<p>So basically one of my really close friends is slacking in school. I mean we both have, except she chooses to cheat her way out and I simply try myself. </p>
<p>Recently, we had a test in Geometry that determined our average and I actually studied (I got my act together), but she didn't. Throughout the test I noticed her copying down my answers and this other kid's answers.</p>
<p>When we got our tests back, me and the other kid got a lower score than her and we realized that she had taken each of ours and put them together. Not only had she done that, but she also begged the teacher for a few answers and he accidentally told her the method.</p>
<p>I'm ****ed. </p>
<p>I let it go. But today, she was sitting next to me and she said , "Damn, I forgot to do my Chem homework." So she called over a "friend" and told her, "Do my chem please?" AND THE GIRL DID ALL 30 PROBLEMS!</p>
<p>I also realized that she's never done a single homework for geometry or pretty much any other class. And she copies off everyone.</p>
<p>I confronted her about it because I didn't think it was fair since the rest of us actually try in school. She simply told me that she was up all night doing an assignment for another class. But she later on let it slip that she was with her boyfriend all day.</p>
<p>I don't know what to do or how to react because I've never had someone cheat this much off me and my peers. Help?!</p>
<p>I know you’re close to her, but you can’t worry about her ALL the time. I had a friend like this, and we still are. I told him that you need to do your own work and actually try (He still cheats lol). If your friend wants to play with her boyfriend and let other people do her work for her…the closest she’ll get to college or anywhere is slim to none. Overall, don’t worry about her, she’s making those decisions and there will be many consequences.</p>
<p>I would consider just writing a note to a teacher/principal. That’s an awful situation and it’s not fair to you or anyone else. Just write an anonymous note to your geometry teacher telling him to watch her when she takes her tests and let her get caught in the act.</p>
<p>Either way, it’s going to bite her in the butt come ACT/SAT time.</p>
<p>She’s really just cheating herself. Even with good grades she will bomb the SAT because she didn’t learn anything throughout high school and won’t get into a good college. Life has its way of biting someone in the ass when they deserve it.</p>
<p>The only thing you can really do is to sit somewhere else or cover your answers when taking a test. If your so ditested by her, why are you her friend? This is who she is and you can’t change that.</p>
<p>It’s quite annoying but I realized that I cheat myself (copying homework sometimes), but I just don’t do it as much as everyone else does.</p>
<p>You have to admit, you’ve copied someone else’s homework at least once in your life. Come on. Cheating is cheating, no matter how often you do it.</p>
<p>On a side note, it is extremely annoying and sometimes i say " I had 0 sleep because of this test" to make him/her feel bad. Sometimes I would say “Dude you need to stop cheating”</p>
<p>But use it at your own risk. There are many consequences that outweigh the positives.</p>
<p>I feel like if I tell anyone about it and she gets in trouble, karma will get me! My concern is that my class rank will be below her and a few other cheaters, even though she’s not even trying. I spend hours on homework and studying and sometimes I even have to say no to hanging out. But she gets it all. I guess I’m a tad jealous that she’s getting away with it, stress free.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if I tell on her there are serious consequences. She can lose letter of recommendations for college and get suspended. I’m not sure if I’d want to be the person who caused that and live with it.</p>
<p>And yes, we’ve all copied homework once or twice. But, she hasn’t done a single page in a while. And besides, she’s not copying, someone else is doing it for her.</p>
<p>I have a friend quite similar to what you’re describing. This girl is late to school every day that she is actually IN SCHOOL, and I, of course, am the sucker that literally does her homework for her. I just feel bad, I guess. </p>
<p>But nervousohio is absolutely right. I’m waiting for this girl to get her UN-acceptance letter from the school she plans to go to due to dropping grades and lack of attendance, and even when she does get there, she’ll realize that she can’t pass college if she skips classes and cheats (and, if she gets caught, she can actually get thrown out of college!). Your friend will experience the same things. Write an anonymous letter and call it a day, because it’s going to come back to get her either way.</p>
<p>You sound a little jealous. If she’s truly your friend, tell her that you don’t want to share your answers with her. Cheating is her personal choice, and you probably aren’t going to be able to change her overnight. If you rat her out, there is a very good chance that she will find out, and that may ruin your friendship.</p>
<p>She just expects everything to fall into place. But I guess I won’t do anything. I’m going to ask for a seat change though, I’m not going down with her.</p>
<p>Karma will not get you if you inform a teacher because it is the right thing to do. I would do it anonymously just to avoid being labelled or outcast. The problem is that if you don’t report it, you are being a silent witness and are actually an accomplice. Thus, it becomes your obligation to report it and you should not feel ashamed out about it. Plus, you know that in the long run it will help your friend. If you so someone getting assaulted wouldn’t you call the police?</p>
<p>To add something else. A couple years ago I had a chemistry class in which some people were cheating(they weren’t even good at that), and I ended up keeping my mouth shut, but in the end I felt like I should have said something. By not saying something there actions began to deeply effect me. Furthermore, what sort of friend would put you in that situation where you have to chose between what you know is right and possible negative social repercussions.</p>
<p>I had a friend like that. I just told her that I didn’t care if she copied my homework but she had to hold her own on tests.</p>
<p>bahahah she actually moved before this could become an issue… but if she’s that close a friend, I’d give her a reality check for her own good :)</p>
<p>well, even if she gets into a decent college she’ll fail out first semester
so i think you have nothing to worry about, karma will always get those kinds of people back. just focus on your own work, b/c u also have your own dreams and grades to think about.</p>
<p>Thanks guys! I think I’m going to try and do my own thing. If her actions begin to look like a direct threat to me (getting me in trouble for allowing her to cheat off me), then I will straight out tell my teachers when it is happening.</p>
<p>I’m going to talk to her again so I can let her know where I stand on the whole issue, just in case she didn’t understand the first time.</p>
<p>Unless homework is graded strictly on accuracy, I wouldn’t be too upset about copying homework. My freshman year of high school, everyone basically copied homework off of each other. Now, as a senior, none of us copy homework anymore simply because we don’t get “busy work” homework, and teachers don’t bother to grade/check it since we’re old enough to know that not doing it will only hurt ourselves. I’d let that one go, again unless the teacher is strictly grading it. The best excuse though, if she asks you, tell her you don’t have it with you.</p>
<p>For the cheating off of tests, try to not sit next to her, or hide your paper really well. You could make a remark to the teacher saying something like, I think my friend _____ has been cheating off of me and my classmates on tests, I’m not sure though so could you watch her? Or something like that, so then the teacher won’t automatically get her in trouble, but will either catch her in the act or be focusing on her throughout the test so much that she’ll be too afraid to cheat.</p>
<p>@keabie18: The homework thing is very true. Occasionally it is graded by accuracy but not too often. I’ve thought about doing that but I’m hoping she’ll get her act together because she wasn’t always like this. Last year she had morals and an idea of what hurt her and whatnot. Now she’s just like whatever.</p>
<p>I know people cheat off me during tests so I just write down the wrong answers in the beginning (and make my paper very visible) and then discretely change the answers later on. That’ll teach them to cheat off you.</p>
