<p>So my friend applied to Dartmouth ED. Although he was caught for cheating once, the school agreed it wouldn't go on his permanent record. Someone, though, emailed Dartmouth and told them about the cheating incident! Now Dartmouth is investigating our school for cheating :(</p>
<p>Will anything happen to this tattletale? We have no proof who he/she is.</p>
<p>Probably not, if there's no proof.</p>
<p>Dang...I would never do that. That's low.</p>
<p>That's not low, it's inhumane. Imagine that occured to you, wow....</p>
<p>Long as the school stands by the student in question, the tattletale gets nothing. An agreement is an agreement...unless adults lie.</p>
<p>Dartmouth is investigating?
The honor council at my school last year rallied together to change the offense ladder for cheating. We also (under the table - though administrator approved) started "pardoning" first-time cheating students who were completely open and honest with us. Though these students receive other reprimands we make sure the incident never touches their permanent record. I know our school would stand behind it, as I hope your friend's school will.</p>
<p>do schools always follow up on these anonymous tips? Could people do that to reduce someone's chances at a certain school?</p>
<p>^I doubt most schools take them completley seriously. If they did, I'm sure all the seniors at Phillips Exeter Academy would be spamming colleges trying to make up lies incriminating their competititors. Its just the way it goes.</p>
<p>That's a little bit revolting. At the same time though, in principle, if I knew someone had manipulated their way out of something truly immoral, I would do something to try to make colleges find out about it. I don't know where the line is at which I would start doing this, but I don't think the general principle of making sure colleges know stuff that are being hidden is bad. It's just in this case (cheating) it's unjustified.</p>
<p>Theres a point where you go too far. And this is probably it</p>
<p>Hey, guys. It happens ALL of the time. And the colleges often investigate. Many of the high profile kids who got caught with an offense were reported by anonymous tattle tales. That is why it is wise to tell all. If you have told all, you are much less vulnerable to this sort of thing.</p>
<p>Generally, they won't investigate too much into it though. They tend to realize that there is a large potential for lying.</p>
<p>I would think Dartmouth would be more upset about the high school covering it up than about the student covering it up. The student is just one person. But the high school's actions mean that every student from that high school is potentially painted with the same brush.</p>
<p>^Does that mean everyone is screwed? :(</p>
<p>No, this probably won't cause problems for every applicant from the school. But I'd hate to be the student who cheated. In the real world, this kind of thing has great potential to really mess up your life; I see no reason why cheaters (especially seniors) should be given clemency in high school, either.</p>
<p>There are so many students (both high-profile applicants and average applicants) who can deal with the pressure and stress inherent in the admissions process without becoming academically dishonest. How can 'pressure' be a valid excuse? People who resort to breaking the rules in the face of stress are weak. Life is not designed for the weak, no matter how intelligent or talented they may be.</p>
<p>What's more, in the hyper-competitive atmosphere that is unfortunately encouraged by parents, guidance counselors, and teachers, cheating not only boosts one's own chances illicitly, but it also hurts the chances of people with similar academic profiles. The parasitic jerks who harm their classmates unfairly in this way deserve no quarter from administrators, teachers, or even fellow students.</p>
<p>OK, so mailing in an anonymous cheating tip was low. However, I still have almost no sympathy for the target.</p>
<p>no forgive or forget, kcarls? t'would be a terrible day to cross you, sir. everybody messes up at least a few times in their lives. in isolated incidences, i would do as the school has done.</p>
<p>i totally agree with enderkin...we are not gods and do mess up things at one point of time.
However,why is dartmouth investigating??If i am not mistaken,dartmouth uses common app which asks the counselor two questions regarding such stuff.If the school has decided not to suspend or reprimand him in some way,there must be a reason,maybe the student was good otherwise.
So,I dunno why is dartmouth investigating in this case...</p>
<p>that is some messed up stuff</p>
<p>I really don't understand why anyone would tattle in the first palce.</p>
<p>Damn. That's high school competition to the extreme. The tattle tale must've hated everyone in the entire school to bring Dartmouth investigators. Whoever did it should feel bad, but as long as the school sticks to the story that the kid didn't cheat, everything should be fine.</p>
<p>You do realize that dartmouth is not some random school. They are on of the best schools in the country. As a consequence, they hold their applicants to much higher standards than most other schools do. Though before anyone here can condemn this student or Dartmouth, it would be nice to know what the student did, and what Dartmouth was told.</p>