School and Exams: Crime doesn't pay

Crime doesn't pay

By fuck_thisshit - 09/11/2009 10:27 - Australia

Today, we got our results for our final grade English paper on which I worked my butt off on, and also which I let my best-friend copy off from. I received a E- and two detentions for plagiarism. My friend got a A-. All she said was, "Oh well, at least you tried your best". FML

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By R - 05/09/2016 10:27 - Australia - Melbourne

Today, my teacher called a friend and me out of class and told us we had been reported for plagiarism because our answers to a problem were nearly identical, and he said that I shouldn't have shared my work. This for an assignment where significant marks were awarded for collaborating with peers. FML

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By WhyIHateTeachers - 25/06/2015 03:49 - United States - Ormond Beach

Today, I submitted a poem for my English class. I had fun writing it, so I wrote a second which was not nearly as good. My procrastinator of a friend never did his, so I gave him my extra poem. Mine was given a 75% while "his" received a 93%. FML

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By Anonymous - 31/10/2011 10:09 - United Kingdom

Today, I turned in an overdue English assignment at college. My instructor accused me of plagiarism, writing that my sentence structure was "TO" good. Seriously? FML

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By shaifox96 - 17/04/2015 03:34 - Canada - Saint Catharines

Today, I received a terrible grade for an essay I worked really hard on. I had two friends, one being an English major, check it over. However, apparently I "clearly didn't use spellcheck" on this essay just like the last one I submitted to her. FML

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By its ok to cheat!? - 20/02/2013 21:52 - United States - Brisbane

Today, I got my results on a recent, important midterm. During the exam, I'd noticed my instructor had accidentally left an answers page in the test packet, so being honest, I didn't look at them. It turns out she did it on purpose to help us pass. I failed. FML

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By Anonymous - 10/06/2014 15:05 - Malaysia - Kuala Lumpur

Today, I got cited for "internet plagiarism" and called to the dean's office. I'd been sitting a closed-book written exam, and my teacher had been breathing down my neck the whole time. FML

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By Anonymous - 15/11/2020 13:58

Today, I was copying an assignment from my friend and was feeling confident that I was gonna pass. I later found out I copied his name too, so the teacher failed us both. He won't talk to me now. FML

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By jzidar24 - 22/10/2015 02:37 - United States - Bloomfield Hills

Today, at school, I got in trouble for plagiarizing on a paper. The subject of said paper was where I see myself in ten years. FML

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By hardgraderorhardass - 24/02/2016 04:46 - United States - Bridgewater

Today, my English professor bragged to my entire class about how good my essay was. He kept on saying great things about it for the duration of class. To my surprise, he'd given me a C-. When I asked why, his only response was: "I'm a hard grader." FML

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By Anonymous - 10/11/2009 06:43 - United States

Today, I got a paper back that was given a zero for suspected plagiarism. Everything I wrote was my own thought and analysis. My instructor basically thinks my paper is smarter than I am. He won't listen, even when I explain my thought processes throughout the piece. FML

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Monday 9 November 2009 20:19

How is she supposed to know who copied who? YDI for letting your friend cheat off you.

mpangz 0

Monday 9 November 2009 20:23

There are E-? Partially YDI, and FYL.

Comments

Gitsandshiggles 0

Monday 9 November 2009 22:19

you're an idiot

whooshk 0

Monday 9 November 2009 22:24

it doesn't matter who copied off of who, you should both fail because of cheating She's a bitch and you're an idiot for risking your own grades

jack185868 0

Monday 9 November 2009 22:26

you should tell the teacher she copyed off you

phatdaddy 0

Monday 9 November 2009 22:27

Why would you let your friend copy a term paper? I could understand a fill-in-the-blank or multiple choice, but how's the teacher not going to notice identical ESSAYS? I guess that's what happens when you let convicts run their own country.

stupiddumbblonde 0

Monday 9 November 2009 22:32

E-?? I thought it went A A- B B B- C C C- D D D- U. idk it might just be my school

aussieoioioi 0

Monday 9 November 2009 22:33

okay, for all the idiots saying australias standard of education is worse than americas, shut up. There was a survey done a few years ago that found 60% of surveyed americans got austria and australia confused, and a further 75% thought that kangaroos came from austria. So yaaayy for general knowledge. A+ - 90+ A - 80-89 B+ - 75-79 B - 70-74 C - 60-69 D - 50-59 not satisfactory - below 50 This is the marking system in my state in australia for all the people who were confused.

fdgaf_SCL 2

Monday 9 November 2009 23:36

LOL Who the hell did they survey, preschoolers???

phatdaddy 0

Thursday 19 November 2009 22:14

That survey doesn't prove Americans' ignorance. Only our inattention to detail. Was this a timed test?

Melpomene_fml 0

Monday 9 November 2009 22:35

I go to a private school in America, but we use an E instead of an F (notice the correct article, OP?). About the actual FML. You will get caught. There was a girl who sued my school for getting "asked to leave" because she was caught plagiarizing on a test. She was stupid enough to do it in the library, and her teacher walked in and saw her. Poorly played. The honour code is very strict, so she got what she deserved. No matter what excuse she used (that she was being bullied--a lie, might I add), she still plagiarized. Anyway, in your case...what on EARTH were you thinking?! Here are the issues with plagiarism: a) You will get caught. b) You risk a lower grade. You want to do well, correct? Don't give someone the chance to do a better job than you can. It's self-sabotage, really. c) It's dishonest. I'm sure a lot of other people worked really hard and got A's, too. But of course, they did it honestly. d) The other person learns nothing from it. If you hold his or her hand and basically write the essay for him or her, the copier will never develop the skills needed to succeed because he or she can't write for shit.