Reporting cheating on the SAT

<p>Slando, if someone finds out that you knew about this but kept it quiet, imagine the consequences.</p>

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<li><p>one case won't make a difference. 599 people cheating to 600 people cheating is pretty much the same in my book.</p></li>
<li><p>robbing a bank hurts others. how? the process is dangerous and stressful for the victims in the banks. in addition, i'm not sure how the bank's insurance go, but i don't think every cent from a bank account is insured.</p></li>
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<li><p>Well, what if no one reported cheating? It's the same argument the "I don't need to vote because my vote doesn't actually matter" idea; but if everyone used that argument, the country would be totally screwed. Same as if everyone recommended not reporting cheating.</p></li>
<li><p>See, but there are 100,000 bank accounts. 1 dollar from each bank account isn't going to make a difference right? And robbing bank doesn't really hurt others. It's not dangerous or stressful, as long as if they cooperate. Everything can work out nicely.</p></li>
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<li><p>i understand what you mean, but we're not bombarded by such cases as this. this is one case. it's never beneficial to rat on someone enless you have a really big conscience that nags at you. if found out, you'll just make an enemy, etc.</p></li>
<li><p>in the instance of money, $1 being lost is almost nothing, so yes that isn't the problem. being a victim in a bank robbery is ALWAYS stressful; also, it stops others from going to the bank; and gets the police there when they could be helping other people. </p></li>
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<p>yep, bank robberies aren't a good parallel to this instance.</p>

<p>this kind of thing happens 5-10 times a year here. people cheat so much at our school it's become the norm rather than the exception. </p>

<p>OP: I suggest not to report him unless you have absolutely concrete evidence. Plus, if your conscience really bothers you that much, there's better ways to get back at him.</p>

<p>exactly, it just isn't worth it.</p>

<p>you don't want to bring trouble on yourself when you don't have to; especially with no proof, it's going to be a fight.</p>

<p>There was an old saying back in the 'hood: No Snitching</p>

<p>LOL this isn't the hood.</p>

<p>Jyeah BABY thug LIFE reppin' the hood up in CC's grilll ddaaaayyymm, you know how to hold it down for reals whys you postin all up in this thread on a friday nizzight when you just KNOW all the honeys out there sticky and ready for some action JACKSON</p>

<p>lol nice try adidas but you should keep your day job</p>

<p>The Brian: It's easy for you to just dismiss cheating until you personally get screwed over by it.</p>

<p>As for how other people get hurt by this, it's like other people have said: what if the cheater gets into a school b/c of his high SAT score, instead of someone else who had a lower score, but who had a higher score than the cheater would have gotten had he taken the SAT himself? I realize that a decision does not hinge solely on the SAT score in the vast majority of cases, but with the sheer volume of applications some schools receive, it's got to happen somewhere.</p>

<p>If no one bothers to blow the whistle on cheaters, that's equivalent to saying it's OK in my book...saying it's OK unequivocally. Meaning, you have no reason to make a fuss when you get screwed by someone cheating. Why should anyone make an effort to mitigate the effects of cheating when you're the victim, if you didn't care as long as it wasn't you?</p>

<p>*Gives ThinkDifferent a standing ovation</p>

<p>eh, 2350 isn't that great anyways...If I was the kid I would have only offered to pay him if he scored a 2400.</p>

<p>think different: that's how the world turns.</p>

<p>life isn't fair, there's no way to crack down on every cheater.</p>

<p>as for being screwed over by someone who cheated: if they cheated well enough to get admitted, then they took a risk, and that risk paid off for them.</p>

<p>Exactly, they took a risk. This is the other half of that risk. It wouldn't be a risk if no one got caught.</p>

<p>19382 is exactly correct, The Brian.</p>

<p>Of course there is no way to crack down on every cheater. Hell, just like there is no way to crack down on every bank robber. If I rob a bank and I get away with it, the risk paid off for me. Does that mean that some bystander shouldn't report the robbery because it didn't "personally affect them"?</p>

<p>well the bank robbery hurt others, so you should definitely report it.</p>

<p>this is questionable in how it'll hurt others.</p>

<p>sure they may get into colleges, but it directly affecting anyone is very rare.</p>

<p>them taking your spot in admission will be extremely rare.</p>

<p>if you get rejected, you likely weren't qualified more so than he took your spot.</p>

<p>also like stated above, ratting out on someone can gain you enemies, and a loss in trust.</p>

<p>I think I may the only one who agress with The Brian a little bit, who cares if he cheated. Its a part of life. Ive been screwed by someone who cheated before, and you know what, youll get over it. Just because he cheated on one SAT doesnt mean it is threatning your life. And for those people, okay, cheaters go to your top university, and you dont get in. Big Deal. If you want to be successful in life, you can work to be successful in life. Especially at the school a 2350 will get you into, its no big deal. You can work just as hard (or harder) and be just as successful going to a top 40 school as you would going to an Ivy. The most successful people I know didnt even go to top 100 schools (Eastern Michigan, UVSC) so dont worry about someone cheating on the SAT. Move on, he wont be able to do that **** forever, and getting into a better college because of higher scores doesnt always mean better success in the long run.</p>

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Why would I possibly want the friendship or trust of someone who is going to cheat this way?</p>

<p>It's high school. The OP probably has a year left. That's not a long time. Besides, not everyone in the school is going to sympathize with the cheater; in fact, the impression I get is that the cheater is making himself a bit unpopular with all his bragging. I see no real detriment caused by reporting the cheating.</p>