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<p>I would flesh out EXACTLY what happened. She didn’t copy from someone, I take it. She didn’t show someone her paper, you said. Exactly how did she collaborate? </p>
<p>The easiest avenue would be to treat the next year as a gap year–take classes at the CC, volunteer, etc. That way, in a year’s time she can apply to the original college or try to transfer to another college. With a year’s experience and a bit of contrition (which, BTW, I haven’t heard yet from her), she could get back into college.</p>
<p>Sometimes kids try to cut corners–and sometimes they get busted. It isn’t the end of the world, but you do have to deal with the consequences.</p>