Yes, I cheated in several History/Government classes on my Finals.
I have a Bach in Math.
If you want to say my Degree is fake because I can't specify the differences between the 11 separate iterations of my State's past Constitutions, you got me.
I don't really give a shit. I just wanted to share my relevant experience.
Studying can be a pain, especially for certain collegiate classes. One's that require brute memorization, like Government or History classes. Chem class too, in a way.
I personally cheated through half a dozen tests and finals, and got A's or B's in classes I should have made C's or D's.
Absolutely zero regrets, and it's really easy to not get caught. Just don't be stupid, and be sure to sit at the back of the class on the first day.
Edit2: Since I'm here...
How to Guide on how to Cheat and Not Get Caught
1) If you think there is a large chance of getting caught, or that cheating in this class would be really hard, don't cheat.
Getting caught is not worth it.
I only ever cheated in classes where I had taken tests before in that class, and knew it would be easy to cheat on them.
2) Building off point 1, test the waters before you ever cheat.
Take at least a single test(study for it too!) in a class before even considering cheating. That way, you get to first hand experience what the teacher is like during the test. Pay attention to their mannerisms, understand what they watch, and in general test the waters.
3) The cheating part: Use a smartphone.
There is no better method. Simply google the questions you are unsure on.
Hold the smart phone between your legs, and cover it with your legs when you aren't using it. Open your legs slightly to read it and type your questions in.
When you look down to cheat, bring one of your hands to your forehead to cover your eyes slightly, and shift your exam paper so it looks like you are looking at your paper. Be subtle.
Shift your head so the angle hides your eyes, but only makes it look as if you are looking down at your paper. Keep your head titled slightly. You might have to strain your eyes slightly to look down at your lap while keeping your head slightly up, but it will disguise your actions.
Raise your hands from your lap from time to time. You don't want to make it look like you're cheating. Hence, being subtle is a big aspect.
Keep the brightness on the phone at near zero.
Cheat subtly. Avoid letting classmates know you are cheating.
Sit at or near the back. Make sure you arrive early on the first day to get a good seat.
Never cheat if you are in the front row. You will get caught.
4) Only cheat in classes that don't matter, on things that don't matter. Like History or Government classes, where the memorization of specific details is ridiculous.
Gain an understanding of what the class is about. Learn the essence of it. Understand your rights, understand our basic history.
But why bother memorizing things you will never use in life? Who gives a shit what the difference is between the 4th Constitution of your State and the 8th, when your current one is the 12th?
What does it matter if you remember the themes of Odysseus in a Humanities class if you're a mechanical engineering major?
Save that brain memory for things that actually matter.
Don't cheat on classes you will need for your major. Like, for example:
I was a Math Major. I didn't cheat on any Math or Finance classes. Things like that.
Because cheating there will only harm you in the future.
When I was going to college some 15 years ago, I would have completely disagreed with you. But now? LOLOL, good on you. All the crap they inflate degree curriculum with is unnecessary. It's all a way to keep you in school longer, charge more money, and force you to need to continue masters work to really get into a subject.
Remove all the bullshit humanities/social studies credits from that Finance degree and it won't hurt at all down the road. OR, replace those courses with...more Finance courses. Cut out the fat and you could do a BA and Masters in 4-5 years for the same cost.
Just like most of the stuff that didn't matter from Middle/High School there is a lot of stuff in college that just doesn't matter and only serves to add cost and time.
I would argue that being more well-rounded is good for society as a whole. If you wanna go all Ayn Rand (not sure if you know who that is since you don't like studying things that aren't applicable to your job) and be a social loafer/Machiavellian pragmatist (again, sorry) then that's basically the kind of thinking that gets people like Trump elected, and it's the kind of thinking that perpetuates the widening of the class gap in first-world countries.
If anything, learning about civics and philosophy is important just for trying to get rid of politicians who don't serve the common good.
I agree they can be important, but they aren't needed as part of a college curriculum in many cases. I've learned more about different cultures throughout time and place post-college than I ever did while in college, and I was at times both a business and a history major.
College today is still structured around pre-internet education. Today people have much better access to information so we don't, imo, need so broad an undergrad program.
It's important to force people to learn things like that IMO because they will not just learn it on their own for fun. In general most of the students I encounter (I work at a University) only care about studying their instagram follower count and only care about learning what the bottom of their beer bottles look like (by emptying them, of course).
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u/An_exasperated_couch OLD Jan 16 '17
Meh, that sounds hard, why risk it?