Disciplinary Action

[qwertyuiop1234567890asdfg]

Hello everyone, I would like some advice related to disciplinary action. I'm currently a sophomore right now, and my first quarter of freshman year I used ChatGPT on a computer science project. It was wrong and stupid, and I got probation for a quarter (never doing it again). I know on the application you have to disclose such action, and I was wondering if my chances for medical school are shot, or if not what I could do to fix this. Thank you for your reply.

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[Mr.Smile12]

Welcome to the forums.

Can you be more specific how you used ChatGPT on your project? What was the sanction and any remediation? Have you done anything to dive deeper into the importance of integrity and professionalism in an academic setting?

 

[qwertyuiop1234567890asdfg]

Welcome to the forums.

Can you be more specific how you used ChatGPT on your project? What was the sanction and any remediation? Have you done anything to dive deeper into the importance of integrity and professionalism in an academic setting?

I used it for about 20 lines of code in two assignments and it was pretty obvious, so it was pretty much a straight probation (I haven't done it since, not sure if this would count as remediation). By diving deeper, do you mean a research project or volunteering? I've done a lot of volunteering, but not projects or anything

 

[Mr.Smile12]

I used it for about 20 lines of code in two assignments and it was pretty obvious, so it was pretty much a straight probation (I haven't done it since, not sure if this would count as remediation). By diving deeper, do you mean a research project or volunteering? I've done a lot of volunteering, but not projects or anything

More specifically, are you eligible to serve or support your school's honor council? Are you pursuing computer science as a major?

I'm sure that lifting code or having ChatGPT do your work was prohibited in your course syllabus. You must disclose this in your application. As long as you own it, show contrition, and demonstrate how you have learned and moved forward, be honest and let the process move forward.

That said, we have a bunch of people who are letting ChatGPT do the coding and laying off a lot of others who bought the message that coding was a secure career direction (over the last decade). You are there to learn how to think and do the work, only to go into the real world and have ChatGPT do it for you anyway. But you have to learn why it gives you a correct answer than to accept it on face value. Critical thinking. (leaving soapbox diversion)

 

[qwertyuiop1234567890asdfg]

More specifically, are you eligible to serve or support your school's honor council? Are you pursuing computer science as a major?

I'm sure that lifting code or having ChatGPT do your work was prohibited in your course syllabus. You must disclose this in your application. As long as you own it, show contrition, and demonstrate how you have learned and moved forward, be honest and let the process move forward.

That said, we have a bunch of people who are letting ChatGPT do the coding and laying off a lot of others who bought the message that coding was a secure career direction (over the last decade). You are there to learn how to think and do the work, only to go into the real world and have ChatGPT do it for you anyway. But you have to learn why it gives you a correct answer than to accept it on face value. Critical thinking. (leaving soapbox diversion)

Thanks for the reply. I don't think my school has an honor council unfortunately, but I'm planning on becoming an EMT next quarter and joining the national guard. I get the part about learning, and what sucks is I actually understood the material and got a 4.0 on every exam, but ran out of time for the assignment and used it out of desperation. Sorry for asking again, but would you think this being on an assignment would have less weight on it in the application? I'm an EE major btw, so the class is technically an elective.

 

[Goro]

We were all young and stupid once. So own this, and don't f****** again. You'll be fine.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Thanks for the reply. I don't think my school has an honor council unfortunately, but I'm planning on becoming an EMT next quarter and joining the national guard. I get the part about learning, and what sucks is I actually understood the material and got a 4.0 on every exam, but ran out of time for the assignment and used it out of desperation. Sorry for asking again, but would you think this being on an assignment would have less weight on it in the application? I'm an EE major btw, so the class is technically an elective.

It's hard to say what any admissions committee's reaction will be, but as long as you own the transgression and honestly describe the citation and follow-up, you can allay any questions or concerns they could have. Just don't do it again (which if it's not your major, I'm sure you won't). 🙂