Acdemic Dishonesty Record

[OOaamm]

 

Hi guys. I am a rising senior and plan to apply for biostats programs. I had a so-called “moderate offense“ in my freshman year, due to incorrectly citing Wikipedia without appropriate references. I have concerns that wether it will harm my admission. So I emailed the dean and he said that since it a “reportable offense,” I should disclose it if a graduate school asks me.  But it is usually the case that only law schools and medical schools inquire about academic integrity violations, so I hence will likely not have to disclose the violation should you apply to graduate school. 

I also ask about this to a PhD student in Psychology, and he told me that he was not been ask any question about academic violence when he did his application. And he thinks it is a small miner even if I would be asked because the mistake came from my first semester, and it is just a moderate offense. 

Does anyone have experiences or ideas if grad school will ask about the academic violation? If I disclose it, how harmful would it be to my app?

Thanks 

[Bird Vision]

Every application I filled out (13 of them) had a section related to academic dishonesty, some of them going as far back as 8th grade.

I do not know how it will affect your application, but I guarantee it'll come up. I recommend being honest.

[dr. t]

It won't do your app any favors. Not reporting it will do your app fewer favors. The fact that some actions you've made in the past will limit your future options is a good lesson to learn.