<p>I'm taking a chem class at my local CC before I head off to college to prepare me for college chemistry. Our labs are worth 20 points and I found out I was going to miss a lab and a quiz because of college orientation. So I had someone else turn in the lab and quiz under my name. Unfortunately the teacher picked up that he turned it in for me because I always use black pen and he used pencil. The next day, before the teacher came in, people in the class were saying that the teacher was really ****ed because he found someone got someone to turn in work for them even though they were not there. So I went out of the classroom and found the teacher and talked to him. He told me that what I did was plagiarism and that he was going to let me off lightly because it was a summer course and told me it was not worth ruining my college career over a summer course. What I have to do though is right an apology letter to him and told me it was going to be put on record. Is this going to go on my college transcript. Is it going to effect me when I apply for graduate school. I NEVER cheat but I really didn't want to loose the 20 points and quiz points. Just to be clear I recently graduated from high school and am starting college in the fall. Is this small incident going to affect me for the rest of my 4 years in college? If this does go on my college transcript should I ask him to give me a chance and not do it because it will ruin my college career?</p>
<p>Trust me, you will have bigger things to worry about than this. Write the apology letter and put it behind you. Things will be fine.</p>
<p>At UCLA this is pretty much an abomination…</p>
<p>They outright told incoming freshman at orientation that it would bar them from admittance to any program, even made a little video for it. I really don’t know how it would be handled at a CC though.</p>
<p>If the prof has decided not to fail you… It wont appear on your transcript. There is likely to be a disciplinary note in your academic record (not something transfered between schools generally.) HOWEVER, most colleges/universities today will ask on the admissions apllication if you have ever been academically disciplined or dismissed. I’d give strong consideration to how you choose to answer that question.</p>