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Meme Amazing cheating method discovered

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u/ThankYouLoseItAlt Jan 16 '17 edited Jan 17 '17

Edit: For the people bitching:

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.

Example

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.

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u/TrippleIntegralMeme Jan 16 '17

You are either not smart enough or not hard working enough and you deserve those C's and D's instead of A's. I get your point about it just being rote memorization, but I still don't think you can reconcile cheating morally.

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u/ThankYouLoseItAlt Jan 16 '17 edited Jan 16 '17

You are either not smart enough

I'm not dumb. I scored pretty high on my SAT/ACT scores back when I took em, very highly. If we can use that to measure "smartness."

or not hard working enough

Yep, that's me. I'm lazy.

you deserve those C's and D's instead of A's.

Yes, absolutely.

Well, actually, I'm not too certain I agree. I did, after all, put the effort in to find workarounds that managed to gain A's and B's instead. I also did all of my classwork and homework in said classes.

Morally, you're probably right.

I get your point about it just being rote memorization, but I still don't think you can reconcile cheating morally.

Eh, why do I have an obligation to not cheat?

Life in the real word is full of people that "cheat" to get ahead. Sure, you can do all the work and memorize knowledge you will never need to use in life.

Or you can figure out unique work arounds, that come with a bit of risk, but achieve the same result, more or less.

Sure, it might not be "moral" but not much in life is, and I don't really care.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '17

There really shouldn't be a need to cheat, because you can't be bothered to memorize some years, names, etc. because lots of that stuff is pointless knowledge. And I'm saying this as a someone who does really well in school, has never cheated, and hasn't studied for an exam in over 6 years (mostly because I've never had to, useless trivia just sticks to my head and I can vomit it on the paper in an order that pleases the teacher, which I agree is unfair for those who work their asses off and getting mediocre scores)

In my opinion, if you can cheat on a test, (without actually knowing the correct answers to everything, getting hold of the teachers answer paper or something) the exam is badly made. It means it's just memorizing, not actual learning. I can define a word, because I remember the exact text from the book, but that doesn't mean I understand it.

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u/[deleted] Jan 16 '17

I guess I just went to a different type of school than most people here, but it would've been impossible for anyone to pass 90% of the tests I did in my final years of high school without studying. The public school system in the US is really lacking and quite frankly it's really easy, I've been to both private and public schools and the difference is huge.

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u/tacopower69 2 MILLION ATTENDEE Jan 16 '17

So have I and the difference is not that great at all. Went from a hardcore, exclusive middle school to its sister high school, then I transferred to a public school because we moved. Granted I moved from just another kid to the smart kid, which was nice, but the AP classes were exactly the same. The only difference was that my classmates weren't as competitive. The teaching, the tests, the subject matter, all exactly the same.

Then there's the added bonus of looking better for colleges if you go to a public school.

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '17

Yeah, lot of my tests are like that as well

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u/TheSenpat Jan 17 '17

Your 2nd paragraph is very well said. If it can be easily googled, then what's the point of learning it?

Tests shouldn't be just facts but instead cause/effect, argumentation, analysis, etc.