ERROR ADMITTED BY RPTR IN HER APCH TO TAKING THIS TEST IN ANTICIPATION OF JOINING ACR RANKS. CERTIFICATION PROC PLT. CHEATING ON EXAM FOR PLT RATING.

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I WAS CAUGHT CHEATING ON THE ATP-121 WRITTEN EXAM AT AN AVIATION FLT SCHOOL. THE MAN RUNNING THE EXAM TOOK THE TEST BOOK OUT OF MY HANDS AND FOUND 2 PIECES OF PAPER IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK. I WANTED TO ADDRESS THE SIT; SO WE BOTH WALKED ACROSS THE STREET TO THE FAA FIELD OFFICE IN VAN NUYS. I TALKED WITH A FAA FLT SAFETY INSPECTOR. I ASKED HER WHAT IS THE FAA GOING TO DO TO ME? AFTER I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED; SHE TOLD ME WHAT COULD HAPPEN TO ME AND WHAT TO EXPECT. SHE ALSO SUGGESTED THAT I FILL OUT A NASA RPT. FACTORS THAT BROUGHT ON THIS SIT WAS THE FACT I WAS RUSHING AND PUSHING MYSELF TO GET MY ATP-121 WRITTENS SO I CAN GET MY ATP FLT CERTIFICATE BEFORE MY UPCOMING AIRLINES INTERVIEW THAT WAS EXACTLY 1 MONTH AWAY FROM THE TEST. I CONVINCED MYSELF THAT I NEEDED TO HAVE THAT ATP FLT CERTIFICATE IN ORDER TO GET HIRED BY THAT AIRLINE. DUE TO THAT ENORMOUS PRESSURE I PLACED UPON MYSELF; MY JUDGEMENT WAS HINDERED CONSIDERABLY. THAT PRESSURE WAS THE REASON WHY I DIDN'T WANT TO FAIL THAT WRITTEN EXAM. THAT PRESSURE WAS THE REASON WHY I CHEATED ON THAT ATP-121 WRITTEN EXAM. I KNOW I CAN'T CHANGE THE PAST; THE PAST CAN ONLY CHANGE ME. I KNOW I WILL NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN. I MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE. I AM VERY; VERY SORRY. I WILL LIVE WITH THAT MISTAKE FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE. NOW AS I SIT AND WAIT FOR THE FAA TO PUNISH ME; I ACCEPT MY RESPONSIBILITY AND I AM READY TO FACE MY PUNISHMENT. AS I WAIT; AND FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE; THERE WON'T BE AN HR THAT PASSES BY THAT I DON'T THINK ABOUT THE TERRIBLE MISTAKE I MADE. THAT IN ITSELF WILL PREVENT A RECURRENCE OF THIS SIT.