I am a sophomore in highschool, I got an honor code violation this year for plagiarizing on an essay. The honor code is most likely going on my transcript. What are my chances of getting into a college like UVA with a honor code violation? My gpa was 4.15 for freshman year, I do 4 clubs in school, 1 sport and 1 instrument. I need help pls
You can pretty much forget about UVA. Cheating is a very, very serious offense. Getting a low grade is better than cheating to get a good grade.
I only copied 2 sentences… btw what colleges do you think i can get into then.
do you think i can get into like william and mary or university of maryland if my gpa is like above average, and I never get any honor code violations and do a lot of clubs and stuff
never get an more honor code violations*
do you think i can get into virginia tech?
I think your focus for the next 12 months needs to be academics, ECs, incl some responsible comm service,
so your grades, rigor, scores and GC/teacher LoRs. can present your best. Not worrying about this college or that, a few months into 10th grade. Make up for this problem. Now.
“I only copied 2 sentences” is kind of like “I’m only a little pregnant.”
You either cheated or you didn’t. Apparently you did.
I would say try your best to do like service or work as a tutor in your school to make up for this to better your odds…you have to find a way to show that you truly regret plagiarizing (well, only do this if you are really regretting your really poor decision of cheating).
For what it’s worth, though, consider the sources when you look at answers to this question. Many of the people who post here are kids just like you, with no real insight into the college application process. While I certainly can’t condone your actions-- or your “only 2 sentences” comment-- as an adult and teacher I have no idea what effect, if any , it will have on your applications. So I can’t imagine that the vast majority of kids here would have any more of an idea than me.
Your best bet is probably to:
a) Make sure it never happens again.Once might be considered an error in judgement. Two is a pattern.
b) Speak to your guidance counselor. He or she has dealt with this before in the application process and can advise you with an answer based on experience, not emotion.
c) Absolutely follow the excellent advice of @lookingforward
thanks guys