What factors can lead students to break the honor code and cheat in exams?

zemajormuss: What factors can lead students to break the honor code and cheat in exams?
What factors (in/out of school) can lead students to break the school honor codes and end up cheating in exams? You can give examples you have seen or thought of or from personal experience.

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Answer by Pawel
I am in college now and I will tell you that if there is any oppurtunity to cheat on an exam, the students will take it. What factors that will lead to cheating…

It is a lot more fun to party, not study.. (A little bit of peer presure, but everyone wants to have a good time.)

The need to succeed. Life is all about numbers, you won’t get into college if you don’t have a 1200 SAT, you won’t stay in college if you don’t have a 3.0, you won’t get a job if you don’t have a 3.5, you won’t eat if you don’t have $ 500 in the bank.

And probably most importantly, if you can, do it. You have 5 classes at a time, all of them require countless hours of preperation. If you know you can cheat, then students will to spare up some time.

Answer by Jennifer
Some people will always cheat. They have that “I deserve it” mentality. Discounting those, some people are just desperate. There could be extenuating circumstances, like they have to work in order to pay for school, so they were too tired or too busy. Others are not really smart enough to do the work, so they cheat to hide their stupidity. And, there are some who are lazy, and would rather take advantage of others work than do it themselves.

Answer by Hghjgjhg Gfghghfgh
if you have felt let down by poor teachers
if you have paid for your course, and you dont feel you are getting your money’s worth