Cheating & Rec Letters

Applying to College
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Hello,

I’m a junior in HS. For a recent Science Olympiad tournament, I cheated (because it was online, so i searched the internet for some stuff). I, and a couple of other SciOly kids, were found out, and questioned by the teacher (who is also my AP Chem teacher).
I was super honest about what I did and told her the exact story of what I did. She said she appreciated my honesty, and that next year when I need recs (when I’m a senior and applying to college), even though usually students who’ve cheated wouldn’t ask that teacher to write a rec, she said she would be willing to write a rec for me, just because I was honest, and I said that yeah I was hoping she could next year.
Should I still ask her a rec next year?
I really hope I can because AP Chem is my favorite and the class I do the best in.

Thanks for any help.

(PS, this cheating thing wont show up on my academic record because it’s a first infraction, just a letter sent home).

2

I’d ask another teacher.

3

I’d ask another teacher too, unless she is willing to show you her rec letter so you can make sure her letter won’t hurt you.

4

Were you hoping to be a chem or stem major? If so, you might need this teacher’s LoR. Why not talk to her again to see the sort of points she would make in a letter?