<p>"The Darthmouth dude, by all odds, had achieved and worked his * off in road to his dream school, which leads to achieving his dream life. He just messed up once. "</p>
<p>How do we know he messed up just once? As far as we know, he got caught once. There may have even been other times that he was caught, but the teachers let him off.</p>
<p>Also -- why should he have an advantage or be put on the same level as the the presumably many students who have worked hard, NEVER cheated yet want to go to their dream schools?</p>
<p>Just as we are told from 1st grade not to cheat we are told not to be tattletales and to never tell secrets. I'm not sure of the story, but we had a similar incident at our school. General (HS)populace's opinion is the tipper should MHOB.</p>
<p>I'm sure this kid went through a lot and learned his lesson. He probably pulled it together and never cheated again. Now his life could be destroyed over something he's most likely repented for and will never happen again. Enron destroyed thousands of lives, its no analogous.</p>
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<p>And you would know that how?
The kid didn't get any real punishment, according to the op.
(for the record no one knows either way whether he/she "learned his lesson" or not).</p>
<p>The mentality of the people who feel the teller was in the right is insane. You are reviewed as an INDIVIDUAL, not as a comparison, as so many people on CC have this idea that they are going to hold up two peoples application and then decide which is better of the two. IT doesn't work that way. Obviously if this kid was applying to dartmouth he had the achievements (Ecs, SAts, etc), or he was really deluded and lacked the credentials to get in. Regardless, the person who told does sound like someone jealous/insecure/a reject. This in no way will AID their cause, snitching doesn't get them any extra points.</p>
<p>For the people who say they feel people who cheat deserve to be punished as you deserve an edge, education isn't supposed to be a competition. If you were truly all interested in learning and being on the straight and narrow as you imply, this would not bother you, as you still will have the SAME grade you would have had whether other people cheat or not.</p>
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I am so sick of all this bias against state schools. For cheating, if Dartmouth rejected him, a normal state school would still accept the kid and he'd do fine. Then, if he applied to a post grad program at Dartmouth, as long as he didn't screw up again, he'd be fine. His life will NOT be ruined if he doesn't get into Dartmouth.
Also, it is his own dang fault. People always tell you that the consequences are severe for cheating. He decided to take the risk, and he got caught. Now then, if Dartmouth doesn't take known Cheaters, even if it was just one occasion, thats just too bad for the cheater. But its not as if his life is ruined.</p>
<p>Although the school is important in your education, it is also what you do with the education you receive. If this kid is so smart, he can go to a state school with a large scholarship, and graduate early, almost debt free then move on. </p>
<p>If Dartmouth does still accept him, he has still learned a lesson.</p>
<p>Either way, if he is truly remorseful about his actions, he will have learned a lesson and his life will be fine.</p>