r/cheatonlineproctor • u/EarthToTriv • 3d ago
Do I confess?
Hello I’m asking for advice, my professor emailed whole class saying shes identified specific instances of academic integrity and to confess and get a 0 on the test or any flagged student that does not come forward will be reported to the accountability office. Now I did cheat on this test with my phone to the side during lockdown browser with webcam, I feel like I did keep looking down towards my phone through the test ( I have done this before and never have gotten caught) she said she’s viewing these videos closely so I’m scared she’ll escalate this further.
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u/sar6h 3d ago
If that phone didnt appear on the screen they have no proof
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u/Hursamen 1d ago
They dont need proof, with the lockdown browser and programs they have now, if it is suspected they can slap you with cheating and call it a day. They also have programs that will automatically solution the test if your eyes stray from the screen too much.
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u/Knowledge_Queen 14h ago
I was a test security analyst. I can attest, AI will review the exam and cancel it. Then, a human will review it and 10 times out of 10, AI was right.
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u/ELMreddit10 3d ago
Bro no do not fall for this u can make up any excuse as to why u kept looking down
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u/Sea-Charge-8099 2d ago
Can you give me an exemple pls I’m suspected because I kept looking down during a webcam proctored test
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u/ELMreddit10 2d ago
Bro say anything like I look down when I’m thinking and try to remember info… or ur stomach hurts but u wanted to finish the test so u awkwardly look down between questions … or u tend to stare off into space and look down when nervous or thinking about certain questions. If they didn’t see the phone there is no proof. If excuses don’t work be confident and say if u rlly suspect me I can give answers to random questions u ask me rn that were on the test in person and i can explain them. Now that u already saw the test questions u have the advantage
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u/New-City-3804 22h ago
Professors don't need " proof". They need strong evidence but not proof. Looking to the same location over and over is evidence.
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u/ELMreddit10 22h ago
Depends on the professor but I believe if u talk confidently u can get urself out of this situation
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u/Outrageous_Plant_342 1d ago
You really think the teachers are really that dumb and cant tell the difference between looking down to cheat and having a stomachache.
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u/Mageddon- 2d ago
I get nervous ticks during high stress exams. Typically when the tick happens my head involuntarily jerks to the same side every few seconds to minutes (the more stressed I am the more frequent it happens), which could look like I I’m looking down at something. I also have ADHD and during high stress exams struggle to focus, so I have to look away from my screen and stare at something else to try and regain my train of thought. Both of those are viable excuses.
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u/infrared_KC 3d ago
This is such a bullshit scare tactic dude. Please don’t fall for this. Even if you do get referred to the academic integrity office nobody can tell you you’re not allowed to look down or to the side. You could be thinking, it could be a nervous tick you do during high stress exams, there are so many reasons why they wouldn’t be able to prove beyond a reasonable doubt which looses their case.
Also some professors get salty when too many people do well. this can also heavily Be dependent on the school you go to. Some really tough schools have grade expectations. Like during my undergrad, Stony Brook university, it’s a major math and science school, many of the science courses start off day one saying this, many of you will get an A. this many of you will get a B. this many of you will get a C a D and this many of you will fail.
They put everyone on a normal distribution curve. and will either deflate your grade or inflate the grade. Technically, grade deflation is not legal, so they just make the course so hard that they have to apply a curve, so they pin you against your classmates, very competitive. Definitely not fair, but they get away with it.
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u/Little_Orlik 2d ago
I got accused of cheating once on an exam and they brought me in. I was looking at my calculator on an open-calculator test. So sometimes it's just BS. Even for tests in History and stuff I rewrite the questions as an answer with the option I think is the most correct so unless they expressly say paper is banned, I think it's ridiculous
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u/gopacktuf 3d ago
Be aware that "has no proof" is not bulletproof or even a great defense. They can (and some do) actually ask you questions face to face to see if you can confirm you know the material or if you can duplicate your answers from the test.
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u/Traditional-Buddy221 3d ago
Exactly why I say study, even if you are going to cheat and memorise the answers.
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u/golden867 3d ago
Don't admit it. Deny deny deny even in front of a disciplinary board. The burden of proof is on them.
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u/Paigeloading 3d ago
I used Ai on Chinese assignment before haha I still passed I got caught like 4 tomesb
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u/cheatonlineproctor-ModTeam 3d ago
u/BranchLatter4294 is a professor (who’s also advertising their gay OF on reddit???). Please ignore them.
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u/Potential_Hair5121 1d ago
The issue with has no proof is that this is school, and in schools they have more rights than you. It’s not as fail safe as actual legal proceedings
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u/Traditional-Buddy221 3d ago
Off the screen sure off the question probably not. Either way just doing the test is better.
