How do people cheat on SATs?

Test Preparation
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<p>Was that the one that was in the news a few years ago?</p>

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<p>I wonder what the CollegeBoard thinks when they peruse this site ;). </p>

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<p>LOL i dont think you can use a TI84 during the reading section.</p>

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<p>^ =O did they get caught
That sounds like a freaking spy kids movie</p>

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<p>I was offered $200 by a friend to take the ACT for him, and I only had a 34… declined. I almost feel bad about it because that was what kept him out of his dream school.</p>

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<p>Wow, the worst I have seen is, as others have mentioned, flipping back to other sections or test discussions during break.</p>

<p>Also, I’ve had a proctor whose phone rang in the middle of a section (it was some obnoxious rap song) and he stepped outside to talk for probably two minutes! I didn’t notice any cheating, but I sat towards the front.</p>

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<p>It doesn’t matter where you are, college or high school, cheating will not disappear. People will always find ways around it, and this is made easier by proctors becoming less and less diligent due to cheating rarely occurring when compared to the entire student population. </p>

<p>Regardless, after reason this thread, I’m still surprised at how far some people will go</p>

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<p>Lol, people take aderal and ritalin a lot…</p>

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<p>Hmm, that all reminds me of this movie: <a href=“http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfect_Score[/url]”>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Perfect_Score&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>for that ridiculous story, why didnt someone just pull the fir alarm to begin with. entire school is evacuated, and someone easily walks in and takes it, no need to crawl anywhere. and voila</p>

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<p>^^That movie was terrible.</p>

<p>A fair amount kids in my school knew I got a 2400 (superscored) and I was approached by two pothead juniors. One of which was a 4th generation at Duke and the other wants to go to Vanderbilt/USC because they have hot chicks. They offered $500 each and claimed they would take care of “documentation”…I’m assuming fork another $150ish over per person for a FakeID. I respectively declined, but I wouldn’t be surprised if someone else at my school took the tests for them. (I attend a top 20 prep school).</p>

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<p>In my area, the two big games are hired guns and prescription drugs. I know dozens of kids who popped pills before the test, and have literally been offered thousands of dollars to take the test for classmates (I got a 2340 and attend a NE prep school where the pockets are deep). Also, there was a story in the news just a few months ago about a cheating ring in either New York or New Jersey where college ringers took the test for customers. People get crazy about this sort of thing.</p>

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<p>and check out this ridiculous story… So my proctor went to the back of the room, and then left the room. He was gone for like 5 minutes and nobody in the room noticed. Then he tried to open the door to get back into the room, but it was locked, so he started knocking on the door, no answer, finally he started banging on the door, and we all looked at each other and continued our work. My buddy took a picture of several pages of the test with his iphone, and then during the break he went into the bathroom to find 10 of the answers on the internet. Meanwhile, I opened the door because it was a math section and was finished early with 2 minutes left and the proctor says “sorry about that banging, I’ll give you guys an extra five minutes for this section.” wow!!</p>

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<p>Cheating is a crime.</p>

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<p>Interesting thread.</p>

<p>A good team of proctors can put the kibosh on the majority of this silliness. If anything looks shady (possibly switching answer sheets) it is promptly investigated. If something violates procedures (answering questions out of section, filling in answers after time expires) the test is taken and the student is ejected.</p>

<p>A skilled ringer with an excellent fake ID is virtually unstoppable, IMO.</p>

<p>But the whole idea does not make sense. If you can’t make a score on an exam that more or less predicts the necessary level of academic preparation for an institution, you really should not attend said institution.</p>

