Is my response appropriate?

rebeccar
Sun, 17 Aug 2014 15:00:15 +0000

Oh my god nooo, this is pretty much a prime example of how you should NOT respond. You take no responsibility and blame everybody else. Don’t blame your teacher! Don’t say everyone else was doing it too. Don’t make it sound like you were justified in breaking the rule and then victimized for being called out on it. Don’t say “mind you” to an adcom. Like everyone else said, check to make sure you even need to report this. If you do, keep it short and mature.