transferring/academic dishonesty

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<p>yoski
im a junior at this elite private high school, and ive recently been in a predicament. through a great misunderstanding i got caught for cheating by sharing notes with another student. We had no intention of cheating and thought what we were doing was fine...but obviously it wasnt. personally, as my parents agree, i think the school overreacted for i am now on academic probation. this means if any LITTLE thing happens at all under my name i will be expelled. (even recently there was a report of cheating in my ap bio class..and i was the first to be inquired even tho i didnt do anything)</p>

<p>Since the first incident was so minor, i am terrified that something might happen again within the next year. (my school expelled this kid 2 weeks before their graduation for practically nothing) Its put me under a great deal of stress, making it impossible to relax in school. My parents have witnessed this new stress in my life and have been talking to me about transferring to a nearby public highschool. At this point I am honestly considering. i LOVE LOVE LOVE my friends/teachers at my school and ill be absolutely heartbroken to leave..but if it stops me from being expelled ill obviously do it. My whole goal these past 3 yrs is to get into U of I engineering program...i will do anything to make that dream possible even if it means transferring my senior year. aghhh but idk</p>

<p>Should i push through my senior year at the risk of easily being expelled for something stupid or little? Or should i transfer and start fresh? Also will u of i care that i transferred my senior yr (if i do)?</p>

<p>fun facts:
gpa: 3.98 (4 scale)
act:31 (only took it once tho..taking it again in june..goin for 33+)
next yr classes i had planned on:
BC Calc (will they even let me do it in another school?..i mean in my current school it was probz harder to get into..but still..)
AP Physics
AP stats
religion
journalism/creative writing
political theory/chicago history
*also im leader of some clubs and involved in xc/track</p>

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<p>Make an appointment with the guidance office at the school you would transfer to, and talk with the people there about the courses you would take if you do transfer, and about how they can help you meet your goal of studying engineering at U of I. If it looks like the public school will be less crazy-making than your current school, go there next year. If it looks like your current school is a better place to be, stay there.</p>

<p>But if you do decide to stay, meet with your guidance counselors and sort out just exactly what it is that you need to do to stay on track and out of trouble.</p>

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<p>If you transfer, from what I have heard, only your grades get transferred. In-house suspensions don’t get transferred, but principal’s and superintendent’s suspensions do.</p>

<p>Try not to transfer to a zone school and try transferring at the beginning of senior year. Try to go to a school that offers the same APs; the high schools you transfer usually try to give you the same APs that you applied to in your old school.</p>

<p>What colleges care the most about are your SATs, classes, and GPA. They might question why you transferred schools, especially if it is from a more prestigious school to one that is less prestigious.</p>

<p>We’ll keep each other posted.</p>

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<p>zanyyall, i want to apologize beforehand because my reply might be a bit irrelevant and useless to your thread. Under different circumstances, i have the same question, if i run any academic danger transferring highschool my senior year. Ive had A’s(not + or -, just a regular A) my entire highschool, and i have four APs tests under my belt with a decent SAT score… Advice would be greatly appreciated! (btw, how do i start my own threads?)</p>