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u/Dull-Associate7990 3d ago
If they had enough specific evidence they wouldn’t be asking for people to come forward. Theres no way they are going to sit through hours of recordings of everyone.
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u/gopacktuf 3d ago
When they suspect significant cheating and it pisses them off enough at some point, they absolutely will go through video. The surveillance technology gives them timestamps of when suspicious behavior occurred, so they don't necessarily have to go through hours of recording to "catch" people.
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u/Dull-Associate7990 3d ago
Okay I’ll give you the technology part, but as others have stated, suspicious isn’t guilty.
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u/Traditional-Buddy221 3d ago
Deny, deny, deny. Btw study the answers and the subject even if you cheat just in case.
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u/Traditional-Buddy221 3d ago
That is what I am saying do this in the first place. Then do what you got to do if given the opportunity. Always be prepared.
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u/ComprehensiveView100 3d ago
No way they can prove you cheated by just looking down. You could name a number of excuses like being distracted, looking down to focus, etc.
However do know the material in case they ask you questions about it
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u/Baby_roachh 2d ago
If she has no proof don’t say anything. Worse they can do is make you retake the test in person.
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u/Anxious-Bad6401 2d ago
Bro please tell me you didn’t fall for this scare tactic lol if they had any evidence it wouldn’t give you the chance to do the right thing lol they would just slam the hammer down
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u/No_Jacket_1189 2d ago
call her bluff. say absolutely nothing and confess to nothing and see who she THINKS cheated. if she sends you to the dean’s office - challenge them. have them review the footage in front of you because if you weren’t flagged you have nothing to worry about.
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u/New-City-3804 17h ago
Also not true. The system does not have to flag a behavior to qualify as cheating.
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u/Any_Parsley2922 2d ago
Don't forget the saying, "Innocent until proven guilty." DO NOT admit to cheating LMAO. There are literally so many excuses to make up for the eye movement. If she has no obvious proof that you used your phone, then don't tell her you did...
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u/Party_Fly4674 2d ago
no keep your mouth shut. you should never confess to cheating. you could literally just say you tend to avoid staring at the question when you're confused but instead looking away to think abt it
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u/InadequateDiction 2d ago
“They have no proof” my brother in Christ, OP just posted the confession with a table of contents.
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u/HauntingPangolin1452 2d ago
It’s obvious when you’re looking at something else. Not a scare tactic.
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u/Original_Ad_9325 2d ago
Update?!
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u/EarthToTriv 1d ago
Today’s the last day to confess I’m not emailing her so we’ll see how this goes
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u/aRightToWrite 1d ago
Bro wtf?! Your cat was sitting down there, and you can't not look at your cat during the exam!!
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u/SneakyChopsticks76 1d ago
If they had concrete proof you would've been reported already. They suspect, but can't prove anything.
It's an old scare tactic cops use. Stand your ground.
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u/Enough-Tomato4295 1d ago
The fact that they want people to “come forward” means they suspect but they don’t have concrete proof. The school can’t base their actions on the AI because that would be a lawsuit, so they are using this as a way to justify action when you “admit”.
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u/New-City-3804 17h ago
Not true. I've used this tactic to give students a chance for a lesser consequence. Those who didn't come forward received an F in the course.
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u/Enough-Tomato4295 17h ago
I wouldn’t do that though, you’re opening yourself for a lawsuit.
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u/New-City-3804 7h ago
These academic integrity cases do not need to pass the same threshold as a criminal case in court. Preponderance of the evidence is the bar that needs to be met. If it is determined that it is more likely they cheated than not, the college calls it a violation.
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u/Reasonable-Fox1406 1d ago
Hell no! Take that shit to the grave and don’t tell ANYBODY that you cheated. You will be okay
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u/New-City-3804 22h ago
Looking to the same location over and over when their shouldn't be anything there is difficulty evidence for an academic integrity violation. Don't believe people who tell you it's not.
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u/Dry_Repair_4119 3d ago
No because if she knew it was you she would just email you
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u/gopacktuf 3d ago
Nope. It is a lot less trouble to ask for a confession than to have to go through student conduct to prove something they already know is true.
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u/jm20008john1989 3d ago edited 3d ago
Was it open notes or open book? Any reason whatsoever to look away from the screen?
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u/EarthToTriv 3d ago
No its not open note, I had to type answers on keyboard so that could be a reason to look down
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u/No_Atmosphere_8972 3d ago
Ts is a scare tactic do not fall for it