<p>This is probably the stupidest thread on cc.
So on the last day of school, I was searching online for different scholarships that I could apply for, essays/recs and all that crap. A teacher recommended it to me.</p>
<p>I did one, I asked the same teacher for recommendation (via email), she said she would do it, I sent her the link, and the time period was imminent, and she didn't do the recommendation, so i quickly wrote a paragraph as her. I wrote a huge essay, and I was worried she wouldn't get to it. Yes. I am stupid.</p>
<p>I got a call today from my vice-principal that my teacher wrote me up for this, and I'm being issued an integrity violation for this. I'm probably the only person in high school history to get in trouble in summer... -_-</p>
<p>How do I go forth with this to the school? This doesn't even count as cheating, it's just stupid. And I was illegible for the scholarship because my counselor would not respond to my emails for my HS transcript. This sucks.</p>
<p>I'm also trying to apply to med programs how badly would a level 1 violation, effect the application?</p>
<p>Not sure. Award wasn’t worth it. Do you still have the emails? Maybe talk to her and explain. If you’re close, then you may be able to sort this out.
I feel for you:(</p>
<p>Yeah, It was cheating. I guess I was in a sort of denial, that this actually happened. I literally sent her the link for the scholarship like 3 times, and on the day it was due, I had to do it myself. Yes I do have the emails, and it appears as If I stopped talking to her right when she asks me for the due date. I’m an idiot, I thought she would read the automated emails the application program sent her. </p>
<p>This is so stupid I’m laughing at it now, what a way to end summer break.</p>
<p>For future reference, this is NEVER an option. There is never a situation where you have to write and submit a letter of recommendation for yourself (unless, perhaps a teacher or professor asks you to write a draft to send to them, but you would still not be accepted to write or submit it without permission). I know you get what you did was wrong, but if you ever had to get letters of recommendation again, keep in mind that sometimes teachers and professors do wait until the last minute. I’ve had professors submit the letter the day it was due, and I’ve had professors submit letters after the application deadline. In both situations, it was fine–they accepted the letters and my application. So keep this in mind for the future. Even if it seems like your professor is taking forever, writing and submitting your own letter is a serious breach of integrity and should never even be considered.</p>
<p>That having been said, yeah, it sounds like your teacher might not have seen the automated emails. It’s possible they went into her spam folder or she just didn’t look at them. Next time try to make sure you tell her about it directly (don’t assume anything), and make it really easy for your teachers or professors to know what they are supposed to do.</p>
<p>There’s nothing you can do about it now. Say your sorry, accept the consequences, and move on.</p>
<p>So… just in case, you are going to want to make sure you have a couple of safety schools you like on your list. And you need to go in to see your GC. Tell them you are sorry, you know it was dishonest and stupid. Don’t make ANY excuses, just apologize, straight and simple. I would do the same with the teacher. After apologizing, ask your GC to please go over your list of colleges. Ask what they think the impact of this will be and whether your list contains enough matches/safeties given this violation. I am not sure I would do that the same day as the apology unless the GC brings it up, though. Let things rest for a couple of weeks, THEN go see the GC about your college list.</p>
<p>I feel like your GC really holds the impact of this in their hands to some extent. A GC can help talk you up in spite of the violation, or not… So a super sincere apology is what you need to do to start with.</p>