Ethical delimma - advise needed

Quirkymom
Thu, 18 May 2006 22:57:03 +0000

As an old fogey that went through a UC in the 70s (and 80s and 90s), cheaters rarely get caught in college unless someone calls them on it. The one thing those of us who were honest and never cheated always appreciated was those teachers than learned students names at the beginning of the quarter and watched everyone like a hawk during tests and kicked them out and gave them an F when they were caught cheating but this was a rare occurrence. Cheaters have many years of practice honing their skills and it is very frustrating when they get acceptances to professional schools instead of the honest ones. It may not seem like that big of a deal now but there are long term consequences especially when there are limited spots for professional or grad school. It also makes you wonder what kind of physicians, dentists, etc they ended up being…kinda scary. If the AP exam is like the MCAT, there is a possibilty of a note being put on the reporting person’s score that it was taken under non-standard conditions but the score might still count. At some point you have to decide whether the perception of being a snitch is a worse thing than them taking advantage of your honesty and integrity for their benefit. I would have been inclined to follow the path of the many when I was your age but I have learned over many years that these people rarely pay for their mis-deeds.