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And your problem is?She said that it will not be put on our transcript and that we would not have to report it to graduate school/professional school applications unless they ask.
And your problem is?
Or she might go "You? A doctor? A person who cheats will never make a good doctor", cue extracurricular lecture on morality.Have you tried talking with the professor? Once she hears your situation and knows her message has gotten across, she may change her mind and drop the charges.
If you honestly feel that you were not doing anything wrong then I would contest it to the fullest. I wouldn't just accept the mark on the record if your professor was not clear about the expectations, and since over 50 percent of the class seems to be in violation here I can only assume that he/she wasn't. I would also try and get some sort of class-action complaint filed against this professor if he/she does decide to take institutional action against the majority of the class. I am not exactly sure what can be done but I would just do everything possible to keep this from your record.
I wouldn't worry too much, since this teacher is a grad student and not a tenured faculty member, if you and your class mates start to complain it is likely that the tenured faculty that is this teachers advisor will most likely want to avoid the mess and instruct him/her to drop the matter and to stop giving take home quizes in the near future.
Over one of our school vacations, I was assigned a take home quiz for a 101 language class
I think the professor is a douche bag for reporting the majority of the class after not explicitly stating that resources can't be used IMO
And this probably wasn't the first time...maybe not with your class...but after seeing essay after essay that was obviously not done by the student, I could see her getting frustrated.
I hope the school scares the snot out of all of them and then in the end backs down. It should be a learning experience for all of them.I think the professor is a douche bag for reporting the majority of the class after not explicitly stating that resources can't be used IMO
I know that what I have did is wrong
I'm missing something. Why did you think it was ok to do something beyond what you were instructed to do?
Or she might go "You? A doctor? A person who cheats will never make a good doctor", cue extracurricular lecture on morality.
To the OP, just stay calm. While an IA may hurt your chances, it will certainly not diminish them. It's not even clear whether this will end up being an IA anyway.
Just looking for some opinions/insight on the matter.
Over one of our school vacations, I was assigned a take home quiz for a 101 language class that consisted of a short story to translate. Our quizzes/exams have usually been vocabulary/grammar so it was definitely a departure from the normal and very difficult. I had to utilize an online translator for a lot of it, as did the rest of the class. As a result a lot of our class turned in similar assignments. Without speaking to us beforehand, the prof charged 12/18 of us with academic misconduct. The prof's claim was that our translations had similar grammatical mistakes and she was confident that we used the same online resource.
All our professor (a grad student) explicitly said was that we were not allowed to work with other students on the quiz. After reviewing the honor code, there is a clause stating that all take home examinations should automatically assumed to be "closed book" unless noted otherwise.
I am absolutely terrified that is will result in it being game over in terms of medical school admissions. I know that what I have did is wrong and I am willing to own up to what I did, but I can't help but think this slight lapse of judgement will affect the rest of my life. I haven't stopped crying all day.
I met with the dean of students this afternoon and she was actually sympathetic to our cause because in her opinion the professor was not clear in what resources could and could not be used. Unfortunately she said that though she will speak to our professor, she cannot force her to drop the charges. She said that if she does not, each of us individually will have to attend a hearing and most likely we will receive a 0% on that quiz and a cheating violation on our permanent record. She said that it will not be put on our transcript and that we would not have to report it to graduate school/professional school applications unless they ask.
I just wish I could receive a 0% on the quiz instead of a mark of academic dishonesty on my record. Each quiz is worth 2.5% of our final grade. I received a 100 on our only midterm, and perfect scores on the 7 quizzes we have taken so far. I'm a sophomore with a 3.7 and I have been basically devoting my life to schoolwork this semester to raise my GPA. I'm doing extremely well this semester while taking 3 prerequisites but I am utterly depressed that this incident can destroy everything I have worked so hard for. I know I am just being emotional but school is my life right now. I know what I did was wrong and I am willing to pay appropriate consequences, but not to have my dream destroyed.
I guess I am just looking for some insight. I won't find out if the charges are dropped until monday. I've been kind of in the blues lately so this is going to be a very long depressing weekend.
I remember LizzyM stating that any form of academic dishonesty = 99% rejection.
Maybe someone could search for that thread?
I remember LizzyM stating that any form of academic dishonesty = 99% rejection.
Maybe someone could search for that thread?
Even though I kind of knew that is true... it made me sick to my stomach to read that.
