Long story short I’ve always been a good student and never cheated but I let senioritis hit me and I submitted a math project that wasn’t my own work. My teacher caught me and had me re-do the entire project and ended up giving me half credit for it. It was worth three test scores so it brought my grade down to a 67% which is a D. She also made a note next to it that said “Cheated, turned someone else’s project, re-did project, received 1/2 credit.” I know what I did was wrong and I shouldn’t have done it in the first place but I’m worried that my admission to CU Boulder will be revoked. I’ve already gotten accepted and I’ve already received my dorm assignment.
What are the chances of my admission being revoked???
Will the note about cheating be on your transcript? Will the school notify the college? If so then it could be possibility…
If all that shows up on your transcript is the D then you will probably be okay as long as your other grades are consistent with your past record. However, I am just guessing.
Just remember that in college this will be consider an serious offense that will result in anything from an automatic F to expulsion depending on the school. Colleges take cheating seriously with no do-overs like you just got.
I think it will automatically show up on my final transcript but during all four years of high school I have never done this and it was a moment of weakness and laziness.
I have A’s and only one B in my classes asides from the D in Precalc and my GPA has always been high, but obviously the D brought it down.
I know what I did was wrong and I understand that the stakes are higher. I’ve always been a good student and I know this offense will definitely affect me in the long run. She talked to me and she told me that she still might change it but she doesn’t know yet.
Geez, why would she change the grade? What grade is more appropriate?
I doubt whether the note about cheating will be on the transcript.
Another concern about college is that sometimes the student whose work was copied also gets punished.
Not to be harsh, but in my opinion, cheating is always grounds for dismissal. When you are caught cheating, nobody ever believes it was the first time (I don’t either) and thus everything you’ve ever done is suspect so your entire record is worthless. I would definitely rescind your admissions in a heartbeat. Will CU? I don’t know, but I would hope so.
I’ve told my kids it’s better to fail than cheat. You can recover from failure. You can only lose your integrity. Cheating is a totally avoidable self-inflicted wound.
You need to talk with your teacher. Did she report this or did she decide that it was an issue between the two of you? If she made it official then you need to know how your HS handles these types of cases. It is possible that the school would let the college know or make a notation on your official transcript.
If this is not on your record, I doubt this will be an issue. If you are a STEM major or had a scholarship that had requirements that you no longer meet then it could be an issue.
One issue is that will a “D” prevent you from taking Calculus in college? If so, then retaking the course (check with the college to make sure that this is allowed) over the summer might be advisable. Not being able to take Calculus in your first semester might be an issue for some majors.
FYI, your teacher is being extremely nice. Honestly, you should be grateful for the “D”.
Is the D for the marking period or the year end grade? If you will have a year end grade of C or better then check with your guidance counselor to see what grades are included in the final transcript sent to colleges.
What major are you thinking of? Are you admitted at CU Arts and Sciences,then the D in math, will not matter. The bigger question is, do you need to repeat the math class or can you do the work on your own? If you are in the College of Engineering, and you are getting graded on a “report” for precalculus I am more worried about your math preparation than your cheating. Precalculus classes should be asking you to solve trigonometry, advanced algebra and some analytic geometry, and not asking you to write book reports or do “projects”. Otherwise you are not ready for calculus 1. Are you ready?
Copying is handled differently at different colleges. Some have honor codes. Schools like MIT encourage working together on difficult homework sets, as a way to learn. Smarter students tutor the ones who do not understand the material. Homeworks count but not so much, so everyone tends to copy some answers to learn. Tests usually need to be your own work. Math gets more, not less difficult, so keep that in mind, when choosing your major.
Stop beating yourself up. We all make mistakes. I think 99% of marriages have partners who cheat at least once. Bernie Madoff got away with cheating for years. Just be good and don’t do it again. You are fine. Its a very small mistake in the course of a human life, just learn from it and do not do this again.
@Coloradomama I’m admitted under CAS and thinking of majoring in Psychology and get my MBA or transfer to Leeds school of Business. Either way I’m planning on doing open option my first year at CU.
Do everything possible to nail the next quiz – go to your teacher for extra help, do extra problems etc. You really want to get the final grade into the C range. I’d also ask your guidance counselor what grades get sent on the final transcript to colleges (every grade or just final grade).
@Sien.Richa030612 I think you should be OK with one D, but try to get it to a C. I know C- average students who get into Arts and Sciences off the waitlist. Your GPA sounds higher than that. So don’t panic, but get it up to a C, if you can with the last test of the year. A C will be fine. Can you get your high school diploma with a D? That would be the one deal breaker for CU Boulder, no high school diploma, no admission. But, you can go to summer school, make it up and apply again. You really have no issue here, except maybe delaying your admission at the very worst, but I don’t know for sure if CU Boulder has some policy about a cheating episode. I would doubt that but might be good to do a web search and see. You can and will get into CU Boulder, so just try your best. (and never being tempted to cheat again). Cheating is all relative. Bernie Madoff was in the big leagues of cheating and he spents the rest of his life behind bars, his son hung himself and his other son died of cancer. Cheating has repercussions on those around you. Good luck. You will overcome this episode.
Once again, the University of Colorado, Boulder is anticipating its most qualified freshman class EVER. CU is on the rise. The ACT range is likely to increase to 27-31. A low grade your senior year, especially from cheating, may have an impact on the committee’s final decision. It all depends on your previous grades and ACT / SAT’s, however. A&S is more lenient but they will be more selective this coming year, so you better get that to a C.
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UPDATE: I ended with a 68.12% in Precalc (so a D), and I have 3 A’s and 2 B’s thus ending high school with a 3.2GPA. AM I STILL GOING TO GET MY ADMISSION REVOKED???
No one here can give you a answer. Call the school. Since it doesn’t sound like your cheating was formally marked on your record, my guess is that you will be okay. You will need to retake calculus.
I would thank your teacher for allowing you a second chance. While I am sure that you don’t like the final grade, the teacher was more than fair.
@spike22@Coloradomama@happy1@noname87@CheddarcheeseMN
FINAL UPDATE: I emailed her and asked if there was any way to bring my grade up one last time and she gave me extra credit and ended the year with a C with her rounding it up (69.09%). The final transcripts my school sends only does letter grades and not the percentage and i don’t think my cheating will be on my transcript either.
Thanks for the update. It seems you have learned a valuable lesson without having long-term consequences so consider yourself fortunate. If you haven’t yet, be sure to thank the teacher for allowing you to do the extra credit. Best of luck moving forward to college and beyond.