<p>Hi guys, this is my very first post on CC and I really need some advice. </p>
<p>So I'm a rising junior, and this year(sophomore year), I was in a group with a boy and another girl for a Spanish project. We were supposed to write a compete article of Hispanic culture, but the boy decided to use an online translator to write his part.
The girl and i didn't read over his part, and we turned it in. The teacher realized that someone had used a translator, and gave all three of us referrals. He said that since we re a group, us girls get the punishment too, even when it wasn't our fault. </p>
<p>What do I do about this? Is there any way I can convince the guidance counselor not to send this? Does this stay on my permanent record? Will colleges see it? </p>
<p>YES this will definitely go on your perm record. However, colleges don’t require it in your application… Though there are some rare cases where they might contact that school to have a fiance at your record. Next time don’t cheat.</p>
<p>I would try explaining this to your counselor, but there’s a more than slim chance she won’t wipe it from your record. Sometimes these things happen. Also, go see your teacher and try to convince him that you weren’t at fault.</p>
<p>Also don’t team up with ■■■■■■■. I bet you know that that boy didn’t know Spanish well and he would do something like that. In fact, I personally go solo all the time because I don’t trust any chump with my work. This was a good, yet unfair, lesson to you.</p>
<p>While it is unfair and you should try and get it fixed, that tends to happen if you work with the wrong people. Typically if whenever assigned to a group project (unless it is my smart people friends) I just volunteer to do any task that isn’t idiotproof.</p>
<p>I didn’t have any friends in the class because I got switched out of my old class. So I joined a random group
Is there any space to explain on the college apps? I’m pretty sure I can’t talk to the teacher anymore, because the guy’s mom already did and it was useless. Also I’m switching schools this year.</p>
<p>Also, I forgot to mention that
The teacher later changed the referral as a referral for “not following directions” instead of a referral for cheating, because he felt that it was unfair for the rest of us. Does that make the situation any better?? Seriously I’ve never gotten a referral before :(</p>
<p>It doesn’t matter if the boy who cheated’s mom talked to your teacher. He cheated, you didn’t. Why would your teacher cut him any slack when it is very clear that he did cheat? You need to get a parent involved in the situation to talk to your teacher and your counselor. As other posters have said, you were negligent and you need to own up to that, but you did not cheat and you need to assert that to your teacher.</p>
