<p>In terms of admissions chances, you probably should not put down that you cheated. You received no disciplianary action; it doesn't seem like an official deal. It's like writing down that you through a ball at the back of one kid's head once, because you felt like being an a**hole. Okay so you feel bad about it and are trying to be honest, but your app isn't a confessional.</p>
<p>Or maybe you should tell them about the time you stayed home "sick" to finish some assignment or something, which I'm sure many kids on here have done. Or maybe you should tell them how you forgot to turn in your Spanish homework once; I mean the University needs to know if you've ever been slothful.</p>
<p>You don't get the point of these applications, do you? You are trying to present yourself favorably to the admissions office. Personally, I just wrote the goddamn truth on my app because I was valedictorian and hardly needed nor desired to "tailor" or "buff up" my app. I was also poor as f<strong>k so I didn't spend thousands of dollars on college counselors and swindle artists. Nor did I do b.s. like write down on was "captain" of the "varsity" team, where at private schools everyone makes the varsity and there are 8 team captains specifically for this purpose. Nor did I b.s. that I was a f</strong>*ing "founder" of a club because I showed up for he first meeting of it, never showed again, and now I'm taking credit for what some kid actually achieved.</p>
<p>What's the point of these remarks? Many kids on here are hypocrites. They pull out all the tricks and games, and now they want you to write down that you cheated. Simple fact: If you right down that you cheated, and are applying to a selective university, you WILL GET REJECTED. Honesty will give you no points.</p>
<p>Let's put it this way: will the admissions counsel be more <em>*ed to see that you cheated or that you cheated and didn't tell them about it? Clearly, if you didn't tell them about it they will be more negative towards your application. But that's missing the point. Okay, if you tell them you cheated you will be rejected, and if you don't tell them and they find out you will be EMPHATICALLY rejected. Not much of a f</em>*king difference is there?</p>
<p>Truth is the people on here want you to be rejected because they dislike cheaters. Which is understandable. Cheating was wrong. You know that. You made a ***kup. s-hit happens. You probably learned your lesson and won't do it again. Did the cheating help your grade? On that one occasion, it probably meant diddly squat in terms of your final grade and thus meaningless to your academic transcript. In fact, since you were caught it probably lowered your grade significantly. This is already reflected on your transcript.</p>
<p>Now, the only real reason people want you to be honest is because they think, maybe you think, it is the right or moral thing to do. So take that at face value. But in this college admissions game where people are doing things far, far, far worse than simply NOT confessing all your sins and every single instance where you behaved with questionable integrity in high school, I wouldn't be too concerned. I mean, it's not like you cheated your way to the top or all that bulls-hit. You cheated once, and more, you got caught for it, so it probably already inhibited your transcript.</p>
<p>My advice: don't put it down.</p>