Academic dishonesty. Do not do it
College might no longer be the move for me. This has to do with Chem 120. It was a lot of course work and my mental health couldn’t handle it, so the same day I requested I had it dropped. 3 hours after that, i received an email stating that I had been accused of academic dishonesty. I knew what this was about. It was hidden white text, and I used a buzz word. They gave me 2 options, either I take the 0 for the assignment or I go to honor court and fight it. Thinking: “I already Q dropped the class”, I took the 0. I was told it wouldn’t escalate any further, and that my emailed response was it. 2 months later, yesterday, i received an email stating I needed to plead my case and accept or not accept responsibility. But, a surprise to me, my advisor, and even my professor, If i plead guilty, the Q drop will reverse and I will get the 0 on the assignment. And I cannot Q drop or withdraw from that class. I thought surely this cannot be true. And it was. 3 minutes ago, I was added back to the Chem120 canvas, and my grade in the class is a 0. Because- I have no work done in there. I am dropped from most orgs, my major, and now I am on academic probation. Because this will tank my GPA beyond means. I have emailed the professor- he told me to fight it. Because there is no way he can save my grade. But if i lose the case, i will have an F* instead of an F. I am not the only one who received a violation, but of them I am the only one who Q dropped. This is the story, now time for the rant
I don’t want people to give me a harder time than I already have. I did not cheat. I did not even copy and paste. I was simply told, you’re missing this part. And I added it. I worked really hard to get to where I am, and I didn’t think my time here would be so short. People have told me that this is not the end of the world- and i’ll be okay. But- no more med school. I lose the people I loved and the connections in all the orgs I had. I can no longer minor. And now I am wondering- why am I even here at all? My next question is should i just- drop out. Because.. I have never seen a case so distraught. All I had to do was stay in chem 120. All I had to do was not ask a friend, ask a professor. Thanks for listening. I am not sure what I am going to do. But. yeah.