tigerlily112

I'd like to begin by saying sorry if this has been answered before or isn't appropriate for this board. At the beginning of this semester I was unable to access the entirety of a recorded lecture and missed crucial information for an assignment. Instead of reaching out the professor to ask why I couldnt find the information I went to wikipedia and based my assignment off the information presented there. My professor recognized this immediately and reached out to me. She said the assignment wasn't a cut and paste of the wikipedia document but that there were questionable phrases. I've taken full responsibility, apologized, and accepted all penalties. Tomorrow I meet with the Student Conduct Services to address this issue. I intend to be accountable for my actions and accept any sanctions. This is the first time in my academic career that I've been faced with this issue and its on my last semester at this university. This leads me to my three questions: My professor said she doesn't consider this case severe so-to-speak and I'm wondering how graduate programs review and make considerations on instances of academic dishonesty? I'm currently in the process of applying for Fall 2021. Should I hold off or move forward with my application and address the concerns of the insitution I'm applying to as they arise? I've requested a LoR from a former professor and I've been wondering why she hasn't responded since we had a strong relationship. Well, she is the program chair and deifinitely has received a report of this incident. I'm concerned that my actions may have soured the relationship. Should I just forget about using her as a reference now or reach out to see if she'd be willing to discuss the situation further? *Side note: I'm deeply remorseful for my actions. It was a foolish mistake that could've been easily addressed if i reached out to my professor. A one paragraph assignment may have jeopardized my academic career, I've definitely learned my lesson.