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<p>Seriously, take a logic class and you’ll understand the world much better. I didn’t disagree with the idea that people try and cheat at “games”. But one of the aspects of applying that theory or cost/benefit anlysis is that cheating is a risk that has the botential benefit in this case of getting a scholarship and/or getting into Penn, but also carries the risk of getting caught and losing it all. As you say, there are punishments for breaking the rules (although it would have been more accurate for you to say there is the risk of punishment for breaking the rules). But if there is no chance of getting caught because no one ever says anything, then there is no risk at all. Using your advice of not telling Penn about the cheating, you take risk out of the equation. It doesn’t take economics, game theory, or any other course to get that. But FYI, I have taken 3 economics courses, have an MBA, and was a math major as well as a chem major.</p>