Do the students in the Top 10 cheat?

halcyonheather
Mon, 22 Sep 2014 22:26:06 +0000

But my question is, is it common for the top students to cheat?

Sometimes. I don’t think it’s very common for any single individual to cheat on many or most assignments, but I think a lot of people cheat occasionally, maybe without even realizing it. For example, collaborating on homework is usually not considered cheating (a lot of my college professors even encourage it), but there’s a fine line between working with someone and copying from them.

The smartest person in the whole school could be ranked last because of interests, laziness, etc.

Just being smart isn’t the end-all-be-all of anything either. If they’re ranked last because of laziness, they’re probably not putting their intelligence to good use (though there are exceptions) and I don’t see why anyone should care how smart they are.