<p>I am currently a junior in High School. I am taking four AP classes and I have decent grades with a good GPA. Back in my sophomore year, I did something incredibly stupid; I cheated on my Spanish test. It was towards the end of the year and I already had an A in the class. Why did I cheat? I honestly don't know the answer myself, but what I do know is that I learned from it. I learned that nothing is worth taking that risk. It is better to fail than to destroy the trust that you have created with your teacher. From that incident, I recieved a zero on the test, a Saturday school (which is like a form of detention, but it's for four consectutive hours), and a phone call home. My parents were extremely disappointed and I never want to put them through that again. I wrote an apology letter to my teacher explaining that I understood that what I did was wrong and that it will never happen again. At the end of the year, I still managed to recieve a B overall in that class.</p>
<p>This week, however, is a completely different story. It's a new year and basically a fresh start for me, so how did it go downhill so quickly? Again, this takes place in Spanish class. I have a different teacher this year and on Wednesday, it was the chapter one test. I had my phone sitting in my lap, but I was not using it in anyway. This year, we also got a new principal and many of the rules were enforced; the cellular phone poilcy being one of them. A student is not to have his or her phone out during school hours. I forgot I had it placed on my lap and the teacher confiscated it anyways.</p>
<p>Today, I went to go pick up my phone from my counselor's office. I was required to bring a parent with me so I had asked my mother to go. While we were sitting in my couselor's office, the subject of cheating was brought up once again. My teacher had written on the slip (that was sent with my phone to the office) that I had been using my phone during the test. This was a completely absurd concept to me considering the fact that I had even unlocked my phone to show my teacher that I was not doing anything with it. My Spanish teacher had known that I was not cheating, so why did she make it seem like I was? </p>
<p>As we continued to dicuss this subject, I explained to my counselor that I was not cheating in anyway. I told her that I realized it was my responsibility to put away my phone before class starts, but I had completely forgotten. I even explained to her that I had already talked to my parents about the confiscation of my phone and I agreed to turn it off during school hours and place it in my backpack. To my couselor, this was my second offense. It seemed so surreal and unfair because this was never suppose to happen. I admitted I was wrong and she told me that she was going to have to "record" this incident anyways. </p>
<p>The question that I am approaching is whether or not this will be on my transcript used for college applications. I am literally scared to the point where I am shaking (I even spelled my user name wrong because I was shaking so badly). I am afraid that the mistakes that I've made will affect my chances of getting into a good college. I wanted to go to an Ivy League school, but that seems almost impossible. Please, please, please help me. I know that what I did was wrong and I accept that fact, but right now, I am worried about my future. Thank you for taking the time to read this and I really look forward to all the replies!</p>