<p>I just had a random thought about the SAT. Does anyone think that it would possible for a person to have their identical twin take the SAT for them? I mean, they would probably just need their twin’s ID card and stuff. Would there even be any risk to this? I cannot think of a reason as to how they would get caught…</p>
<p>I have an identical twin and this never occurred to me. Probably because we usually score about the same haha.</p>
<p>Chances are, identical twins would score similarly (especially if they were raised in the same environment), so there would probably be no point. Twin studies are fascinating - even identical twins separated at birth tend to end up similar.</p>
<p>Yes, but what if one twin usually scores higher on tests? I am sure this is the case for lots of twins out there.</p>
<p>… Well, if one identical twin wanted to take a test for his twin, no one can really tell. It would be pretty unfair, especially if one twin who has a much higher score than the other! Fascinating!.. except the odds of that type cheating are extremely low, and those sets of twins have no way of being caught unless the person who confirms ID knows the twins personally and can tell them apart slightly(One twin has a 2 centimeter scar and the other doesn’t). The only thing you have done is give a set of immoral twins a very sinister idea for the SAT’s. Way to go. Personally, I would worry about other stuff.</p>
<p>Or you could do it so one twin studies super hard for one section or two and the other studies super hard for whatever section is left. They both sign up for the same test and during the break or something they could switch and take whichever section they were better at, cancel the other twins score and do it again the next testing date for the other twin.</p>
<p>People cheat who aren’t even related.</p>
<p>Identical twins could do it 100x easier, they don’t even need to make fake IDs or anything.</p>
<p>The thing the person said above would even work, since most people would never notice small differences in people. In fact often people don’t notice HUGE differences without them being pointed out.</p>
<p>There’s another thread on here that had a pretty ingenious way to go about getting someone else to take your test for you - and it doesn’t even involve a fake ID (not that the proctors check those very carefully).</p>
<p>The point is, cheaters are going to find ways to cheat no matter what. Identical twins are just able to do it a little easier. The entire SAT system is more honor-based than anything else, and the Collegeboard simply hopes that the possible consequences of being caught are enough to dissuade serious cheaters.</p>
<p>I don’t think they do a good enough job though. Usually if you get caught cheating or something they’ll just cancel your core from that testing date.</p>
<p>They would cheat with the least bit of effort. And yes, the scores between twins DO vary, believe me. I know a pair of non-identical twins at a neighboring school, one of which scored a 2000 on his first trial, while the other scored a measly 1350.</p>
<p>This is obviously possible.</p>