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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve not heard of any cheating. [/quote]

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I think there are one or two very insecure parents who keep bleating about this and hoping everyone will believe them.  It’s beyond old, not to mention transparent.[/quote]

HS Teacher. No dog in this fight but the cheating this year was just epic.[/quote]
Wow! But for everyone all up in other people's business here. Play this out for me. You believe colleges will "know" those straight A's during the pandemic were unearned. So then what? What happens next? They shit-can the application? Based on KNOWING those grades weren't legitimate? Contact the high school to let them know they suspect cheating?

Colleges already had to deal with this for the high school class of 2021. When everyone went to unplanned remote learning starting spring 2020, true learning and grades fell by the wayside. Those kids did fine.[/quote]

Colleges don’t owe anyone an admittance or an explanation for a denial. And they sure don’t give anyone the benefit of the doubt.They do what they want with the information they have.

If they are choosing between kids with the same gpa, and some had consistent great grades throughout HS, some had top grades and dipped a little during distance learning, and some did not so great the first two years of high school, but had straight As during distance learning...which groups make me most sense as strong students? 
First, of course, the ones who were strong throughout. They’re in.
Second, a slight dip during a global pandemic when the world is in turmoil and difficult coursework is moved online makes sense. They’re in.
Third, what would explain a kid that didn’t do so well in person suddenly doing well online? A couple things...severe social anxiety, severe ADHD, and cheating. While the school can’t discriminate based on disability, and many parents choose not to disclose disabilities, the college might not know why the student did better at home and their goal is to choose who they think would be the most successful in their programs, which are in person and not online. So to further understand the student they might look at an ACT or SAT score to see if it supports this student’s straight As or if it supports their previous grades earned during in person school.

So no, no one is going to be outright accused of cheating, but they are going to have their application scrutinized in a different light.

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However, in non-pandemic times, the kid who has an upward trajectory of grades is considered a strong candidate. Put yourself in an admissions officer's shoes. Which student is an upward trajectory student, and which one cheated? Perhaps if the kid was getting a bunch of B's and C's before and then showed straight A's it seems more obvious. But for a lot of kids, I think it's not as clear cut as you're making it. Admittedly, SAT/ACT scores matching the grades would help. But in a test optional environment, those may not be available.[/quote]

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