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Originally posted by adi26 No, thats not the point here. The point is that you study as hard as possible and learn as much as possible before the exam which you retain for your own knowledge and satisfaction but when it boils down to an exam - its the grades which talk, not how much you know.

An exam measures how much you know. Therefore, it's a measure of how hard you studied. As long as you actually study, there's no point in cheating if it's just going to earn you one or two extra points on a test.

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Originally posted by idoru An exam measures how much you know. Therefore, it's a measure of how hard you studied. As long as you actually study, there's no point in cheating if it's just going to earn you one or two extra points on a test.

I agree and disagree. Agree because you are partially correct and disagree because those extra points matter.

I will stop cheating the day schools stop calculating GPA's.

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Originally posted by adi26 I agree and disagree. Agree because you are partially correct and disagree because those extra points matter. I will stop cheating the day schools stop calculating GPA's.

its a damn shame schools are so worried about how well you retain knowledge, some not even semi-related to what you're going to be pursuing as a career instead of worrying about how intelligent you are.

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Originally posted by adi26 those extra points matter.

"Hey, I know that I did good enough on this exam that I'll be getting an A. But if I sneak over here I can cheat and get a higher A!"

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Originally posted by idoru "Hey, I know that I did good enough on this exam that I'll be getting an A. But if I sneak over here I can cheat and get a higher A!"

Oh, I was considering the scenario that I have 88. Getting one more answer might make it a 90 = A.