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How would I "cheat" on an exam?

AmazingGracePlayer

AmazingGracePlayer

Oct 8, 2006
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I have a final exam coming up, and the professor is allowing the students to use one 4x7 inch notecard, and we can put whatever on it. I know that given the amount of material covered in this course, 1 4x7 inch notecard is nowhere near enough. My card has to be three-dimensional (i.e. I can't put post-it's on the card), and I can't use any instruments to read the information on the card (I can't print out size 0.5 fonts and then bring a magnifying glass).

The notecard will be checked by proctors half way through the exam period, so I can use it before/after, but I have to un-modify the card so that it's just like a regular notecard without too much hassle some time during the period. Anyone have any ideas? My idea was to make a transparent sleeve for the notecard, then write on the sleeve. When checking the card, I could just pull off the sleeve, and then put it back on whenever I need it.
 
#9
joeinsprings said:
Just write down:

EVERYTHING IS SAFE INSIDE


Stick it outside of the room.
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EVERYTHING IS SAFE INSIDE EVERYTHING IS SAVE INSIDE EVERYTHING IS SAFE INSIDE > O.K.

The informational field created should alter your perception of any ambient noise within the room, reflecting such noise off the answer key to the test and bouncing the answers into your ears.
 
#10
I'm not good nor creative when it comes to cheating. I would however tip you to use no spacing at all, and use tiny dots over and right to the last letter of the word, thus separate the words. Like'this'I'am'thinking. Also, u'cn'skp'ltrs'n'msscr'wrds'2'mke'it'shrtr. Basically just ditch the vowels.That way you wouldn't cheat, only bend the rules somewhat.

When I was in (early) youth school (fail translation, I don't know the English equivalent), I made a whole alphabet. Only I could read it, because it substituted normal letters with signs and numbers and sometimes inverted letters that didn't mean the actual letter when inverted back (say, an inverted R meant C). You could try something like that, because it'd be hard to prove what it says. But in later time I've found that it'd be just as quick just to learn the material :p
 
#12
tplyons said:
Size 6 font... smallest that one can read easily with assistance... use a narrow font and play with letter spacing. Minimal punctuation.

This is how I pack everything on a tiny notecard.
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It's for organic chemistry, there's more pictures than words.

funkalicious101 said:
Write: I have a gun pointed at you under the desk. Politely back away but stay in my field of vision. If you touch a phone I waste the person next to me.


When they come to check it they wont even notice the multiple cards you pull out of your pocket after that.


Or draw boobs on it or something.
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Good idea, will definitely use it sooner or later.
 
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AmazingGracePlayer said:
It's for organic chemistry, there's more pictures than words.



Good idea, will definitely use it sooner or later.
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What level of study are you at?

Maybe write some basic equations.

What certain groups of compounds turn to etc.


It's chemistry, it's easy!


Or you could just study and not use the card :spit:

(or try taking in a bit of card that's 4ft by 7ft and claim you got told the wrong info ? :p )
 
#19
The OP completely misses the point. He needs to STUDY, and if there are a few key words, characters or equations he wants to note that will prompt his memory on critical points, he can put them on the card. It's a memory aid, NOT a cheat sheet...and that's what a memory aid is - a prompt. There is no substitute for knowing the material.
 

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