<p>my friend (not friend anymore, now shes more of an aquaintance) cheated on her math final and as a result, her grade dropped from an A to a C (zero on final exam which is 20% of grade). I wanted to know, is this incident going to go on her transcript for colleges to see forever?</p>
<p>hmm doubtful but the C will...ouch.</p>
<p>wow, hmm, did the teacher firmly eastablish the fact that she cheated? or is there any doubt since 20% is huge. </p>
<p>And no, the school have no rights to put cheating on somone's transcript. but the conselor might mention it in his/her recommendation.</p>
<p>it could... as far as I know..</p>
<p>Well the question is will a C haunt her forever? The answer is no: she'll move on with her live just like everyone else who got a C in the world.</p>
<p>i can never cheat on a final exam (homework, yes. all my classmates do it ALL the time).</p>
<p>and no, C won't haunt you forever. just make up for it and move on.</p>
<p>C won't haunt her, but if the fact that she cheated on her final exam gets into her permanent records, then yea. It will follow her around a bit and she's gonna have to explain.</p>
<p>Cheater, cheater, pumpkin eater.</p>
<p>Is your "friend" just another name for yourself because I don't see how it benefits you knowing she'll suffer in the future.. Even if she did copy off you. People will get their just deserts.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the phrase "cheaters never prosper" is highly overestimated. I for one don't cheat but I know people who do plenty, and what happens? They get A's and that's the way it is, work hard, and **** them. Also you hear that if they cheat then they will fail later, also not true. You have to have minor intelligence at least to cheat so you might be smart and just don't care or are a jackass like the people I know. Some get in trouble, and I say amen, but a good number get away with it and live perfectly normal and prosperous lives. That's just life, deal with it! And you spelt desserts wrong, lol.</p>
<p>Cheating will only really hurt you if you get caught. I'm sure schools love catching cheaters and punishing them, considering its become so prevalent and almost acceptable. </p>
<p>First of all the C will hurt, especially if the friend is an A student. That will make whoever is looking at the transcript really think. Second its likely a cheating incident will be included in the student's record and perhaps in the guidance counselor's recommendation. It is quite likely that cheating could follow you around for awhile.</p>
<p>yeah, especially on homework (i have never heard of a HSer that doesn't do at least ONE homeword at school)</p>
<p>the point is, even though cheaters won't get punished during school, they'd be stupid to think they are in league with the ones who work hard. once you, cheaters, get out of those hallways, you're on your own, pal. you ain't got someone to copy from. sure you may be prosperous for SOME time but, hey buddy, one day you'll get a taste of your own medicine (i.e., someone will copy what you sell, steal your pay etc.) PLUS reap the consequences of your actions (either by bankruptcy or something else).</p>
<p>I don't understand why people talk about their "friend" having problems. I mean, this is CC, we're not going to know who you are - so people should just admit that it's them with the problem! By the way, this isn't what I think - it's what my friend thinks. haha</p>
<p>so what? if they feel more comfortable putting friend, let them.</p>
<p>Your friend should learn their lesson - do it in college (or at my high school) you'd definitely have failed the course, and possibly been suspended.</p>
<p>The key will be to show that you've learned from your mistakes - everyone makes mistakes, colleges realize this.</p>
<p>"Is your "friend" just another name for yourself because I don't see how it benefits you knowing she'll suffer in the future."</p>
<p>no! not at all. If you go through my other posts, you'll see that I have a 4.0. I would never cheat. Even on homework. Ill admit that with homework Ive done it twice or thrice, but not more than that. I was just wondering because i know this sounds kind of selfish, but we both have our hearts set on the same school and i know colleges dont like taking too many students from the same school. It has always bothered me that she gets away with cheating (the final was not her first time) and i work hard yet we have the same GPA and rank. Obviously, now GPA and rank is not the same, but I wanted to know how the fact that she "cheated" will affect her chances.</p>
<p>oh, so you want it to haunt her?</p>
<p>no, i was just wondering how it would affect her other than bringing her grades down. Of course I dont want it to haunt her, but i DO want her to learn a lesson so she doesn't try it again. it seems the only way she will learn is if it has a significant impact on her high school career.</p>