<p>im sorry i can't offer more details. I was not in the class where the cheating took place and also not like a major friend of the student who got caught. I talk to him in the one class we have together but that is it. From what I heard, someone did see him take the tests out of the class and that is how the teacher found out.</p>
<p>Wow, this situation is a lot worse then what it sounded like when I answered this thread. </p>
<p>I really like how the OP left out the part where the student actually stole the test and took a picture of it. That is a little worse than copying a few questions off of someone else.</p>
<p>I find it hard to believe students are facing criminal charges for cheating. Sounds to me like that is certainly a strange law. Expelled... same thing. I do not think cheating should lead to expuslsion. </p>
<p>If I was this student's college, I would weigh my decision on what he writes in his personal statement. His act was quite amazing, and requires a lot of thinking. I personally believe that cheating is a spur of the moment thing, or at least 95% of the time. Most people who cheat at my high school just look at someone's paper during the exam. For example on a math Multiple Choice test: <em>Gee, I don't know how to even start #39...oh he put A.</em> To me that is pretty spur of the moment and should have a lesser crime. Now, if a student received the answers to the test beforehand, stole the test and studied the test the day before, etc etc etc... the crime should be much higher. In this situation, yes I think his acceptance will be rescinded because there is no way to talk himself out of it. He can beg, plead his case, tell them how nervous he was about getting an A, but he will not be able to explain taking a picture of 1/3 of his midterm to study later. There are far too many honest students applying this year that they do not need a dishonest one.</p>