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<p>Well, the ACT is the most common test to take here in illinois. However, it’s much easier to cheat on the ACT, from what I’ve heard. The company claims each student recieves a different form of the test. Simply mean same questions, but in a different order, as to prevent cheating. That is, howvere, incorrect, because they don’t have the money to make that many versions of the test. This was proven when years ago, students began to comprehend that everyone was given the same exact form, making cheating fairly simple. When I was retaking my ACT in early june, I recalled seeing a kid trying to glance at my answers during the math portion. What HE didn’t understand is I’m horrid at math, so he was, frankly, better off with his own answers. Many kids these days are beginning to cheat, because they’re really beginning to feel the pressure. Colleges look at this scores so deeply, when in reality, it is NOT an accurate test, no matter what other’s say. A boy in my school, a junior this year, took the test on his own, before we took it in school. This kid does NOTHING in school, yet his score was a 34. Very impressive. HOWEVER, when we took it as a school in april, he decided he wouldn’t try at all, and would make a joke of the test. Needless to say, he still got a 31, but that’s not what’s unerving. What DOESN’T make sense was his essay. The essay question we were given had to do with whether or not their should be limited internet time. He wrote an essay stated yes, mentioning how jewish individuals created the internet, and they’re antichrist, mentioned some very insulting things, along with adding a sentence that stated something about out, ‘chocolate covered president’. He recieved an eight-the same score another girl did, who’s essay was simply fantastic, and the same score a boy did, who’s essay could have been writen by a first grader. My AP english teacher managed to get a hold of the essay, and this is the proof he’s been waiting for. The no one READS your essay. They look at the length, and a bit of the intro, and mark it. Now illinois is in a state of confusion, because they are debating whether or not to take it to the media this summer, and try and sue creators of ACT. This company best get its but in gear, because whatever score we rank on their ‘accurate’ test very well decides what college we get into. For those of you who have low ACT’s or SAT’s, but want to go to a fantastic college, check out depaul univeristy, here in illinois. Very competitive school-gorgeous campus, in chicago, really fantastic university, up to par with univeristy of illinois. THEY finally understood the down falls of these test, and no longer ask for the score. I really wish colleges would begin to see this. Obviously I would, I’m attempting to get into University of central florida with a mediocer GPA and HORRIBLE ACT. I’m feeling the stress, and it upsets me that this score can be the breaking point for acceptence into their school. Either SAT and ACT need to score their tests fairly (and actually READ the essays) or throw out the test, all together.</p>

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<p>^Dude, the content is not what matters as much as the content and how it relates to the question.</p>

<p>It was a stupid move.
I myself must say that on the SAT I wrote a bunch of stupid stuff, had sentences that were not even finished yet I received an okay-ish 8.</p>

<p>It’s just funny. The essay is the hardest thing to grade. As long as you have structure they could care less.</p>

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<p>I don’t believe it was a stupid move, I’m simply sharing what kind of experiances we’re having here with the ACT. Yes, it isn’t about the SAT, but I shared what’s going on to those who may be interested. Some times I cannot believe how rude people are on this website, it’s very surprising. I’m a girl, by the way, so I don’t really like being referred to as ‘dude’, thank you. If they’re going to give us a score, then they should at LEAST read through the whole essay, even if it is just skimiming. Perhaps it doesn’t matter to you, but it matters to me that they grade me fairly on the essay. I suppose I shouldn’t care though, figuring I got a nine without trying too hard. It’s intended for those students who worked hard, wrote a great essay, and got the same score as someone who couldn’t form a correct sentence.</p>

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<p>I have a 2380 (single-sitting) and live in a fairly wealthy area. I’ve been offered $1000 multiple times to take it for people, but have declined because I’m unwilling to take on the insane risks associated with getting caught. I’m sure others wouldn’t be so cautious though.</p>

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<p>@ Write, i’m a girl as well. Sorry if the term dude upset you. The term is used in my society all the time, so I just use it all the time. Sorry if it bothered you.</p>

<p>But the thing you need to realize is that sentence structure is taught in different ways. Yes there is a “standard”, but it is not the same everywhere.</p>

<p>I for one have been taught multiple ways to write an essay. In one class the same essay that got me a 100 would give me an 80, 70 or 60.</p>

<p>I have no doubt that they read it, but they take into consideration the different styles that are around. </p>

<p>IMHO, writing anything rude is stupid, especially when it is for something as important as the SAT or ACT. </p>

<p>And was I rude to you? If yes, how so?</p>