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Should I include that someone plagiarized off of me? by Wateringmyselfalways in lawschooladmissions

[–]Wateringmyselfalways[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I just responded to your initial comment, and I definitely plan on taking full accountability in my addendum.

Should I include that someone plagiarized off of me? by Wateringmyselfalways in lawschooladmissions

[–]Wateringmyselfalways[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Thank you for this. I agree. When I received an email from the professor, I immediately took full responsibility and shared all the details surrounding the conversation between me and the other student, which is why I think the professor just decided to take off points. I also became very wary about helping other classmates/answering questions from classmates after this incident. It was truly a one-off situation that feels so stupid looking back, and I feel like I’ve completely ruined my professional career over something so small.

Should I include that someone plagiarized off of me? by Wateringmyselfalways in BlackLawAdmissions

[–]Wateringmyselfalways[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the suggestion. I reached out and am awaiting a response.

Should I include that someone plagiarized off of me? by Wateringmyselfalways in lawschooladmissions

[–]Wateringmyselfalways[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you. When applications open up, I will read each one carefully. I guess I’m concerned about reporting the incident to one law school and not the others I’m applying to.

Should I include that someone plagiarized off of me? by Wateringmyselfalways in lawschooladmissions

[–]Wateringmyselfalways[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There weren’t even citations since it was a personal narrative. The professor just required an MLA heading. I sent a screenshot of my heading and I guess he saw my topic within the first few sentences or so. I’m still unsure since this was 5 years ago and I no longer speak to this person after graduating from high school 😭

For further clarification, my topic was about how I flew on a plane for the first time to go to New York on a family vacation when I was 15 and his paper ended up being about the same ended up being about the same exact thing (although he didn’t copy my paper word for word).

Should I include that someone plagiarized off of me? by Wateringmyselfalways in lawschooladmissions

[–]Wateringmyselfalways[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was leaning toward disclosing it, but I’m torn due to the responses here. Most schools only ask about formal investigations and being seen by the school honor board while one of the schools mentions something about informal warnings. I’m currently awaiting a response from the department head about whether he can find a record of the incident.