<p>.. and I read that everyone's scores get cancelled? Is that true?</p>
<p>Also, out of curiosity: do colleges get notified of whether a student cheated? Because in the May SATs... quite a few people I know got caught -.-</p>
<p>No, I don’t believe everyone’s scores get canceled if one person cheats. College board won’t shell out the extra dough for retests if it doesn’t have to.</p>
<p>As for the second question, I’m not sure</p>
<p>If someone cheats on any standardized test, they can flagged as a cheater and they are screwed for college admissions. According to my AP Chem teacher, the best bet for them is a community college.</p>
<p>How exactly did they get caught? Last time there was a girl cheating in my room, but since the proctor was reading the whole time…</p>
<p>Also, you said your AP Chem teacher? Does that mean that the same thing is true for AP tests? A girl in my AP English test got totally busted. She’s second in the class and works like a maniac, I’d hate for her to lose all her chances at a good college.</p>
<p>", I’d hate for her to lose all her chances at a good college."</p>
<p>Don’t. If you cheat on any standardized test, I have 0 sympathy for you when your scores are canned and no college takes you.</p>
<p>First, that AP teacher was wrong. The testing agencies do not report the cheating to either the high school or any colleges. They just cancel the test. The reason: almost every situation involving cheating involves a situation that is not entirely clear and is often one person’s word against another. The testing agencies reserve the right to cancel if they believe if there has been any questionable conduct regardless of whether it can be definitely proven. Thus, they can cancel but they are not going to risk possible libel suits by reporting anything to schools other than the fact that the test was cancelled.</p>
<p>Also, the agencies do sometimes put a temporary hold on releasing all test scores from one testing site while a reported cheating event is investigated. However, those not involved will not get tests cancelled unless the investigation indicates many were involved.</p>