<p>In the end of my 10th grade, I violated the Academic Honesty Policy. I helped students complete part of a Pre-Calculus project. On my permanent record, it says "Student helped students complete Pre-Calculus Project."</p>
<p>I have really high hopes of myself; I would ideally like to go to Stanford. These are some of my accomplishments:</p>
<p>2400 on SAT
35 on ACT
SAT 2's: 800 on Chemistry, Physics, and Math II; 790 on Biology
AP Scores: 5 on Chemistry, 5 on Physics B, 4 on World History, 5 on US History, 5 on Calculus BC, 5 on Biology, 5 on Physics C Mechanics, 5 on Physics C Electricity and Magnetism, 4 on English, 5 on Statistics, 5 on Environmental Science. My senior year, I plan to take the AP exams for Economics, English, and Psychology
Rank: Top 10 people
GPA: 3.7
National AP Scholar
President of Student Council in 8th grade, President of Executive Committee of Student Council in 9th and 10th grade
Historian of Chess Club in 10th grade
I also received a 14 on the AIME exam.
Although not as significant, I've also won a multitude of awards at local math and science competitions.</p>
<p>I also qualified for the training camp for the US Physics Olympiad, which means I am one of the top 20 people in the US for physics. In addition, I was one of the top 150 Chemistry students in the nation.</p>
<p>I also am attending the Stanford Summer Session.</p>
<p>Do you think I'll be able to get into Stanford?</p>
<p>IMO, that’s a silly reason not to go to Stanford. Your other credentials are quite impressive. A 14 on AIME and top 20 in physics! I was pretty happy when I scored 11 on AIME and never did USA Physics or Chemistry olympiads.</p>
<p>Could you be more clear about your violation? How does helping a classmate complete a project constitute academic dishonesty, unless you did the project for them? If that’s the case, at least you didn’t copy off someone else, but rather someone copied off you. Hey – it’s showing Stanford you’re a collaborative learner! Joking aside, cheating is cheating and it can harm your chances, though I think this case seems to be less serious than most.</p>
<p>To be honest, your ECs aren’t overly exceptional (though solid) but you certainly have the academics. You’d need standout essays with stellar LoRs and essays to have a shot, and from there it is quite a crapshoot. This little incident may tip the scale against your favor, but many other things can too. If you’re on good terms with your GC, ask him/her to explain this incident because IMO, it doesn’t seem to be too bad of a violation. For what it’s worth, I wouldn’t really count it against you if I were an officer.</p>
<p>Make sure your transcript says “Student helped students complete Pre-Calculus Project” , not just “academic dishonesty”. If it says the former, you should have little/no reason to worry. However, academic dishonesty could imply something much more serious to adcoms.</p>
<p>It says “Students helped students complete Pre-Calculus Projects” on my permanent record, but I am pretty sure it is filed under Academic Dishonesty</p>
<p>I wonder if you are the student at my nephew’s high school who got in trouble for charging big bucks to other students to help them with their projects and papers?</p>
<p>What school would that be? I don’t think we’re talking about the same thing, because papers weren’t involved, but there’s a chance our situations may be related.</p>
<p>Different schools handle things differently with academic dishonesty. You just have to move forward.</p>
<p>Did you learn anything from the experience? Do you plan to cheat again? Do you feel terrible, not for getting caught but for doing what you did? </p>
<p>Kids make dumb mistakes. There are often consequences. It is something that you will have to address at admissions time, so now you need to concentrate on doing everything right. How you handle yourself from here will impact how it will influence your admissions season.</p>
<p>Keep this in mind as well:Stanford is a reach for everyone, but even Stanford is not expecting perfection. Good luck.</p>
<p>Not sure if colleges see “permanent records”. That blurb won’t be on your transcript. so, the question will be: What will your GC write in the GC report? Maybe not much?</p>
<p>I know the GC won’t write anything, because the GC report for Common App only asks if I’ve violated any policies or been academically honest at this school, and I had cheated at a different school (switched schools after 10th grade). So I’m safe in terms of that.</p>
<p>And yes, I definitely learned my lesson. I’ve had endless talks with my parents about this.I definitely won’t ever be doing something like this ever again, in high school, college and in life. My regret and my feeling of terribleness stems from the knowledge of the massive impact this one screw-up has on my college acceptance.</p>
<p>I think ( and I am not 100 percent on this) that the application question is based on the punishment. Something along the lines of have you ever been suspended from a school for academic dishonesty? </p>
<p>I also misinterpreted your question and did think it would appear on your transcript. If it does not, you probably will not need to report it.</p>
<p>Yeah, the question is something along those lines, but it also includes getting removed from an institution. After the incident, I was dismissed from the Math and Science Academy I was in and returned to the normal high school kids in my neighborhood went to. So I think I would have to answer yes on the Common App, although I’m not sure at all if it will show up on my transcript.</p>
<p>Bummer. You will have to answer yes if that is the case. BUT as a 50-something adult, I can tell you that throughout your life, you will often learn more from your mistakes than from your successes. That is a pretty severe punishment.</p>
<p>Something else that you might want to do is request a copy of your official transcript. Kids apply to all kinds of things that need transcripts, so it is not an unusual request. That way you can see exactly what the transcript says. Schools do things differently, and if you are in the same district, your current school may just include your first two years and indicate a transfer. It would benefit you to know now what it looks like.</p>
<p>In my opinion, your “academic violation” shouldn’t affect your chances too much (it might if it were more serious or if you had the same offense twice). I still think your EC’s and accomplishments are quite impressive.</p>
<p>To whoever said they weren’t, note that a 14 on AIME is extremely difficult to get (check the AIME statistics from the past few years). I scored 11 (once), only to bomb AIME next year, then score an 8 the year after, barely missing USAMO qualification. Also, you have USA Physics Olympiad and National AP Scholar. @studentinhs, what did you score on USAMO?</p>
<p>What I wonder is this… can you use it to your advantage? There are always essay questions about your greatest failure or a challenge you have to overcome… Could you use this example?This way you don’t have to worry about how it is portrayed on the transcript. It is out in the open. Just a thought.</p>