<p>What school/state did you take it in? Did your proctor not pay attention??</p>
<p>I took it in California. No, the proctor did not really notice or walk around much. I just feel like if I contact the College Board, it would put the whole class under observation and it may bring unwanted attention.</p>
<p>neetim</p>
<p>chill
if he didn’t copy the whole test and if your answers are not completely the same you won’t get flagged
don’t contact the college board
they might assume that you are lying or they might cancel the scores
or want to find that guy</p>
<p>it’s tough to explain</p>
<p>just wait for your scores
fingers crossed for you</p>
<p>^ seconded 
and I’m prayin for ya!</p>
<p>Okay, thanks so much, guys. I really hope that it does not get flagged. I’m like 95% sure that he didn’t copy the whole exam. There were definitely some sections that he did on his own. Anf of course the essay and grid-in he couldn’t have seen.</p>
<p>Does anyone at all have any more experience, or any ideas of what may happen? I think it’s a 50/50 at this point in time, but anyone? Please?</p>
<p>First of all, calm down. Cheating is a part of life. It happens. First of all, if you really want to cover your answers it isn’t that hard, especially if you know who is cheating off you. One arm can do it. Secondly, you were obviously doing some peeking yourself if you were able to read enough of his questions to know he had the same test. Lastly, the college board only wants to catch scams like people taking tests for other students. Its like a cop trying to catch every single speeder on the highway. If you at least tried to cover your answers you are fine calm down.</p>
<p>I definitely did want to cover my answers! And also, I did NOT peak at his answers, it’s human nature to glance around the room and see test versions and I did exactly that. I tried to analyze his behavior, but it didn’t really work.</p>
<p>No, you are not gonna get flagged. Getting flagged is really rare only if there is dramatic increase in ur score for short amount of time. Just because you guys have same answers for certain sections doesnt mean its cheating.</p>
<p>A friend of ours had her SAT score thrown out because they suspected cheating. </p>
<p>Here was their logic. </p>
<p>She had performed much better on her test than she had on her PSAT. In reality her improved score was due to prep courses and a tutor that helped her improve her scores. Also, when she took her PSAT she wasn’t really serious about doing well. </p>
<p>The College Board had her plead her case, and she told them about her prep classes and tutor and in addition when she took her test her glasses were broken (and thus did not have them) and was incapable of seeing past her own test. Her teachers and counselors wrote letters on her behalf…but when it came down to it, they didn’t consider any of it. </p>
<p>IF you dramatically improved your score from a previous test AND there happens to have been another student in your room that had the same test who did well either for the first time or has done well consistently, then they will nullify your score and make you take it again. IF you don’t do as well then they fine you $400 (no pressure).</p>
<p>They can and will do this months after you take the test…even after you submit college applications.</p>
<p>Lesson? Take the PSAT and all SAT tests very seriously. They use those scores to decide if you could statistically get your final score. Also, you can insist that the proctor seats you away from all others in a highly visible spot so that if you are accused of cheating you can point to that. But, it seems as though if they flag you, you are going to have to take it again.</p>
<p>How much did your friend improve? Because I did not do as well on the PSAT (About 1750) and I think I did much better on the SAT. I heard from many people that they don’t compare the SAT with the PSAT though…
Plus, I didn’t take prep classes, I just bought many books and studied myself every single day. Also, a family friend would tutor me informally every Sunday…</p>
<p>Does anyone know if you can get flagged because of increase from PSAT to SAT? As far as my knowledge goes, the above poster is the only person that I’ve heard of that happening to.</p>
<p>Haha I wish I was that guy… not really. Don’t worry. I’m sure they won’t flag you. But seriously, how did that guy manage to copy off you when a proctor is there? That proctor should be fired.</p>
<p>The proctor just kind of handed out the tests and then went on her laptop the rest of the time. Occasionally, she’d walk around for a minute or so and then go back to what she was doing.</p>
<p>It is definitely against the rules for the proctor to be on her laptop. She wasn’t supposed to be doing anything that wasn’t test-related - no reading, no grading papers, no cell phone or computer stuff, etc. If you don’t end up reporting this officially, I hope you at least find out who the test center supervisor is and contact him/her. They need to know she is doing this. </p>
<p>Also, you don’t have to know who he was. The serial number for your test should have been written into the seating chart that the proctor turned in. From that, if you report the relative position of his seat (directly to your left, your right, diagonally etc) they can look at the seating chart and figure out who he was.</p>
<p>I don’t think I’m going to report it, because it just causes hussle for the other test takers. I have my fingers crossed that it won’t get flagged. Besides that, I really want to know if you can get flagged from your PSAT score??</p>
<p>You should definitely report him. Even if you don’t know his exact name, a description of where he sat, race, general features will help. There’s only so many people in a classroom. </p>
<p>Plus, it would be unfair for the people like yourself who actually had to work for that grade.</p>
<p>I did work hard for that grade. I thought a lot about calling College Board, but I couldn’t get myself to. I feel like by calling, it may cause unwanted attention to be raised, and IF my test was not previously flagged, it will be. My only main question is that, does the 350+ points (or how many ever…) apply from PSAT to SAT? Because a lot of people, like myself, started rigorous studying after the PSAT…</p>
<p>What sucks about the SAT is that if one person gets caught cheating, everyone’s scores in the room gets canceled. Be careful! Bad position to be in ):</p>
<p>I’m aware of that, that’s why I refrain from doing any such action and also calling in. It is a terrible position, I am very scared. I just really hope that my scores are there tomorrow.</p>