<p>Do ivy league colleges look at Honor Code Violations thoroughly? I got caught "stealing" someones paper (i found it on the floor beside me) and erasing the persons name and replacing it with my own. The teacher found out and now has decided to make me write an appology note, signed by 2 principals, my parents, and myself, and give it to him, plus redo the paper for him, and take the zero. Also he has decided to throw me in front of the honor council. I was wondering if this would ruin my chances to get into a good ivy league college, since this is my first offense, and it is my freshman year.</p>
<p>will it definitely show up on your record?</p>
<p>"Ruin your chances" is probably too strong a phrase, but yeah, if you get a reprimand from the honor council and colleges see it, they won't like it. Some high schools (ironically enough) hide their students' ethical lapses, so it depends on what your school does with the information.</p>
<p>just pray (or beg) that it doesnt get on your record cause remember, there are tons of other people with your stats.</p>
<p>ehhhh</p>
<p>cheating is the last thing colleges want</p>
<p>good luck getting away with it.</p>
<p>(notice i don't do the CC thing where I'm like WHY!?!?!)</p>
<p>im pretty sure it will. our school puts gum fines on our record. our disciplinary record shows up online so we can check it anytime. all fines (dress code, gum, cell phone, etc) show up on that. i dont know how the honor council will take this though, hopefully a couple of detentions or saturday schools. but there is always that chance that i might get suspended, but i think the chances for that are slim, since i turned myself in.</p>
<p>This is a major offense that will significantly reduce your chances at most top schools. Keep your record spotless, and show that you've changed. You can do this by being on the Honor Review Board (if something like that exists) or something similar. Cheating of any sort is taken extremely seriously.</p>
<p>I'm weighing in as the expert on poor disciplinary records. S was suspended and expelled from a school. (his violations didn't involve the "big three", though)</p>
<p>While this is a serious violation, you have plenty of time to make up for it. If you don't get suspended, you are in really good shape. The question that is asked on the applications is "Have you ever been suspended or asked to withdraw from a school?" If you don't get suspended, and your record is good, by the time you are getting recs, you could ask that it not be mentioned. It is good that it happened freshman year. Even with my son's problems, he has been told by some highly selective schools that his explanation (the "rap sheet" that he has to attach to his applications) is very satisfactory. There are a LOT more disciplinary actions that get disclosed than reading this forum would lead you to think. These days, an alcohol violation barely gets anyone's attention when discussed in an application attachment. Cheating is bad, though, so make sure you really have learned from this experience.</p>
<p>The big three? Care to enlighten those of us who have recently enlisted?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.collegeconfidential.com/experts/index.htm%5B/url%5D">http://www.collegeconfidential.com/experts/index.htm</a>
Check out this article on the main page of College Confidential.</p>
<p>The Big Three are academic dishonesty, drugs and violence.</p>