<p>I will be applying this year for admissions to some UC for the fall of '09. I have done the application before as a high school student, and I know what to expect as a college transfer student. </p>
<p>During high school, I was caught cheating in my AP US History class. No, I didn't copy down somebody else's answers or plagiarize. In fact, I got a 5 on the APUSH test. What I actually did was let someone else copy my homework, and I was caught doing so. Of course, as a result of getting slammed for cheating, I learned many things about integrity and the likes.</p>
<p>My question is this: If I write about how this experience had changed my life, and how it made me who I am today, would it be detrimental to my application in that I would admit that I have cheated once in high school?</p>
<p>Just so you know, the UCs can’t know if you cheated or not while in high school, as the only record of high school will be your transcript (for some UCs that require it)</p>
<p>I would not write about it – the whole “turn your negatives into positives” may work in some situations outside of academic integrity, but for your situation it may be more telling than you may want it to be.</p>
<p>Try to highlight a positive, not a negative.</p>
<p>dont do it! they will just hold it against you. especially since the subject involves cheating. i think that word is something admissions people are extremely leery of, even though your situation isn’t as bad as some cheating scenarios. You have to look at the admissions people like you would a police officer who has just read you your miranda rights, “Anything you say can AND WILL be used against you.”</p>
<p>If your college app does not ask for any history or record of misconduct, do NOT bring this up. If they ask, you will have to disclose (better talk with the Dean of Admissions, explain your situation, and follow up with a formal letter). If you fail to disclose when asked you will likely be committing fraud.</p>
<p>Everyone in my APUSH class cheated off each other’s homework, and it wasn’t really a big deal. I think my teacher knew but didn’t even care unless it was clear and blatant cheating. </p>
<p>As for your situation, I would definitely not mention it. I don’t think you’d be breaking any rules by doing this unless they specifically ask you for any record of misconduct like that.</p>
<p>Would you mention to your new girlfriend that you cheated in your previous relationship, but the experience changed your life and made you who you are today?</p>
<p>i have the same type of question, just different circumstances</p>
<p>would it be beneficial to talk about my dui and how jail straightened me out? id be coupling it with an extremely significant upward trend after a three year break from school</p>
<p>I say NO, spywear. I would only mention life problems such as being poor, losing job, a death in family, an illness, etc… stuff that is out of your control… not being dumb and drunk driving or cheating.</p>