[dgfitz]

Way back like 25 years ago in what we call high school in the US, my statistics teacher tried her damndest to make final exams fair. I said next to someone I had a huge crush on, and offered to take their exam for them. I needed a ‘c’ to ace the class, and she needed an ‘a’ to pass. 3 different tests and sets of questions/scantrons. I got her the grade she needed, she did not get me the grade I needed.

So to your point, it’s easy to cheat even if the proctor tries to prevent it.

[AStonesThrow]

I am confused by your pronouns and other plot holes.

You wanted to "ace the class", which is an "A" on your final report card? But your crush's exam tanked your grade? You passed the class anyway, right?

Did you swap Scantrons, then, and your crush sat next to you, writing answers on the dgfitz forms?

She wouldn't pass without an "A" on the exams, so her running point total was circling the drain, and your effort gave her a "C-" or something?

In what ways did your teacher make the exams "fair"? What percentage of the grade did they comprise?

Were the 3 tests administered on 3 separate occasions, so nobody caught you repeatedly cheating the same way?

[vkou]

> Were the 3 tests administered on 3 separate occasions, so nobody caught you repeatedly cheating the same way?

I imagine that it would be utterly trivial for two people to nearly-undetectably cheat in this way, by both of them simply writing the other person's name on their exam.

[CoastalCoder]

My impression was that in high school, girls and boys had pretty distinct handwriting.

Not sure if that impression is accurate though, or if it's true of mathematical writing.

[jsnider3]

Yes, high school boys and girls have clearly distinct handwriting.

If you're just filling in bubbles on a scantron, then handwriting isn't very visible and each person can just write their own name on the scantron they're submitting as their own.