<p>^You’re right, in that blatantly knowingly cheating like he did with his takehome test was definitely WRONG and should be punished (which he wasn’t). If a student had never cheated before (which would be hard to prove) but suffered one breakdown due to stress and was not thinking right, that type of infraction should not warrant being reported. However it seems as if this guy was copying answers off a test right in front of a teacher…how ■■■■■■■■. It’s obvious he has no morals at all, since it’s his senior year so how much stress could he be under? It seems as if he just wanted to be overly lazy. I don’t know what I would have done if I was a guidance counselor, but schools would also like their students to attend top colleges so they can brag about it (I know my school does). So if there is no serious chance of repercussion for the school, it would probably hide this incident of cheating. The school is, in essence, as morally correct as the cheater. </p>
<p>hmm…but would you report him? All you have to do is send an email and some proof to Columbia. There are many examples of people having been kicked out of college becuase of an anonymous tip. This guy does seem like a loser but I personally wouldn’t make that call or send that email.</p>
<p>Best case scenario: he hadn’t cheated before and earned his way to Columbia. And he takes this “scare” as a warning against ever cheating again.</p>