<p>I can’t wrap my head around this, but again I am so sorry that this is happening to you. It just seems so incredible that there would be this rush to judgment so close to graduation, especially since you are the valedictorian and it seems that you should be well respected at your school. None of it adds up. Not the school’s reaction, not you mother’s reaction…Since you were certainly long ago named the Valedictorian this seems it would create a school/community wide scandal. I can’t imagine a school administration going this route so close to graduation day. Quietly cancelling your AP score…maybe, with rock hard evidence. One teachers suspicion, I will go out on a limb and say in most cases would be buried. There has to be more to this story…I wish I knew how to help you.</p>
<p>I would really, really suggest that you take this up with the superintendent and College Board. Your school did not have adequate testing conditions for AP tests. That is a bad thing. That is not good. I beg you to bring this up with the higher authority. Please fix the problems your school has. If this happens once, there is no telling that it may happen in the future. The school will continue to act this way and may possibly accuse a smart student such as yourself as cheating and “ruin” their future. If I were you, I would really consult a higher authority. I would not be able to live with myself if I knew that this could happen to another person in the future.</p>
<p>One idea ( and this is where a lawyer would know and I’m not one) would be for the OP to finish, graduate, get the diploma and be past a point where it could be revoked. The OP is still at the mercy of the school at this time. One reason the faculty might be siding with the administration is that they might fear losing their jobs if they don’t. One the OP is not a student, she might be in a different position to make a complaint. </p>
<p>I also think the OP would be in a better position if her parents were behind her. I hope her mother is open to listening to her. I think the OP deserves a fair trial if at all possible. Although CB cancelled her scores, they should still have the test, and the tests of the people sitting with her. One evidence to consider cheating is if a student who is weak in a subject has near perfect answers. Is there not a way to look at this, or see if all the answers of the students at the table match each other? </p>
<p>If the school is not following accepted CB test conditions, then CB needs to know. The student is actually paying for the test, and the school may get a fee to administer it. The proctors are paid. It would seem to me that the student would at least have the right to a fair assessment of cheating if accused of it. </p>
<p>Proctors aren’t paid… And some school districts pay for the students. Mine does</p>
<p>Literally make the biggest fuss you can manage. You have been wronged and deserve to have this situation made right. Get people on your side (parents, teachers, etc.) that know you wouldn’t cheat, then wage war. I feel bad that I can’t help you. If I were in your situation I would be so freaking mad…</p>
<p>I’m sorry to hear that! There could also be some racial profiling going on if they did not have a well-substantiated reason, but I could definitely be wrong. Anyway, it’s NOT your fault so don’t feel bad about it, and it’s awesome that you made it even this far 
Hope everything gets better!</p>
<p>@Vennaumanea You do realize you will lose college acceptance for an academic integrity violation. You might want to fight this because it could be the difference between dream school and community college.</p>
<p>@jimmyboy23 that is not true at all. The school might not report it to her college. Also, even then, they may not do anything. Being rescinded is usually for bigger infractions or multiple instances of cheating. There is no reason to scare an already fragile girl. You have no way of knowing that. However, I do agree, she needs to come forward and proceed with the collegeboard and the school board.</p>
<p>Cheating on an AP test is a very big infraction, isn’t it?</p>
<p>@mrnephew Not really, a big infraction would be stealing a test, or changing your grades (along with disciplinary issues causing suspension or expulsion) . It wasn’t proven and it was a first offense. Colleges may see that the score was invalidated, but may never know why. Scores can also be invalidated for improper test procedures, which would cause everyone in that particular setting to have their score invalidated. They invalidate the score, but that doesn’t mean she cheated.</p>
<p>Hmm, yeah, I see your point. </p>
<p>Seriously, OP, you can’t just sit back and do nothing about this situation.</p>
<p>What I don’t understand is that if the proctor moved the OP’s answer sheet, it was to keep someone else from looking at it. It’s very possible that if a student is concentrating on a test, she has no idea what the other students are doing, and that would include someone else looking at her paper.</p>
<p>So if he moved the paper, this means he saw someone else looking at it, not the OP. So how is this “evidence” that the OP cheated? Seems to me, the bigger evidence is the student who is looking. </p>
<p>Don’t these tests use different versions - with the same questions but different orders so people can’t copy off each other- at least not without it turning out badly for the copier. Seems to me, getting a copy of everyone’s answer sheet and comparing them might shed some light on this.</p>
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Not for the late test.</p>
<p>AP tests are the same Form booklets, but they are different than the first administered test. However my Calc teacher said that last year’s late test was exactly the same the first time it was given. That gave us a lot of false hope, as when the CB released the 2014 test, we did all the free responses. However when we took the late test, it was completely different. I think that was one of the factors as to why everyone decided to resort to cheating. We put too much hope into having a rerun of the first exam.
But I am a bit worried if this gets set to my college. I actually have been having college trouble and only recently, recent as in this month, have gotten consent to go to SUNY Canton. My mom is just so conservative and closed minded that she won’t accept anything out of her bounds! First she didn’t want me choosing the major I wanted to study. Then she didn’t like how I wasn’t going to be 15 mins away from home. When she finally dropped those two, and learned that Canton is 6 hours away from home, she nearly blew her face off. I understand my mom’s concern but she doesn’t even take into account what I want. I really want a change in scenery. In air and in the people I meet. I need variety! Thankfully she has somewhat given in and i’m happy to be in a new environment to start my life over, but if my school somehow finds out i’m going there ( I haven’t said anything publicly) then I may get screwed over 
I am worried about so much. </p>
<p>Look, my parents are kind of like that too, restricting, pushing, almost insensitive, if not so.</p>
<p>There’s a point where you just sit down and talk with her, and if she doesn’t want to, you make her. Just refuse to leave until she talks to you, and once she starts to listen, inform her about all of the things you’ve been going through. Then maybe she’ll understand.</p>
<p>You can’t be afraid to complain or protest against this. It’s your life, now protect it.</p>
<p>Most colleges will require that the school sends a final transcript. In recent times, this is done electronically. If your school allows it, you can get an official transcript, sealed, with the school stamp on it and mail it to your college yourself. The college should accept it as long as the seal is not broken. </p>
<p>Since high school students often need transcripts for colleges, and scholarship programs, the school doesn’t need to know what you need it for. The seal is there to prevent anyone from tampering with it, so do not mess with it at all and be sure it is intact. It is safest to put the sealed envelope in a larger envelope and mail it with tracking so the college gets it without anyone handling it and you have proof it went to them. </p>
<p>I would, at the same time, ask for an unofficial copy so you can check to see that everything is correct. Because of confidentiality, I don’t think your school can just send out information about you without your permission. </p>
<p>Math is one of those subjects that if one really has mastered the material, then the score would be consistent on any AP test- new or old, since if you know how to do a certain type of problem, you can do any problem of its kind. It’s a sad commentary on the class if they fell apart when they got a different test. </p>
<p>It’s still not right if you were singled out when the rest of the class was not behaving, especially if you were one of the few who was doing your work. </p>
<p>It’s fine really. I have taken comfort with everyone’s advice and concern and I thank you all for your inputs. Over the weekend I’ll pen out a letter to my mother. If all goes well, I’ll edit it and send a copy to the CB and to any higher-upper for my school/district. Thank you again.</p>
<p>Glad to help. I hope it all works out!</p>
<p>@VennaUmanea hope it works out and I’m sorry this happened</p>