The Perfect Score: Real Life

[CaptaiN_JacK]

I'm going to cut the crap and tell it straight: one of my friends approached me the other day and offered me $200 to take the ACTs for him. He will pay for an id to be made with all his information but with my picture, and he will also pay the registration costs. It would be in about a month, in a town 45 miles away so that no teacher or student would know me or him and identify our scam. Although $200 sounds like a lot of money for a 4 hour test, and I think it would be great for me to help my friend get a higher score (he has a 20 as of now, I would be careful and only go for a 27 so we don't attract attention by jumping from a 20 to a 32, which is the score I figure I would be able to get my second time around). The consequences that I can think of are plain, I would get in trouble from my parents and maybe my ACT score would get voided, which would be a huge hassle. I'm sure the test taking procedure varies by the location, but at the place I took it they just glanced at my drivers lisence. As long as the ID is high quality, I would be home free. I would memorize his personal information and take the test. He would pick me up, and we would go home. I like doing this type of stuff, it's an adrenaline rush.I would really like to help this friend out though with a better ACT score and the cash would sit well in my pocket as well.

Minimal risk with maximum consequence.

[sharpshooter1286]

really really stupid idea

[Python14]

No, just no.

If I knew you, I'd kick your *** and your friends ***. I worked hard to get my 1420 on my SATs and I'd be damned if I let someone skate thru my hardwork.

Consider yourself trash deciding to do this.

[Mango]

i hope both of you die in a ford country squier falling off of a cliff as it burns in fire

[ubooze]

Casn you tell me WHY your telling us? If anything, this can blow your cover. One of the people above, who are very angry I would assume, could just simply send a link to this thread to whatever group it is. They, as a result, would possibly keep a lookout for any suspicious activity.

Besides, its stupid to brag about stuff like this. If your going to do it, then just do it.

[Warewolf50]

Well i know on the Sat if one section individual score jumps 300 points between two tests, that ETS will automatically look into it and they might chose to investigate it. Im not sure what is the policy wiht the company that makes the ACT but im sure it might be similar casue a jump from a 20 to a 27 would be pretty big.

Howabout he pays u that 200 now and u tutor him over the next month, that might be very helpful to him. And it wouldn be illegal and have the chances to screw u over.

[govnamac]

Whats the point. If he is too lazy to study and take the practice tests in the book, what do you think he will do if your score gets him into college?

Also, what happens if you ever apply for a job that requires a polygraph, and they ask have you ever cheated or helped someone else cheat? I got that exact question when I took my polygraph.

[PyRo]

What job gives you a polygraph?

[BrockSampson]

I get one every couple of years in my job (Naval Cryptologist).

[govnamac]

What job gives you a polygraph?

Anything in the federal government that gives you access to classified information. Thats all I'm saying about my job.

I get one every couple of years in my job (Naval Cryptologist).

I got a pre-employment one, and can be subject to one at any time at random.

[BrockSampson]

You've already got it in your profile...

[govnamac]

You've already got it in your profile...

Not quite

[Kai]

do it.

[BrockSampson]

Not quite

Heh, me either...
Ain't we sneaky?

[Lohman446]

I'm going to cut the crap and tell it straight: one of my friends approached me the other day and offered me $200 to take the ACTs for him. He will pay for an id to be made with all his information but with my picture, and he will also pay the registration costs. It would be in about a month, in a town 45 miles away so that no teacher or student would know me or him and identify our scam. Although $200 sounds like a lot of money for a 4 hour test, and I think it would be great for me to help my friend get a higher score (he has a 20 as of now, I would be careful and only go for a 27 so we don't attract attention by jumping from a 20 to a 32, which is the score I figure I would be able to get my second time around). The consequences that I can think of are plain, I would get in trouble from my parents and maybe my ACT score would get voided, which would be a huge hassle. I'm sure the test taking procedure varies by the location, but at the place I took it they just glanced at my drivers lisence. As long as the ID is high quality, I would be home free. I would memorize his personal information and take the test. He would pick me up, and we would go home. I like doing this type of stuff, it's an adrenaline rush.I would really like to help this friend out though with a better ACT score and the cash would sit well in my pocket as well.

Minimal risk with maximum consequence.

WOnderful thoughts, but I think you need to reassess the last line. I will grant that the chances of getting caught are minimal, but if you are the consequences include a list of felony charges. Identity theft, using/making a false id, mail fraud (from the ACT application), general fraud, and several other charges a good prosecutor could come up with. Now, I respect you for looking at consequences, but I do beleive you have not actually considered the worst case scenario (however unlikely).