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Im doing my leaving cert too this year and there’s a girl in my room cheating. Everyday she hands up her old mobile phone at the door before going in so ask not to arouse suspicion. And every day she then proceeds to take her actual mobile from her pocket, place it on her lap and copy all the answers down that she needs.

Maikki – boards.ie

Well done to the poster (OP) who spilt the beans on cheating. It’s nice to see someone bothering to take action. Like anything there are vulnerabilities and no one bothers until something happens. So well done for bringing it to the attention of the State Exams Commission (SEC) and national media, whether you wanted to or not.

Adro947 – boards.ie

I don’t mind saying it but I have cheated in three of my exams already. Mainly keywords of quotes to trigger the rest of the quote and stuff like that. Don’t see what the big deal is because everyone is out for themselves in the exams and what the person each side of you does isn’t going to affect your overall results. If you’re not going to be selfish and ruthless during the LC when are you going to be??

Moaning about people who are doing what they have to succeed won’t get you anywhere . . . Like the old saying goes, ‘nice guys finish last’! I’m certainly not going to apologise to anybody for taking what is, IMO, a calculated risk.

Tommytomtom – boards.ie

I hope the SEC track you down and withhold your Leaving Cert results. How somebody has the audacity to cheat, and then come on to a national forum and brag about it, is beyond me.

Mayoegian – boards.ie

If there is mass cheating happening then it is the fault of the exam supervisors for not taking enough care, for example to check for notes in bathrooms or for phones on laps. You can blame a kid for cheating, but theyre under huge pressure and if there is an easy way to get an edge, theyll take it.

Nljmegan – boards.ie

When I sat my leaving cert many years ago, several people cheated by making numerous trips to the loo where they had hidden a text book.

Microbio – boards.ie

I sat my LC in 1997 cheating was common even then. People would write stuff on the bottom of pencil cases, rulers, hands, tiny pieces of paper I have even seen someone cover there legs and arms with stuff about poets and Equations for maths. You will always get cheating in exams. I’m 31 now and would still cheat if I had an exam now.

Wize – boards.ie

In fairness, the only notes people usually bring with them are hard to remember stuff, like stupid poems you had to learn or laws etc.

Gone Drinking – boards.ie

Ha! When the cheaters get out of their exam and log back on they’re gonna get pretty nervous when they see the reaction from media and SEC.

Michael 09 – boards.ie

Now, no disrespect to OP, but maybe the OP is a brainbox at school and is jealous of the less brighter pupils cheating?? Just a suggestion, don’t want anyone to get mad!

Lollipop95 – boards.ie

Can’t really follow your logic on that part . . . if she was smart and didn’t feel the need to cheat, why would she need to feel jealous of the cheaters?

Chaoticmess – boards.ie

I cheated. Why would I care about some person down the country who didn’t get their place?

Mick Daly – boards.ie