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Have you run it through your student conduct dean? You are likely redacting key details (for appropriate confidential reasons) on this forum, and your description needs to match what is on record for you in the student conduct office. You need to include the specific violation, your punishment/sanctions, and specific corrections you have made to not commit this violation.I do have an IA on record which happened first semester of freshman year (2020) and I will be applying this cycle [it's been about 3+ years since that incident]. I was looking to get advice from admissions advisors/experts on how I should describe it.
Don’t blame the teacher! This is not “owning your mistake.”That is the violation that happened. I am confused by what you mean by being specific. Could you elaborate? Like I don't know how specific I need to be. I do plan on contacting the student contact office to accurately record the incident.
By uploaded a report, I mean I just stored my lab reports/notes (that I created myself) on a publicly available portfolio. There was an option to private it but I never noticed that option. The code I violated was -> Unauthorized uploading/downloading of course materials without the instructor's permission. While I did argue that it was my own work that I had uploaded but not the lab professor's, the professor was of the opinion that since those lab reports were derived from the lab materials and could be used by people on the internet (maybe violating copyright laws). I don't want to make it sound trivial. I understand how even my own materials can be misused if they are publicly accessible and perhaps it constitutes trying to help other students but that was not the specific violation I was cited for. As a freshman, I didn't want to fight the violation with the professor just because of some technicality. Does this help? Should I be mentioning so much in my IA essay?
I did have a grading penalty and a reprimand (from an A to B+).
Side Note - many students had complaints against this lab professor because he was unnecessarily harsh on students when it came to online learning and he left the school the following year.
Until we know exactly how you violated your Student Code of Conduct to warrant the IA, it's too hard to say. Some schools might take a quick review of what you wrote and make a decision independent of your file review. Others will take more time.I don't mean to bother you too much but when it comes to this IA, how much will it affect my chances of getting accepted or getting interview invites? I know IAs are a red flag but I was wondering if there are particular schools I should avoid applying to. Thanks so much for the advice.
I gave you a sample of what you can write under the header of Institutional Action.Thank you for your response. I was unfortunately cited for academic misconduct. How detailed should my IA essay be? When medical schools ask for conduct records from my college, what information is given out to the medical schools? I am asking this because I don't want to misrepresent or leave out details of the incident - I will request the conduct office for more information.
Impossible to answer.I don't mean to bother you too much but when it comes to this IA, how much will it affect my chances of getting accepted or getting interview invites?
The older you get, the more you realize IA's are generally nothing.
The only time I think an IA matters is if you cheat, and the style of cheating is so incredibly stupid that it makes you facepalm.
An example of this would be like writing answers down on a desk at an area you are taking an exam.
There are too many petty IA's, which make me feel like they exist almost to fill some quota.
Where the line should be drawn for acceptance should be violent felonies and DUI's.
True, it would be hard to quickly go through every scenario.Stealing from fellow students would be on my "no way" list.
Much of the rest does need to be examined in a holistic manner.
I saw a kid from a Christian college one time who had an IA for going to a bar for a friend's Bday.The older you get, the more you realize IA's are generally nothing.
The only time I think an IA matters is if you cheat, and the style of cheating is so incredibly stupid that it makes you facepalm.
An example of this would be like writing answers down on a desk at an area you are taking an exam.
There are too many petty IA's, which make me feel like they exist almost to fill some quota.
Where the line should be drawn for acceptance should be violent felonies and DUI's.
Ya I'd have taken any IA pretty hard around the age 18-22. At those ages you're still in the mindset that any IA puts you at an exuberant disadvantage to things like getting accepted to medical school, or things like residency/jobs later for things like speeding tickets, etc...At least I would have anyway.I saw a kid from a Christian college one time who had an IA for going to a bar for a friend's Bday.
He didn't even have a drink, he got in trouble just for standing in a bar with his friend........
since the lab report was reproduced from the professor’s lab materials