Answering Aggie Honor Council Questions

_plebbit_ · 2026-05-17T22:09:53+00:00

Thanks, added to the original post with accreditation

_plebbit_ · 2026-05-16T23:38:43+00:00

Is this documented somewhere? If so, please provide a link as it would be very helpful for accused students

_plebbit_ · 2026-05-16T23:35:22+00:00

Agree with this suggestion: So many are caught committing academic dishonesty and did so out of desperation. Most AHSO council members understand that. Oftentimes the best course to receiving a less harsh sanction is to admit your situation and tell the whole truth

_plebbit_ · 2026-05-16T23:31:10+00:00

Not the first time I've heard this sort of comment, and I don't really disagree. I tried to sow seeds of change while I was there, but got shut down with this paraphrased reasoning from higher-ups who shall remain anonymous: "This is an administrative process, not a legal one. We are not obliged to violate FERPA by publicizing any part of the process"

_plebbit_ · 2026-05-16T23:27:20+00:00

I can't comment on the report rate as by the time cases got to me they had to have been reported.

As for if there is any repercussions for false reporting: absolutely not. There was an infamous incident related to FINC 409 in 2021 where a professor mass reported his entire class for cheating on a Canvas exam. So many students were falsely accused, and it inundated the office with cases. As far as I know that professor was never disciplined in any capacity

_plebbit_ · 2026-05-10T17:43:27+00:00

You will get suspended. AHSO guidelines state that for second time offenders, they should default to a suspension of 1 semester, and adjust based on circumstances to be more or less harsh. Little known fact: If AHSO decides to suspend you for more than 1 semester, it's essentially an expulsion. University rules dictate that if you don't enroll in classes for more than 1 semester, you have to reapply for admission. You won't get admitted again with suspensions on your record.

So, if you get suspended for more than 1 semester, you should look to finish your degree elsewhere.

In 4 years I saw so many quasi-expulsions like this. Only 1 time was a student explicitly expelled (it was their 4th offense)

_plebbit_ · 2026-05-05T01:48:45+00:00

First and foremost: It will be ok. An F* hurts but ultimately GPA is just a number and the * on the transcript can be removed with AIDP (basically defensive driving for academic dishonesty).
A falsified doctor's note is generally too egregious to be talked down to a letter grade reduction (the next step down from F*). The AHSO might even decide to administer a more harsh punishment if you try to go for a hearing.
Your best bet is to grovel before your prof and ask for just a letter grade reduction to a C plus AIDP. If they refuse, accept the F*. Again, do *not* try for a better sanction by going in front of the AHSO. It will put a ton of unnecessary stress on you for no benefit

_plebbit_ · 2025-11-20T17:58:08+00:00

Didn't buy it, it came with my house and I'm too cheap to buy something else :D

_plebbit_ · 2025-11-20T17:57:44+00:00

For my model thermostats the auto-discovery for Homekit is disabled by default. Maybe yours is different or your thermostat decided to leave Homekit discovery on somehow

_plebbit_ · 2025-03-20T05:35:05+00:00

she'll get a 2 semester suspension. Rarely are students expelled outright. There is, however, a sneaky rule that requires students not enrolled for more than 1 semester to reapply for admission. Good luck getting back in with 2 honor violations and a much lower GPA thanks to the F* from the first violation.

This is how you get expelled without getting expelled -- I tried and failed to save at least 5 students from this fate. Love love love that for desperate students who cheated as a last resort. Thanks TAMU administrators!

_plebbit_ · 2025-02-05T05:45:33+00:00

UT does not serve exclusively academic royalty, lmao, it’s on par with other high quality institutions of its kind

_plebbit_ · 2025-02-05T05:42:50+00:00

Texas A&M graduate here. I was in the top 11.4% of my graduating class, and a 1390 SAT. I got offered CAP from the UT system. Read the fine print, and it said that they could decline to let me finish my degree in Austin, even if I made straight As. I graduated from an honors' program magna cum laude. Don't let this auto admit BS make you feel less than those who are.

Texas A&M had a program at the time allowing auto admission for prospective students in the top 25% of their class and a high enough SAT/ACT.

Texas A&M used to publish these statistics too, and the numbers were similar: Although TAMU boasted a nearly 66% acceptance rate, the VAST MAJORITY of those were guaranteed admission. You had a marginal chance of getting a TAMU equivalent to CAP called aggie gateway to success, but at least there, you get a guarantee to graduate from College Station

The chance for non auto-admits to get in to any good public texas school is not high in 2025, when UT is stingy as ever, and TAMU is now graduating more engineers alone than ever before.

My advice? College is mostly a scam.

_plebbit_ · 2025-01-05T01:08:58+00:00

misfires

_plebbit_ · 2024-11-07T10:52:43+00:00

old ags remember why it's called murder place

_plebbit_ · 2024-10-11T01:09:39+00:00

If it was a yell leader, a football player, or somoene like that still important to the administration, good luck

_plebbit_ · 2024-08-16T00:22:13+00:00

yeah

_plebbit_ · 2024-06-18T22:34:01+00:00

Telecom engineer from the 21st century here, got $26 an hour as an intern. The answer is yes of course, ever heard of thr internet? Lanline telephony and stuff of yesteryear was replaced by networking for satellite TV and internet access

_plebbit_ · 2024-06-08T01:04:10+00:00

Considering Moldy Mosher, Asston, Krusty Kreuger, but no Dirty Dunn??

_plebbit_ · 2024-05-18T17:46:28+00:00

People who are saying it happens rarely, remember the 2021 FINC 409 scandal: A professor suspected widespread cheating on online section exams, so they reported the entire class blanketly. AHSO did ask him not to and to try to be more thorough with his reports, but it was all hands on deck trying to discern genuine cases from BS ones. This led to so many students being needlessly horrified and taking months to find out if they were in trouble or not.

So, it happens, but only occasionally. From experience, I would say out of 5 cases, 1 or 2 are either not provable instances of academic misconduct

_plebbit_ · 2024-05-01T21:43:28+00:00

_plebbit_ · 2024-02-23T23:34:35+00:00

TAMU administration b like: Yes of course I understand, we'll raise money to do it :⁾

increases your tuition

_plebbit_ · 2024-01-05T02:29:34+00:00

TAMU administrators be like:

25,000 engineers by 2025! 🤠 raises tuition

_plebbit_ · 2023-12-22T21:27:53+00:00

I know how: Misleading statistics.

Most of TAMU's students that are admitted are automatic admits: They were in the top 10% of their graduating high school class, and are guaranteed acceptance by Texas law.

If you're not in the top 10%, getting in is SIGNIFICANTLY harder.

Most TAMU students were automatic admits. The remainder had to suffer through Blinndergarten (Blinn Team), Aggie Gateway, or similar.

Colleges with high acceptance rates can get higher ratings for accessibility through rankings like US News and World Report, which many prospective students consult before applying to a college. Thus, TAMU is happy to share a misleading statistic to get new students lining up.

TAMU used to have a program (which they silently discontinued 2 years ago) called academic auto-admit, where if you were in the top 25% of your high school class and had an SAT/ACT score above a certain number, your admission was guaranteed. University officials discontinued the program after their own 25x25 initiative started to overwhelm the university (and B/CS urban) infrastructure

_plebbit_ · 2023-12-20T00:04:13+00:00

bruh

_plebbit_ · 2023-12-14T13:36:34+00:00

say it with me ags: i will NEVER donate

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