# I told you, didn't I? \[plagiarism in college\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 18, 2014, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-didnt-i-plagiarism-in-college/707597 "2014-12-18T18:52:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Norse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/a9adbd/32.png) [@Norse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Norse)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2015, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-didnt-i-plagiarism-in-college/707597/101 "2015-01-13T20:47:31Z")
> [@mhendo](#): > > The term seems to imply that the course will simply disappear from their record. Is that the case, or will their transcript show that they took the course and received a grade of F? > > IMO, it should definitely be the latter. AFAIK, it’s the latter. However, the case s officially out of my hands, so it’s all up to my superiors. I’m not sure whether or not a fail shows up in the transcript; in my time as a student any fail showed up in the transcript, but the practice has changed a few times since then. There’ll be a note about the issue in their file, as well, though. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2015, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-didnt-i-plagiarism-in-college/707597/102 "2015-01-14T22:28:31Z")
This always reminds me of the claim: academia doesn’t prepare you for real work. In academia: You have to do you own work, finish on time and are judged based on how well you did it. In real work, OTOH: You have to do you own work, finish on time and are judged based on how well you did it. This “avoid doing your own work” crap has now got to be a big problem in businesses now. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-told-you-didnt-i-plagiarism-in-college/707597.md?page=5)