<p>I think my teacher is going to think I cheated. She sat behind me in the test, and I have incredibly bad wandering eyes. I did see the girls answer next to mine, but it didn't change my own answer, and I think it was the same anyways. I didn't mean to though! I'm afraid I'll get called out because of this! Do you think she would have said something at the time? Can I get kicked out because of this? Help! </p>
<p>Okay, first things first, you should never be looking at another student’s paper during an exam. Not only is it dishonest, it’s practically asking for trouble.</p>
<p>As for what will happen… if you’re innocent, I wouldn’t bring it up unless she comes to you about it. Check your school’s honor policy to figure out what’ll happen. I think at my school the first time you’re caught you fail the exam or class, and if it happens a couple times you can get kicked out of the university. But check your course syllabus or school’s website if you’re worried.</p>
<p>My eyes tend to wander too, so I try to look straight ahead and up rather than anything that could be perceived as looking at desks. If the teacher saw you look (and you implied you didn’t turn your head so I don’t know how he/she would have), he/she also saw that you didn’t change anything.</p>
<p>In addition to looking up instead of to the side, you can also try to sit in the front of the classroom when you take exams. Then it’s easier to look around without seeing other people’s answers.</p>
<p>See if she says anything about. If she does, just tell her the truth about what happened and say you’re sorry. If she doesn’t, then let it go. And don’t let it happen again. You can say all you want about “wandering eyes” but you have the power to look where you want to look, close your eyes, change your seat, look up instead of to the side, etc. Keep your eyes on your own paper, and you won’t have this problem again. You can’t honestly expect professors to continually ignore you when you look at a neighbor’s answers, whether you were trying to cheat or not.</p>