<p>So.. once I entered college, I guess the freedom of being took over and I did pretty bad sophomore year and junior year. Long story short, I have engineering honor council violations now, and I'm pretty sure I'll be placed on academic suspension. The first violation-- was my fault. The second, I was being dumb and let a classmate look at my work. </p>
<p>I have a couple question about this:</p>
<p>1) Does an academic suspension show up on your transcript?
2) Does an academic suspension affect jobs?
3) Should I transfer?</p>
<p>3 is the biggest question.
This violation's going to take another toll, and paying for out of state tuition is expensive as well. I'm highly considering transferring to an in-state school for me. Am I allowed to do that? Can I just withdraw from my courses and start applying to other universities? Should I go to a CC while I'm applying so I can transfer credits?</p>
<p>Unfortunately, this mistake's probably going to cost me my career.</p>
<p>Academic suspensions are pretty serious, especially if it’s an academic integrity issue. It will probably show up on your transcript and it will definitely affect your ability to get into any grad or professional schools. Unless you can somehow work hard and convince admissions folk and future employers that you’ve learned from the experience and won’t continue to be dishonest, then it’s gonna be a rocky road. </p>
<p>I know I’m being blunt here, but calling what you did a “mistake” implies that you had very little responsibility in the matter or you weren’t entirely aware of what you were doing or the potential consequences. Tripping and spilling a glass of milk all over the floor is a “mistake.” Bubbling in “D” when you meant to bubble in “E” on a multiple choice test is a “mistake.” Cheating or breaking the honor code was a conscious, poor CHOICE that you made. I think if you acknowledge that distinction, you’re off to a good start. </p>
<p>You can try to transfer to an in-state university, but doing so may be difficult if you have a suspension on your record. You may have to make an appeal to admissions to convince them to let you in. You may have better luck transferring to a CC. As for if you’re allowed to transfer - that’s gonna be up to your school. Trying to withdraw or transfer while you have charges pending against you is usually a big no-no, so I’d read up on your school’s policies and make sure that is an option for you. </p>
<p>You can’t just apply to other colleges and pretend that you were never at your current college. You have to submit transcripts from ALL schools attended, and you have to sign statements that all information provided on the application are true and complete. Schools check a national clearing house and they will know that you have been a student at XYZ College. That lie (not declaring the school) and the honors code violation will get you kicked out of any new school that accepts you under false statements.</p>