Academic Dishonesty? Medical School? help! i just wanna cry in a corner...

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<p>i got an email two weeks ago from my professor telling me she apparently thought me and my friend beside me cheated on our exam. but i promise,i did not cheat, i truly beleive that. i just dont know wat to do. i studied SO hard for that test and im guessing now that my friebnd copied off me. but i dont know wherther to appeal this or not because we did indeed sit in the top row because i get disttracted really easily so i thought itd helpmy focus and the way my professor phrased it made it seem like she had a ton of evidence against us. but i studied my ass off for that test and desereved my grade. i dont know what to do. if i dont appeal, i get a zero on the test and a mark on my student disciplinary record, if i do appeal i feel like i have no evidence to prove it. how would i compile evidence? </p>

<p>if i dont appeal, will it affect my chances of getting into medical school? will they be able to see it? and how would i even go about approaching my professor and asking about all this, im ridiculously shy.. and would probly end up crrying out of stress, which is bad. </p>

<p>help, any advice at all is appreciated</p>

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<p>Of course appeal. Academic dishonesty is a very serious thing to have on your record. If you didn’t do it, fight like you’ve never fought before!</p>

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<p>but thats the problem, i dont know HOW to PROVE i didnt do it!</p>

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<p>They need proof you did cheat. Maybe if your friend was the cheater she’ll admit it.</p>

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<p>She really doesn’t have that much evidence against you. You and your friend probably have similar answers and it looked like you were distracted? Not enough evidence to go out and make such an accusation. Maybe ask to go take the test again in a closed room? Or ask your friend to admit it?</p>

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<p>apparently we got 6 of the same wrong answers, and only three that werent. i think thatrs the most substantial “proof” they have. im going to try to talk to my professor because it just isnt fair. also the prof apparentl saw us shuffling test papers (not true) and the TA’s apparently agreed we were cheating. i dont even know wat to think anymore</p>