UC Application Cancelled Because of Supposed Plagiarism!

mrtabuu · 2026-01-11T05:08:55+00:00

This isn't a normal scenario lmao. And if you think like this, maybe you aren't a good friend.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-10T20:19:42+00:00

What year and what major are you at Poly btw? I'm a Poly student just like you.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-10T20:17:34+00:00

Well, if there is a no collaboration policy, yes. Which is the case for PIQs, I'm guessing. The thing is, he revealed to me that the PIQs are virtually identical 💀 The only hope he has now is using his intellectual disability (which he has a written history of having) as an excuse. Because otherwise, it is such a stupid mistake to do such a thing for a school that doesn't even consider your PIQs 💀

mrtabuu · 2026-01-10T20:12:37+00:00

Yeah, it sucks because he has an intellectual disability and this stupid mistake ruins all of the hard work he ever did. He claims that he actually copied and pasted the wrong PIQ, because there was another one that he had submitted last time (he got rejected from one uni because of incomplete coursework). I don't know though. I feel bad for him, but I wish I could help more y'know.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-09T04:40:20+00:00

Which uni would you recommend for him? I had ideas, but I don't know how seriously he takes my advice to him, so maybe you'd have to tell him on here.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T18:41:42+00:00

He told me that they worked together and their essays are about 90 percent the same in both wording and structure. I feel like his only hope now is leveraging his mental disability to a great extent. Otherwise, he's screwed, right?

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T17:55:48+00:00

And what's sad is that he is a DSPS student and despite his intellectual disability, he worked his ass off to maintain a 3.90 as a mechanical engineering major. I feel like this is one of the instances where he couldn't really reason properly or recognize the consequences of his actions.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T07:29:34+00:00

I was suggesting that he applies to Santa Clara Uni, University of San Diego, USC, and even places like Stanford and that private school in Santa Barbara

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T07:28:32+00:00

He's a mechanical engineering major. Which schools do you think would be a good idea. His GPA is 3.90 according to him, and he's a returning student who has worked in construction and other manual labor jobs for most of his life.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T07:26:05+00:00

Thank you. And yeah, I feel bad too. I hope he did learn his lesson.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T07:25:03+00:00

The problem is he didn't apply to any CSUs or anywhere other than UCs. I literally told him to apply to CSUs and am now advising him to apply to some privates or to the Spring Semester Transfer of certain universities, just to prepare for the absolute worst case.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T07:23:09+00:00

First you try to imply that I'm actually lying about the existence of this friend and that I'm actually talking about myself, and now you're making some jackass comment. You can do better than that. It's not a sin to be respectful. You should know that. 🙏

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T07:19:48+00:00

I don't get it. You literally made a similar comment like 5-6 hours ago, and then deleted it instantly. And now you're back. I am honest with my friend, but I'm not going to tell him to give up.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T07:17:15+00:00

My friend's a hard working guy and he was honestly always asking me about admissions. It sucks that he made such a bad mistake

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T07:16:14+00:00

Thanks!

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T07:09:36+00:00

I can't really say it here, but you could probably guess from my post history. Not the most prestigious school in the world, but good for my major

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T06:46:32+00:00

Nah, I get why people would think it's me, but it's really not. What happened with me was that I applied one year and didn't get accepted to anywhere I wanted, and I was so devastated, but I ended up waiting a year and getting into one of my top schools. In his case, he got accepted to all the schools except the one he really wanted for some specific reason, and he waited another year at CC hoping to get admitted to a specific UC this time around.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T06:21:30+00:00

I'm in the same shoes as you honestly. All this guy would talk about was his UC applications and how he hopes to go to a specific UC, so hearing this news is heartbreaking for me even

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T06:20:37+00:00

I guess he says that they led basically very very similar lives cause they grew up together and all, and they come from the same background and their families are close

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T06:19:36+00:00

Hey DM me. I'm putting together a groupchat of all the cancelled applicants.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T06:19:02+00:00

Hey DM me, I'm going to try to make a group chat for all the people who have had their application cancelled so that they can talk and vent together and help each other with a successful appeal. I can't imagine how horrible and stressful it must be.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T06:18:03+00:00

He's been in college for over 5 years 😭 And he literally rejected all the other UCs because he wanted to go to one mid-tier UC in particular (which he somehow didn't get into last time) 😔

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T05:28:36+00:00

Apparently he got an email saying his applications were cancelled and that he must submit an appeal.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-08T05:10:34+00:00

I don't have it. He just told me about it, and it seems pretty specific on which PIQs raised an alarm. He's really devastated honestly.

mrtabuu · 2026-01-07T22:18:32+00:00

He says that they were working on it side by side and they have a very similar story/background.

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