closed matter. thanks for input everyone.
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Institutional REVEIW/action question. not sure if I want to apply now
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Geez. I'm glad I'm not applying there. I like to go fast. Ummm, I'm hesitant about writing anything that isn't traceable.
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The dean's word is good enough to have answered no on AMCAS, and to similar questions on secondaries. However, Pfitzer goes deeper, and you cannot honestly answer no to THEIR question. It's not really clear what exactly happened in your case - what did you intend your friend to do with the password that one time, and what did he instead do over and over? I can't really think of something that is only unethical if you do it repeatedly, so I'm confused as to why the dean seems to feel your actions are innocent, yet your friend's are not, when his only offense was doing it more than once behind your back. =/
At the end of the day, it doesn't matter. The fact is, all applicants are expected to be ethical - while some betray that obligation and lie on their applications (and therefore have no business being doctors, but that's another story), plenty of others (including myself) come fully clean on everything the schools request...and so should you. In your case, it seems fair to say that you were investigated for such and such charge, but ultimately the dean himself concluded you were not at fault, and advised you to not represent yourself as such. Feel free to provide detail if you feel it necessary to explain what happened, but keep in mind the difference between honesty and self-crucifying. If you feel the truth reflects poorly on you, period, then your only honest option is to not apply to Pfitzer, and any other schools that are so demanding.
Yeah, I'm being tough, but on the other hand, I'm also being real. When it comes to people who advise you to pay attention to merely what's on the record, ask yourself: do you really want to entrust such lice with your intimate medical information? Do what you know is right.
At the end of the day, it doesn't matter. The fact is, all applicants are expected to be ethical - while some betray that obligation and lie on their applications (and therefore have no business being doctors, but that's another story), plenty of others (including myself) come fully clean on everything the schools request...and so should you. In your case, it seems fair to say that you were investigated for such and such charge, but ultimately the dean himself concluded you were not at fault, and advised you to not represent yourself as such. Feel free to provide detail if you feel it necessary to explain what happened, but keep in mind the difference between honesty and self-crucifying. If you feel the truth reflects poorly on you, period, then your only honest option is to not apply to Pfitzer, and any other schools that are so demanding.
Yeah, I'm being tough, but on the other hand, I'm also being real. When it comes to people who advise you to pay attention to merely what's on the record, ask yourself: do you really want to entrust such lice with your intimate medical information? Do what you know is right.
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I said "hesitant", meaning be cautious. Do what you must, of course, but divulge with great care, only to the extent necessary and in the least harmful light, all while being as mature about the issue and reflective about the resulting growth as the character limit will allow.
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About 40-50% secondaries I have come across ask a similar question.
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Got it. Yeah, in this case it seems as though, absent input from the professor of the course, the dean's word should carry the most weight, and in his mind, you did not cheat. Emphasize this. However, you gotta know that medical facilities place a very heavy emphasis on privacy, and sharing passwords is a no-no EVERYwhere. It is imperative that you explain how you learned your lesson from this. Some adcoms will judge you harshly, but others will certainly be able to look past this, so long as you explicitly admit that sharing the PW for ANY reason was a mistake and emphasize the dean's verdict. The best remedy is to apply to a broader range of schools than you might have otherwise done, so that the rejections that you will inevitably get from some adcoms will sting less. But, this will definitely not destroy your chances of getting in somewhere. =)
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Rather than a "mistake", it would be more accurate to call it an error in judgement. Focus on the fact that you learned the hard way that password sharing is never acceptable. It is hard to say whether an adcom will accept your explanation or toss your application.
