<p>Hello I go to UV university. I was charged with a honor code violation. What happened was we got our exams back, and I went to tutorials and wrote down the answers on the exam paper (I usually write the answers on the exam because I use my exam as a study guide later) The mistake I did was for one of the question that I got completely wrong I erased my answer because there is only a little space and crossed the diagram and wrote down the new diagram that I got from the tutorials and next to the diagram I wrote down the sentences from the question (this is a proof question) to help me understand what is happening at each step in the diagram. I found out that one student got more points for one of the question so I went to ask the professor why I lost so many points on the that question. In the mean time I also asked him to check the other question that I just wrote sentences from the question and the new diagram to make sure if I understood this question right (he said these questions will show up on the final so I just want to get the correct answers) and I was expecting a feedback from him. I did told him that I got this question wrong because I misunderstood it and I rewrote the answer here and I just asked him to check if I understood it right. He said he will check it later and let me know. He was in a hurry as there are other people waiting in line. Next day he reported to honor court saying that I asked him to regrade both questions. I tried to explain him that it was just a misunderstanding and I only asked him to check the other question but he is not listening to me. He is saying he doesn't remember me saying anything about that. He felt that I just asked him to regrade both questions. I was wondering will I be found guilty even though I didn't ask him to regrade my other question. Please let me know. Thanks. </p>
<p>I think that if the events happened as you said they did, and if you explain it with sincerity, you will be fine. I get the sense that you were being proactive and not cheating, and I suspect that will come across. The professor was busy and he was distracted, and I think that he might have had a short fuse by the time he looked at your paper. Take responsibly, don’t blame anyone, and be honest. Hope it goes well!</p>
<p>Thank you for the reply. I am new to this country so I was wondering is it wrong or a violation to erase the answer on the exam even though you are not asking for a regrade. I always write on my exam papers b/c its easy to study and no one said anything anything about it being wrong. I just want to know for future. </p>
<p>For the future, don’t erase answers. Its perfectly okay to write on the exam after you get it back. What I usually do is write in a different color (I have erasable pens that help with this) than both the professor’s grading and my previous work. If I run out of room, I write something like see back or see separate sheet and continue my work elsewhere then staple it to the back or front of the exam. This allows you to add all your extra work, but also maintain the original work in a way that is easy to distinguish. Hopefully, you will be found not guilty, good luck!</p>
<p>so do you think it will be a violation of the honor code for erasing the answers? I was charged with cheating and violating academic process procedure. </p>
<p>If you explain honestly what happened, they may decide you are not guilty. You didn’t violate the rules according to your story, but the evidence could be confusing. </p>
<p>Hello I am thinking about getting a video recording of the classroom to prove thats not what I asked him because he is not believing in what I am saying, but can u guys think of anything that will help me prove that I only asked him to check the answer but not regrade it which is the truth. </p>