Cheating in College

We are all entitled to our own opinions.

Sometimes, but not all the times they are better left unsaid.

Cheating Sucks because in the long run the own person you really fail is yourself.

Perhaps along with the grade and the consequences of cheating, there needs to be a counseling program the students attend. There are so many parents who are trying to fufill personal dreams through their students, they forget this is about the student! Students fear not doing well in a major the parents have chosen, when it isn't the parent who has to live that life choice. Fear often motivates the cheating. These kids need other tools to deal with life!

Mr Trump I was fascinated that in the USA the initials XF in academic study equals a fail. I am from the UK and the initials XF means XFactor (which is a TV singing competition in UK)--- What exactly do the initials XF say ... What is classed as cheating - because there is so much information accessible these days - is it when a student copies another's work --- Without the internet I would never have been able to follow your American Apprentice programme, which was taken off air in UK !!! Now they've put it back on air - which Im pleased about --- we gain lots of ideas and inspiration from your programmes --- would that be classed as cheating!

I agree with you Sir, life ain't easy and we all make mistakes, so the sooner we learn from them, the better. Happy Labor Day for you Mr. Trump and the rest at Trump University too.

I have not cheated. I have to admit when I failed. I failed miserably, honestly.

However, I never gave up trying. So, if at first you don't suceed, try and try again.

I'm amazed at this percentage of students that have actually admitted to cheating. What has become of our society when parents raise their children without the emphasis of how wrong it is to cheat, steal or lie. Nothing is worth selling out these principles, no amount of money, no matter the potential reward, in the end all you have to speak for yourself is your integrity. If you cheat, you only cheat yourself of the reward of actually reaching a difficult goal.

Self esteem and self worth are much more valuable than a pretty dress and nice pair of shoes.

You earn them through diligence and hard work.

What a concept. Why didn't I think of that?

What can I do to take that to the next level?

Donny, you always make heartbeat on me! Your mind and your heart is the same such I have. Unfortunately, I always late to you...ha..ha..ha...ha. Your point about "Life is tough and we all make mistakes. Better to learn from them early on." so touchy to me. I love to give then receive, but I aware that I am a human being with all weakness and strengthness, sometimes I fail to accomplish thing in this life! And I sad because I made sad to people that I love especially my love one! So I choose to keep quite for a moment....:(

Cheating in college is a topic worthy of discussion.
Life has become a victim of it's own society. To me lessons learned early in life showed me it was not worth the trouble to cheat. The whole process of education is founded on the principles of learning as a continuing improvement of ones life so that you can make a difference in the society that you live in. It seems that everyone cheats at something now a days and I think that we can all see where that leaves us.It is like an infection that has spread world wide. What ever happened to taking responsibility for being given a task and trying to do the very best you can with it. Everyday we see examples of people who have cheated their whole life and the devastation that they have caused because when it was time for them do their job they were not able to do so.

So to make it short. I agree lets teach students that cheating is bad not only for them, but for everyone else.

I agree with Mr Gessner, in that life has become a victim of its own society. The great emphasis placed on academic success in society, particularly where grades are concerned, has prompted some students to take what they see as the easy way out. But in the end, they truly are cheating no one but themselves, because even though the grades may be high on paper, their inexperience and inability to perform will quickly show through in the real world. However, as with so many other thiings in life, many students do not realise this until they learn it the hard way. I study in Cambridge University, and even here we have people who cheat. However, unlike in the US, there is usually no second chance, and the student is expelled from the University. I share Mr Trump's opinion though, that we all make mistakes in life, and we should be allowed to learn from them and be given a second chance. In the long run, this will make better graduates of us all.

I was fascinated to learn of the xf grade,because for some time now, I have suspected a great number of my referrers were actually students looking to find poems,authors quotes,and even whole book reports written for them on the InterNet. Many are aware that bloggers are capable of going back and finding out exactly what the request was that brought up their site, and it is not uncommon for that request to be an inspiration for a new blog.I have done this many times, when I felt that what they had hit upon was not what they asked for, but I always skew my response in such a way that they couldn't possibly use my blog word for word, or the instructor would see that it was not written

As a college senior I have experienced the environment of cheating on campus for three years. I was somewhat surprised to read that the statistic for cheating was so high, but knew it was, and will continue to be, a serious problem. The thing that really frustrates me about the whole ordeal is that a majority of college students see school as an inconvenience and "bad place" when it comes to education, rather than a challenging place of acquiring essential skills and knowledge. Students cheat for a variety of reasons; one of which is the popular thought that they are paying for college in order to receive the diploma that comes with it and not the knowledge and experience it should provide. For these students it's extremely easy to cheat the system. It's sad that students can get away with such an easy way out. The responsibility lies on the shoulders of colleges and universities around the nation. As one other blogger pointed out, it's good to fail the student if they have cheated, it's the right thing to do, but the implementation of a counseling program might be a good idea to spread the right message to our future generations...Cheating is wrong, it won't be tolerated; to be truly successful one must be fair to themselves and others in acquiring a knowledge that benefits everyone, especially the individual. I hope for the individuals that will inhabit this country for years to come. For it to be a prosperous place, it starts in the field of education, let's not ruin it.

As been said, real life is tough. Same goes to student who sits for an exam. Cheating is just an option to life. You don't have the money, you don't have the people and you don't have the knowledge. what you want to do

It seems every body in business I know is cheating in some way. They take cash for the job, they underestimate then over-bill. They employ undocumented workers, they give bonuses instead of raises to good workers. Cheating is so common and it has so many rewards that it is amazing that it is not even more widespread. In the face of so much success, it is not surprising that cheating is endemic.

Hello,Mr Trump.Frist,I can tell you that I have never cheat on any exam.Ha~~ I'm a chinese student and I am in my fourh year.Although I am not a native speaker,when I saw the TV programme"The Apprentice" I was so excited and want to be your apprentice one day.I gonna fighting for myself.And I w'll be there!

Cheating.....hmmmm. Isn't it curious how many postings reflect subdued astonishment? I admit to cheating....on the other side. I have, in my life, provided papers to those unwilling or unable to create them. I admonish myself, I suppose, as much as I do those who benefit but I must ask the illustrious Mr. Trump whether there is a difference from an ethical point of view, once you become master of a financial empire (or a political one) and you "rent" your words, phraseology and apparent philosophy from those more capable? I ask from my own perspective only because having "helped" others with such works, I am now left unfulfilled and empty not being able to take credit where it might have been due. I do not mean to suggest that I am any less guilty in such a ruse; rather, I may be more damaged than the recipient. Would that I had submitted such work as my own, I might have several degrees instead of the knowledge without the accolades.
Cheating is often a double-edged sword which I have, perhaps justly, managed to use to cut my own throat. I would advise, once I get off my high horse, that we rise and fall on our own merits.

Simple way to stop cheating at college. If you're caught, you are not only kicked out of the institution, you are blacklisted from applying anywhere else for 10 years. Make the stakes high and fewer people will risk it.

I have never cheated in school, because it seemed to me I would really only be cheating myself. I was investing my time, and I wanted something to show for it. I don't like feeling ignorant or incompetent, and learning seemed like the best way to avoid those feelings. I'm up for the challenge.

A person who is cheating is trying to take the easy way out through deception. On the job, I would question whether this person would have the character to put forth the kind of effort that is demanded to succeed, or whether they would try to taking credit for other people's work to get ahead again.