<p>Look, perhaps he should just confront the cheater. But I can't believe that you two are condoning this behavior, especially in college, where people are supposed to have higher knowledge and better standards.</p>
<p>If you two were in middle school (which at first I thought you were, given your rather.. immature use of language), I could see it. But, alas.</p>
<p>Georgeanne is probably one of those who arrive 45 minutes early, sits in the front of class, asks questions every 5 minutes(never letting the prof get through all the material), and complains every time she gets her test back...</p>
<p>^^^ agree with the last 2, although I'm not sure I can agree that I have an immature use of language.</p>
<p>Haha, I'm not angry at all. Really. Just a bit surprised! I don't want to ruin anyone's future. I just am very protective of my work and I think it is not morally right to cheat. In that way, you are right - the OP should probably just talk to whoever it is and say, 'hey man, not cool' if it matters to the OP, of course.</p>
<p>For the record, I'm in high school.</p>
<p>I would poke them with a sharp stick. That would teach them.</p>
<p>Georgeanna, you do realize if you told on them and they were caught they would be kicked out of the university right?</p>
<p>Yeah, I do, and that's why I've sort of.. eh, recanted about taking such drastic action. :)</p>
<p>and that is why I got upset :)</p>
<p>Meh... the OP probably lost interest in this thread after the first few posts.</p>
<p>I know why you did, but I really don't think it is uptight to be touchy about your work, especially in college. If this were a quiz in second period Spanish, that might be a bit different. But as we both realize, the stakes are a bit higher.</p>
<p>damn, ever since wrestling ended ive been way too agressive. Too much built up testosterone. Ima definately do rugby in college or something else i'll be getting in too many arguments.</p>
<p>to the op: i would just stay away from that kid during the next finals )if you ever see him again)...if he didn't study for a final then i'd presume that he'll fail out of college on his own accord -no need for you to be worried/take action. Oh and if you catch someone cheating off of you next time, and you don't like it, just make it plainly obvious that you don't accept that type of behavior. I.E. stop your test and stare at him than cover your test when you began writing again. Childish? Yeah, but if it helps your conconscience...</p>
<p>Sometimes life just sucks -you sat next to someone who's going to get a good grade off of your hardwork. </p>
<p>BTW: Depending on how much I studied, I too would be upset if someone cheated off of me. I wouldn't, however, talk to a professor to get a kid like that to be kicked out.</p>
<p>The other thing to think about is that if the prof calls you in, noticing that the tests are almost identical, how are you going to prove that you weren't in on the deal? Helping someone cheat is the same as cheating in most schools' academic honesty policies.</p>
<p>there is no way to prove it, even if every answer was identical</p>
<p>CAKI: Hell yeah! I'm mad chill during wrestling season, get out all my frustration on the mat. But during the off season if I don't hit the gym I get frustrated at things real easily.</p>
<p>I'm only in high school, but its pretty stupid to ruin someones entire academic career over one test, the kid who cheated isn't gonna end up being valedictorian. Your test is just helping him pass the class, big deal, hes not competition academically. Just Relax...</p>
<p>OP: Let it slide once and try to talk to him. If this retard is dumb enough to do it again, ruin his ass. You don't have to tolerate that sh|t if it makes you that uncomfortable; don't give in to this peer pressure</p>
<p>I'd say if this kid was dumb enough to write almost exactly what you have written down, he's probably going to eventually get caught cheating anyway. What goes around comes around, and all. If this is someone that is in your classes regularly, and you see him again, make sure to sit far away from him or if you get stuck next to him again in an exam, cover your paper well and if you notice him trying to look, give him a pointed stare and be like, "Seriously dude. effing stop." If he continues, THEN report his butt to the prof. However, if this guy is just someone in a random lecture class that neither one of you are ever going to have to take another class in the subject again, just let it go. He probably is just like, "man I cannot wait to never have to take another world history class ever again!" or whatever subject it is.</p>
<p>At some schools, helping someone cheat is a form of cheating. And I think a good case can be made that if you knew he was copying your test and you didn't do anything, you helped him cheat. I also agree that unless you know that you weren't getting any answers wrong or spelling words weirdly and that he wasn't copying too closely, the two of you may get caught. I personally don't agree that you cheated, but I can see how the argument that you did could be made.</p>
<p>I would probably report it, because I would be concerned that if I didn't I might face some unpleasant consequences, and I wouldn't want the cheater to ruin my academic career. Depending on a number of factors, I might or might not report it if I saw someone cheating off someone other than me.</p>
<p>If I did report it, that wouldn't be me ruining his academic career: if he decided to gamble that he would get a better grade and he wouldn't get caught he was choosing to risk ruining his academic career. He lost his gamble. Too bad for him.</p>
<p>are you people telling the op that he/she shouldnt tell on the cheater for serious? Idiots who do this end up being co-workers. I dont want to work with someone who cheated to get through school, and doesnt know their ****. Oh no, they might get kicked outta school....they have it coming</p>
<p>I agree with tnguyen08 and AUlostchick.</p>
<p>For the time being, I'd leave it. Yep, cheating's unfair, it sucks and it makes you mad. It happens; such is life. Just try to forget about it. Chances are he's missed some vitally important stuff that he wasn't able to copy and he may well just sound like a fool in some of his answers. Hopefully. A copied paper will never be as good as the original, and a lot of professors can tell. If they pick up on something serious, they'll confront him.</p>
<p>I do find it a bit disconcerting that so many people on here find cheating so acceptable, though. Having your own opinions about whether or not to "taddle" is one thing, but then degrading another for actually being concerned about someone breaking a very serious rule? Not cool.</p>