Did my cheating ruin my chances to get into a good college?

Applying to College
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I m a freshman in high school and on my Spanish Writing exam I used a word that I necessarily didn t learn in class. I was absent the day of the exam and took it in a room by myself with no teacher present. When my teacher graded the exam she pulled me to the side and asked me how to say something in Spanish and I couldn t answer then she said “Well why did you put that word on your test?” I was honest and I told her that my friends told me about the topic and a prepared before the exam. I had no disciplinary actions besides my F. (Disciplinary actions meaning no detention/suspension/talking with principle) On Infinite Campus (the online grading site we use) I saw a 0 as my test grade and in the comments section it said cheated in red letters. I still ended the year with a high B in the class but I am worried something will show up on my transcript that I cheated. My online transcript on Infinite Campus doesn’t show anything about me cheating but I don’t know if it’s accurate. I m more worried that this will stop me from getting into any good colleges. Does it show up on my transcript? Am I doomed!? I regret it with all my heart I just want to know if this one wrong move has killed my chances at some decent schools (not Ivy League or anything just good state schools)

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Go ask your guidance counselor. My guess would be that this is an internal comment that is not part of the record colleges will see on your transcript.

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The impact of the F on your final grade might hurt you, but I doubt that colleges will be able to see why you got that F.

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I doubt it will appear on your transcript. Be glad this happened in your freshmen year, when colleges are likelier to forgive a low grade. Not that a B is a bad grade, of course. I have seen many stories of cheating in the three years I have been in this website. Sometimes these incidents are ruinous. You got off with a slap onnthe wrist in comparison. Don’t cheat again, really.

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Two things:

  1. I’m impressed that you didn’t choose to blame your actions on someone else or on circumstances. How very refreshing.
  1. As a teacher, I've got to say: who on earth gives the SAME exam on two different days??? Sorry, but the makeup should have been different from the original exam. And you took it alone in a room? Are you kidding????

OK, so lesson learned. The odds are good that all that will appear is the B.

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" I’m impressed that you didn’t choose to blame your actions on someone else or on circumstances. How very refreshing."

Agreed.