yes i already applied. targets include brown, upenn, and washu.
I agree that talking about hiring a lawyer is very premature. Tell the principal what you told us, that you felt intimidated and scared, and you “confessed” out of panic. Offer to retake a different exam.
How is your record to date? Grades? If you’ve never been in trouble and your grades are good (which I assume they must be with the reach schools you mentioned), you may be given the benefit of the doubt.
As an aside, hopefully you applied to safety and match schools in addition to the reaches.
So you already applied, stating no disciplinary history, then this came up? And your record otherwise is pristine?
You need allies. It starts with the GC. It seems you haven’t been suspended yet, right? Have they even started some review procedure?