit assignment in which I had not cited correctly, where I was charged with cheating (I had not used the correct source bank that my professor had provided due to my own oversight, and just used Google), fabrication (the link in which I had posted for one of the citations was mistyped), and plagiarism (the citations contained errors). This assignment was completed in a rush, which is where all the mistakes had occurred. We were also instructed to not use citation...

• jellyfishingg
• academic dishonesty insitutional action medical admission
• Replies: 15
• Forum: What Are My Chances? WAMC Medical

Hey, sorry about that!

 

[PickaGodnPray]

Ahhh, I’m completely wrong then. That’s my bad. I was under the impression that if you receive an IA, but get it expunged (which is how I interpreted OP’s experience), you didn’t have to mention it.

No, you are correct. If IA's are expunged you no longer have to report them in AMCAS. This has changed this year. They added the following wording "However, you may answer No if the action was deleted, expunged, or otherwise removed from your record by the institution."

OP, if this case is resolved you can ask to see what it says in your file now. If there is any mention of it within your record, even a warning, you must report it. If there is no mention, it is by definition expunged/removed/etc and you do not need to report it. Some schools will still ask about any IA regardless of it being expunged so I would be honest in secondaries if that is asked.

 

[jellyfishingg]

No, you are correct. If IA's are expunged you no longer have to report them in AMCAS. This has changed this year. They added the following wording "However, you may answer No if the action was deleted, expunged, or otherwise removed from your record by the institution."

OP, if this case is resolved you can ask to see what it says in your file now. If there is any mention of it within your record, even a warning, you must report it. If there is no mention, it is by definition expunged/removed/etc and you do not need to report it. Some schools will still ask about any IA regardless of it being expunged so I would be honest in secondaries if that is asked.

Great that makes sense, I just stay completely honest. Thank you so much! Would you have any idea of how this might view me as an applicant?

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Great that makes sense, I just stay completely honest. Thank you so much! Would you have any idea of how this might view me as an applicant?

Again, you haven't finished freshman year. Don't do it again.