Cheating In College

<p>sorry about the caps lock guys. sooooo ima be a freshman next year and was wondering is cheating rampent in college? is it easy to get away with and have u guys ever cheated? dooooont trip, ima sure there arent any narcs around here. </p>

<p>and for the juniors and seniors in high school, did u guys ever cheat in school? AP classes? copy hw or essays? did any1 "see a stranger" cheat on AP test or SATs</p>

<p>Yes, cheating goes on. But most people will consider you the lowest scum on earth.</p>

<p>Cheating is present but not rampant.</p>

<p>Easy to get away with but even easier to get caught.</p>

<p>Basically, I would say it is not worth it. Being caught cheating means you can kiss goodbye to any graduate school. (I know my school automatically fails you and indicates a cheating on your transcript by attaching an x to the F. Final Grade = xF)</p>

<p>I would hate to be the poor soul who has to explain to the grad school/med school/business school/law school why I cheated, how I cheated, and why I still deserve a chance when there are so many other qualified and honest individuals out there.</p>

<p>i cheated a few times in high school, the usual programs in the calculator, but id never do it in college. it's just not worth the risk of getting caught or the social stigma. i respect the other honest people too much, its not fair to them for me to have an advantage like that. besides, as long as you go to class, do your work, and study, you shouldn't need to cheat. you have a lot more free time in college to be able to study and do work.</p>

<p>yeah, that stigma stays with u forever, its not like hs where u can sweet talk your way out of the consequences</p>

<p>Yeah cheating happenes, however I've seen a lot (I'm at a CC right now) of people get cought and it's never good for them. They never actually return to the class, so at the very least you will fail the class your cought in. It's just not worth it.</p>

<p>cheating isn't worth the risk in college, you gotta drop the habit in HS.</p>

<p>Another form of cheating is plagiarism and the penalty at most colleges is dismissal. I know of 2 cases in which kids "borrowed" older students papers and turned them in.One kid didn't bother to change the name of the student after the 1st page. The other kid didn't bother to read the essay either. In it the student mentioned "her likes..her views..etc". The plagiarer was a "guy". Today the Professors have internet sites like turn it in.com that can basically tell them the odds on whether or not something written is lifted or original.As to sitting next to someone and looking at their answers or asking them for answers,all I can say is that college isn't repeat isn't the same as high school.Kids who have studied for tests,done their homework are not likely to want to share it with others who have done neither.</p>

<p>don't cheat in college...it's a bad idea....and you'll get hell for years afterwards....i'm sure you could get away with it if you really tried but it's stupid and it infringes on the rights of the students who actually did work hard....and yeah the grad school thing mentioned earlier...don't expect any acceptances from big name unis if you have a scar on your record....and college cheaters ARE the lowest scum on earth...would you like a doctor that cheated his/her way through undergrad/medschool?</p>

<p>i cheated a tad bit in highschool but just on homework i forgot to do, etc.</p>

<p>Why do so many students on this board think it's ok to cheat in high school? I find this very disturbing. Is it that so many adults in the headlines lie and cheat and seem to get away with it? Don't kids feel like they want to have earned what they've achieved? Do their parents cheat in their business dealings? I'm really baffled by the blase acceptance of this.</p>

<p>everyone cheats...kids feel they are invincible at that age and if they see adults doing it, they feel they can too</p>

<p>of course, get caught once and you'll learn the importance of honesty real fast</p>

<p>I've cheated in the past, and I've helped others cheat, too. It's nothing I'm proud of, but I guess I should disclose it for honesty's sake. (FWIW, this was freshman year, and there was a boy, and I was infatuated and impressionable.)</p>

<p>The short answer is--DON'T. If personal integrity isn't reason enough for you, consider the consequences. Do you honestly want to put your credibility at risk for the sake of one good grade?</p>

<p>find it disturbing all you want...cheating isn't about "imitating"...it's about needing to pull a good grade and being able to get away with it...in highschool it's alot easier...when you get to college you realize that you might need these skills for grad school or what not, and you realize how important not cheating is. Cheating your way through highschool is one thing, but copying some1s homework on a 1 time assignment that'll, in the end, determine .5% of your grade is hardly "disturbing."</p>

<p>The only cheating I have seen done is with hw. Forgot and copy a problem before discussion or helping with a physics or math problem that was meant to be done alone. But that's about as far as it goes. Nobody is stupid enough to try and cheat during an exam. That would be insane crazy-stupid.</p>

<h2>more people cheat in HS than college because its easier and the punishments usually aren't that severe. Also, public high schools are filled with a ridiculous amount of busy work. In college, you face the risk of possibly getting expelled for cheating. High school teachers aren't really as strict with citing sources than they are in college. Most HS teachers are trying to prepare you with the MLA formats that you will need to know. In college, they will be stricter because you are expected to be able to cite sources properly.</h2>

<p>ASAP, high school students aren't at the same maturity level as their parents involved in business dealings. The vast majority of cheaters quit cheating in high school because they realize the risks aren't worth it in college.</p>

<p>I find it disturbing that this thread even exists....
Why would someone want to know if its easy to get away with it?</p>

<p>Some people are willing to risk it</p>

<p>Lucky for me, my roommate got busted for cheating. He had to wait weeks for a judicial hearing, received an F for the course, and received an "x" on his transcript indicating that the F was due to academic dishonesty.</p>

<p>Needless to say, it ruined his semester and I would bet good money that it ruined his chances at attending any graduate school.</p>

<p>Anyway, in response to the OP, don't do it. As other have said it's not worth it. A 50 on an exam or paper that you didn't study much for or didn't write really well is better than a 0 and a notion on your transcript for cheating or buying a paper to get a good grade.</p>

<p>Of course it goes on. I doubt you can name a single school that it doesn't happen at. </p>

<p>That doesn't make it right, though.</p>

<p>As people have said, the consequences can be dire. You could get off easy with an F in the course, or be expelled, depending on the school. This is especially true of schools with honor codes (W&L comes to mind--any lying, cheating or stealing to any degree and you'll find yourself back home before you know what hit you). It's just a stupid stupid stupid thing to do. If it's so bad that you feel you need to cheat, talk to someone. Your professor, advisor, a counselor of some sort--just don't cheat.</p>

<p>As far as high school goes, again, of course cheating happens. Unfortunately, it's pretty easy to get off with little or no consequences at most schools. I wish more high schools had honor codes. Mine does, and the level of trust it has created is amazing. We leave lockers unlocked, instruments and book bags in the halls, and (until a recent theft by someone outside of the school) cars unlocked. Teachers have no problem handing a test to a student and trusting him or her to take it on his or her own without cheating. If you do get caught cheating, you have to go to a hearing (by fellow students). If found guilty you usually get suspended and placed on honor warning (meaning that if you ever go before the honor council again, you're expelled). If it's a very severe case, you get expelled regardless. In fact, I had a friend that got expelled for hiding notes in the restroom before an exam and then getting excused to use the restroom during the exam. That had to hurt his college apps. I'll say it again; it's a stupid stupid stupid thing to do.</p>

<p>This year at Washington and Lee University, where the only punishment for violating the honor code is prompt dismissal from the University:</p>

<p>1 student withdrew in the face of a hearing on possible cheating
1 was dismissed after being found guilty</p>

<p>In some schools, the consequences for cheating are much worse than one F, or even an xF.</p>