Violated Honor Code

[heymed]

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I am currently a biology major on the pre-med track. A little over a year ago, I collaborated with some other students on some online homework in a biology class..I was confronted about it and confessed. I received a zero for the assignment and my teacher filed a "conflict and resolution" form. I asked her if med schools would see this and she said they just see my transcript..and my transcript would not reflect the incident. I am planning on applying to medical school next year and I am planning on putting this information on my application (where they ask about institutional action).

I realize my chances now are pretty close to zero if not already zero. But this is something I am not willing to give up on. I just wanted to know if anyone has any advice on getting in with this kind of mistake on their record.

 

[LifeTake2]

1) Quit being melodramatic, this is not a good thing but the odds of it keeping you out of medical school are slim.

2) Contact the school administration and confirm if an institutional action was recorded in your file. It sounds like no, in which case you don't have anything to disclose and therefore nothing to impact your application.

3) IF it did end up in your file, then start thinking about how to explain that you learned from your mistake and you still have a shot.

 

[Neurocentric]

I don't get it. So, you worked with some students on homework and that's cheating or something?

Maybe this post was worded wrong, but it sounds like something stupid. But I agree with the above. Call the administration office to find if it's on your file. If not, you're pretty much golden.

 

[xXIDaShizIXx]

Well if you truly didn't cheat see if you can take it to the dean and get it taken off. Usually the professors can't help after putting the assignment in.

 

[Cambino]

1) Quit being melodramatic, this is not a good thing but the odds of it keeping you out of medical school are slim.

2) Contact the school administration and confirm if an institutional action was recorded in your file. It sounds like no, in which case you don't have anything to disclose and therefore nothing to impact your application.

3) IF it did end up in your file, then start thinking about how to explain that you learned from your mistake and you still have a shot.

👍 My exact first thought.
OP - your shots are barely diminished. I wouldn't really call that cheating, imo; however, I'm not a med. school adcom. Follow the advice above and you'll be fine - I'm 95% certain you won't have to disclose it. It's IA if your institution was involved and it seems like your "conflict and resolved" smudge isn't going to be on your transcript.🙄

 

[plumhill]

This sounds like one of those things that happens in a zero-tolerance environment, in which case it probably won't keep you out of med school (kind of like how kids who got suspended for advil in their backpack in high school weren't kept out college). That being said, check with administration/advisers/etc at your school about how this goes down in your record; if you dont' report it on AMCAS and it still shows up in anything your school sends to med schools you're applying to, it'll show up as you trying to cover up and that WILL keep you out of med school.

 

[KLycos]

You always deny... deny deny deny alwaysssssssssssss

but, this does not sound like an IA so you should be in the clear. ask a dean at ur school

 

[willen101383]

If anything the fact that you man'd up and were honest about the situation completely overshadows the fact that the event even took place at all...prof is a bit of an asshat for turning you in for that.

I had a professor turn me in as an undergrad, for "plaigerism" because I didnt cite a picture of a cell i took off of the internet...and used on the TITLE PAGE of my paper. I had to go through a fing academic greivence hearing and everything. Ultimately got dropped. Some profs just take this minor crap way too seriously. I am totally against cheating and would have no qualms about turning someone in for cheating on a test...but come on...potentially screwing up a student's future over a homework assignment 👎

 

[varsityblue]

1) Quit being melodramatic, this is not a good thing but the odds of it keeping you out of medical school are slim.

2) Contact the school administration and confirm if an institutional action was recorded in your file. It sounds like no, in which case you don't have anything to disclose and therefore nothing to impact your application.

3) IF it did end up in your file, then start thinking about how to explain that you learned from your mistake and you still have a shot.

+1. You'll have room to elaborate upon this in the additional information section of your application. It might be a good idea to let your letter writers know about the offense ahead of time so that they can address the incident.