<p>so i stole some tests from my teacher's desk and had them nearby when i was taking a test... teacher sees, takes tests, is very angry, i tell her i bought them from aosme kid i dont know at school, she tells principal, principal calls me makes an appointment for me to come to the school and look through pictures of students at school to identify this person (again, i'm the one..) on monday... what do i do? can i just say i don't remember? they're glad that i'm participating.....</p>
<p>cherry on the sundae: my teachers were witholding their stellar recs (very amaing..) until i took the tests i needed to take.. now what?? the recs are mandatory... ohh what do i dooo?</p>
<p>this was a breach in my character. i've gotten straight a's forever w/o trying much and now i'm under A WHOLE LOT OF PRESSURE and lots of family problems and i just cracked when they were offered... i only got them so that i could refer to them while studying... and then i had them IN my notebook which was on my desk (i wasn't even referring to them while taking the test)..i wanted to test out of this boring class.. that's all. i feel horrible. i want to die. my teacher used to love me.. she really loved me. and my principal and guidance counselor.. my teacher said this was a "stab in the back"...which it was. what do i do???? i can slowly gain their trust and respect back, but what about the recs??? oh man.. they're mandatory..</p>
<p>man up and just face the consequences. it will suck now, but like everyone else said, perhaps it will teach you something in the long run [damn i sound like an old man].</p>
<p>basically what i think is this.
obviously, cheating is horrible but i think it's extremely hypocritical and obnoxious for people on "CC" to say they have no sympathy, etcetcetc considering i've seen countless posts asking for money in exchange for a SAT II test or for a certain AP course test.
i mean honestly- most everyone on this site is a cutthroat-competitive do-anything-to-get-into-college type of person and i find that very disturbing</p>
<p>this is the first time i've ever cheated... i just cracked. i always get a's.. i just wanted to ensure that and test out of this boring class so that i could start doing to work i really need to do (i go to a crappy public school so i slef-study AP on my own and everything and on top of that i have to take these mind-numbing courses that i always get a's in but they're hell to sit through and.. it was a breach in my character. i feel like dieing. i've never felt this close to death before.. i am really, really depressed. and not even in a "i WISHH i didn't do that".. just .. disgusted with myself and deeply regretful.</p>
<p>they'll understand.. they won't be proud, but they'll understand. my mom went to a competitive school where a lott of kids (not her) cheated and it was just commonly accepted and overlooked becaue ofall of the pressure...this is the first time (th past month or so) that i've felt that intense pressure..</p>
<p>Perhaps you could discuss it with them over the weekend, before meeting with the principal. They can help you figure out how to handle the situation.</p>
<p>yah i have to agree with wila, people on CC saying that they have no sympathy for you just makes me laugh. Atleast half the people that said that on this thread are probably hypocrites - they just didn't get caught and you did. "I don't cheat." Ha. yah ok guys</p>
<p>you said that you don't cheat and this is a one time thing. I agree with the above that you should talk to your parents about it. You said yourself that you're having family problems; maybe that has somethnig to do with it (I don't know much about psychology...I don't know anything about ti for that matter, but problems within the household are the cause of this kind of stuff more often than not).
As for school, I think that you should just face it like a man. Tell them your side of the story. Explain why you did it. I'm sure they'll be understanding.
The truth is a ***** but you still have to tell it.</p>
<p>You deserve every problem you encounter. This is 100% your fault. But, I can say, it won't impact which colleges you get into. Just maintain your innocence, learn your lesson, move on.</p>
<p>Just sincerely apologize to your teacher and talk to the teacher. As much as I would love to brush it off and say it's your fault and face your consequences, I'm not going to because you've been going through a difficult time. Maybe tell him/her that you're sorry and that'll never happen again and that maybe you'll retake the test (a different one)?</p>
<p>Disclaimer: I am not suggesting that you take a certain action; I am just offering my analysis on the situation and possible things you can do.</p>
<p>When the teacher first confronted you, you had two strategies: 1. tell her the truth and face the consequences, and 2. lie and attempt to get away with it.</p>
<p>You seem to have gone with the latter, and now again you have two options: 2a. tell the truth now and face harsher consequences than (1), or 2b. follow through with the lie.</p>
<p>There are two possible outcomes with 2b--either you get caught or you win.</p>
<p>If you get caught with 2b), the consequences would be similar to that of 2a) since you've only lied once and you'll be using the same defense to justify your lying and picking up the test. With 2b), however, you have a chance (depending on how good of a liar you are and depending what you told the principal... if you actually saw the 'person' or not etcetc) to get away with the lying and possibly get a less severe consequence punishment compared to 1), telling the truth in the first place, by shifting the crime of stealing papers to someone imaginary.</p>
<p>If your teacher really loves you as you state in the original post, take that into account in your decision about what to do.</p>
<p>I think what you did was wrong and I sure hope you learned your lesson, but if you want to get away with it then you need to come up with a game plan. You have the weekend to think about what lie you can come up with to tell your principle but make sure it's a damn good one. So like lostincode said, either take the chance and attempt to get away with it, or fess up and accept defeat..and a harsh punishment.</p>