<p>Last year I wrote a paper for my English class where I incorrectly cited my sources (i had no idea how, looked it up online and they were incorrect) and my teacher said it was plaragism. she gave me an F on the paper but that was the end of it. there was no disciplinary action by the school or anything. do you think this will show up on my transcript. should i address it in my application essays or just ignore. </p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Dude, calm down. If there's no behavioral record on this, then on your application you can pretend it didn't happen. And on your essays, even though it might make an interesting after-growth and realization essay, it also alerts colleges of a potential bad seed, even if you really aren't.</p>
<p>i personally think it would be best to avoid but im not sure if there is a record of this. she just gave me an F called it plaragism and said she would not let me get into NHS (she was a real SOB, she expected us all to know how to cite a paper correctly). I am kind of nervous to ask the my school administration about this i am worried i might be bringing it to their attention and they would do something about it. Also i am pretty calm just working on some of my essays right now and wondering what i should do about it.</p>
<p>Look at it discretely - ask your counselor or your attendance clerk for a full transcript including behaviors. They might raise their eyebrows, but just ask to see if you need to clear any unknown absences or whatsoever. If you've served a detention before, that'd help also XD. The last thing you want is to pull yourself into another situation.</p>
<p>NHS isn't much worth noting. Different standards for different schools, the only original demand is a 3.5, so it's not much of a loss, really. And wow, that's one lethally strict teacher - maybe you could work on having better relationships with your teachers also, as a small suggestion? That could be a difference between letting something slide or this..teachers are not unwavering towards the students they like.</p>
<p>Also: you're still in session for school? Kinda confused by the working on essays part..just curious.</p>
<p>no im not in schools. college essays for some of the schools im applying to. also i have pretty good relationships with my teachers except this one who needs psychological help. She says and I quote "I am counting the days till there is a nuclear holocaust" Every kid knows she is isane. i was just unlucky enough to end up in her class.</p>
<p>Well, look at the bright side, you'll be very fortunate at any school that you end up in - and faraway from your nutcase of a teacher. :D</p>
<p>Just take a deep breath - if you get a good feeling about your situation, then it should be okay. Just make sure to check your records, and avoid mentioning it unless there is no way to hide it. I'm not completely sure if this really does count as plagiarism, because usually that means complete copying of word-by-word text or falsifying research as your own. Wouldn't she normally have to prove that it's plagiarism anyway?</p>
<p>well they were quotes from another persons work and all i did was have a work cited page. i was unaware that you had to cite sources next to quotes. so it really was plagiarism (although it was completely unintentional). she is still an insane teacher when i confronted her about it she said all students should know how to cite papers coming into my class. i responded saying i never learned it. she said well you should have looked up how to online. i said thats exactly what i did thats how i got the work cited page. she said i dont want to hear any more of your lies. I just let it go after that cuz it would have just gotten worse.</p>
<p>Do find out whether there's any record of this. If not, I see no reason to create one; if so, I still don't think you need to worry much. If things did happen as you say, then it was an unfortunate but innocent situation and you can explain it briefly in an addendum (not main essay). Be warned, though, that in your current telling, your teacher's actions/reaction sound unreasonable enough to make me wonder what you're leaving out. That may be completely unfair to you, but if you do have to discuss this, you'll want to work on a different way of explaining the situation (minus any references to the teacher's insanity). </p>
<p>If it does end up that there's a record (which I doubt, from what you say), talk to your guidance counselor about how best to approach this. (S)he might prefer to include an explanation in her own recommendation rather than have you make note, or perhaps both would be best.</p>
<p>Either way, don't worry. This is probably a non-issue, but at worst, it's an explainable and, IMO, under the particular circumstances, forgivable one.</p>
<p>thanks and I understand how you could think i am leaving something out but i am not it happened pretty much like i said. my dad who is in the mens club (kinda like our schools pta) recently found out about her forced retirement. she turned eighty in the past month.</p>
<p>My point definitely wasn't to accuse, just to let you know that if the situation does eventually need explaining, you'll need to figure out a slightly different way to do it. Blaming your teacher won't really be an option. If + when it's an issue, I'm sure CC-ers (and your GC!) will be happy to help :)</p>