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.

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summer99 0

Monday 9 November 2009 22:54

um how on earth do you copy a final PAPER? YDI.

anjyu22 0

Monday 9 November 2009 23:17

There is no planet on which this is not a big, fat YDI. Copying math problems - sure. Copying an English assignment? How the hell did you think no one was going to notice??

baby_gurl2405 0

Monday 9 November 2009 23:25

kk for 1) You completely and utterly deserve it for letting that friend copy off you (can anyone say idiot?) 2) How is the teache supposed to know who copied who? (although she/he should have spoken to you both to sort it out, not just assume you copied.) 3) Talk to her/him about it, you dont want to get stuck with plagerism and detentions lying on your school record. and 4) what a frigging stupid thing to do?!?!?! its called telling them no and if they persist... give them a false crap one! TDI for copying anyways

whysoserious22 0

Monday 9 November 2009 23:32

how do u get an e-?

Plumppotato 3

Monday 9 November 2009 23:46

your what?

powermad80 2

Monday 9 November 2009 23:50

I call bullshit. There isn't such grade of an E-. (is there?)

failuristic 3

Tuesday 10 November 2009 0:06

What the **** is up with all these extremely ignorant Americans? If all these idiots would just look at the previous, yes there IS such thing as an E- grade. Jesus Christ, people, shut the **** up already and get over it D: But, yeah, OP, YDI for having a "friend" copy a /final/ paper. Not to mention she sounds like a bitch for saying that after you let her do so.

Crapsickle 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 0:46

Well I have never gotten an E grade because I am not retarded. But that probably makes me an ignorant American, huh? The reason we Americans are so "ignorant" is because we don't care about the letters you are graded in elsewhere. I'm sure you know just as little when it comes to trivial facts about America. Also we could kick your country's ass.

LilaBear 1

Tuesday 10 November 2009 2:05

To Crapsickle - bet you anything I know more trivial things about America than you know about Australia. For instance... I know that America's grading system goes ABCDF while you wouldn't have known ours goes ABCDE! I could also tell you the last 4 American presidents, I bet you couldn't tell me the last 4 Australian Prime Ministers. I could also name over 40 (and close to all 50) American states, I bet you couldn't name all 7 Australian states & Territories. Don't go all "how are we suppose to know trivial things about other countries".

captainamerica50 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 2:24

Yea but Lilabear, you know that stuff for a reason. America is far more culturally significant in the world scene than Australia. I'm sorry if that's hard for you to hear but it's true. Your response is like you living in the age of the Roman Empire and saying "I know things about Rome, why don't you know about my vastly less important country?" Besides I'm sure you've picked up plenty from movies, which are mostly made in the US, and as far as comparing our presidents to your prime ministers, the US president pretty much has the most political, economic, and military power of any person in the world, whereas Australia's prime minister.... not so much. Sorry but it's true.

fuckinga 0

Tuesday 10 November 2009 2:27

Congratulations on knowing all that information about the United States. You must be a genius or something! I hope you can detect my sarcasm. It's hard not to know a lot of stuff about a huge country that's in the news all the time.

star_ver 0

Wednesday 11 November 2009 8:45

How is an American assuming that the grading system is the same all over the world offensive? If that offends you, you seriously need to man up. (note: I'm not saying it's not STUPID to assume that. But it's definitely not offensive.)

star_ver 0

Wednesday 11 November 2009 8:48

(Stupid time limit) Also, "It makes American citizens seem like a bunch of idiots." Actually, no. It makes that one idiot seem like an idiot. You know... Unless you're generalizing an entire country based on the comments of one idiot. But you wouldn't do that, you're FAR too intelligent for that. Right? Right???