If for some reason I cannot get this dropped and have to explain it will adcoms understand that its not on the severity of cheating on a final/plagiarizing a term paper. Or is there some automatic filter that won't even get you a review of your file? Please LizzyM if you're skimming through this for whatever reason, I'd really appreciate any insight!
I hope the professor realizes that its either institutional action (a 0 + the record) or a 0 on the exam. Both teach all of us involved a serious lesson, but the former seriously destroys my future.
Even though I kind of knew that is true... it made me sick to my stomach to read that.
If for some reason I cannot get this dropped and have to explain it will adcoms understand that its not on the severity of cheating on a final/plagiarizing a term paper. Or is there some automatic filter that won't even get you a review of your file? Please LizzyM if you're skimming through this for whatever reason, I'd really appreciate any insight!
I hope the professor realizes that its either institutional action (a 0 + the record) or a 0 on the exam. Both teach all of us involved a serious lesson, but the former seriously destroys my future.
Even though I kind of knew that is true... it made me sick to my stomach to read that.
If for some reason I cannot get this dropped and have to explain it will adcoms understand that its not on the severity of cheating on a final/plagiarizing a term paper. Or is there some automatic filter that won't even get you a review of your file? Please LizzyM if you're skimming through this for whatever reason, I'd really appreciate any insight!
I hope the professor realizes that its either institutional action (a 0 + the record) or a 0 on the exam. Both teach all of us involved a serious lesson, but the former seriously destroys my future.
I am not LizzyM, so if you are only interested in her opinion, you can ignore this. Medical school admissions committees are made up of individuals who want the best students and future physicians in their class. Therefore, they carefully read applications when there is institutional action. They do not generally automatically dismiss people for them. Action relation to cheating accusations are serious, but, they can be overcome.
In this specific case, if you continue to do well in school, have an otherwise strong application and have appropriate letters of reference, then a brief but clear description of what happened, with contriteness, should not exclude you from medical school admissions. All adcom members are different and view these things differently, it is possible that some would reject you outright based on this event, but, in my opinion, as an adcom member for over a decade, many or most would not if you handle it properly. I personally would consider this a relative non-issue in the presence of an otherwise strong application.
Now, you need to focus on resolving the situation as best you can and moving forward personally and academically.
It has been years since I served on the panel that looked at Instituitional Actions. The cheating cases I remember were things like changing answers on a lab report or test & then asking for a re-grade. That sort of thing was a killer... not sure how using a computer program for a take home assignment would be viewed.... maybe not as bad as changing answers or sharing information during a test.
You do get to tell the story on your AMCAS but you should do all you can to avoid getting an institutional action. The school may also want to avoid institutional action if at all possible. I was the faculty member in a case that I thought would result in "institutional action" but the university policy was so involved at the graduate level (three faculty members including the dept chair had to convene after sending a registered letter to the student, then the possibility of an appeal, etc) that it was the Dean's preference to "plea bargain" with the student & faculty member to take an F for the assignment (it was a big assignment) which resulted in an F for the course but no institutional record (it coud have been explusion) but no opportunity for appeal either.
I just thought I'd update: THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED this morning. This is such a relief.
I can't even begin to explain how happy I am that this worked out. I really, really, really, really,really appreciate all the input that was provided, as it helped me get through this stressful weekend somewhat (but not entirely sanely).
I just thought I'd update: THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED this morning. This is such a relief.
I can't even begin to explain how happy I am that this worked out. I really, really, really, really,really appreciate all the input that was provided, as it helped me get through this stressful weekend somewhat (but not entirely sanely).
this/10.I think the professor is a douche bag for reporting the majority of the class after not explicitly stating that resources can't be used IMO
Regardless, lesson learned. This is the last semester of my language requirement but I am NEVER going to use an online translator again. And if I am to ever receive a take home quiz, in any class, I am going to make sure the guidelines are absolutely clear.
Really, that's all you learned? How about this one "For any situation of any kind where there are choices to make and the path is unclear, apply common sense".
That's what your failure was, from what I an see.
I feel like you probably will, it just won't be for a classThanks again everyone!
The professor was the one who formally dropped the charges, but, I think the dean put a lot of pressure on her to. I am so thankful for the dean. She was able to explain the severity of honor board violations and how it would result in a lot more than a 0 on the assignment. It'd be a lot of work for her to trial that many students.
Regardless, lesson learned. This is the last semester of my language requirement but I am NEVER going to use an online translator again. And if I am to ever receive a take home quiz, in any class, I am going to make sure the guidelines are absolutely clear.