tell them it was you. they're not going to get off his back until you turn yourself in, you shouldn't have turned in your classmates anyway. it's none of your business, they most likely would've been caught without your letter.

You know, it's irritating when someone cheats, especially at such a high level in education. While I was in college, this irked me to know end. I could cheerlead and work and still study and do what I need to do. Other people who are slacking will take it upon themselves to copy your work or perhaps do something worse. Seriously, it's inexcusable if you are an adult. I don't think you were in the wrong at all for telling your professor. You are not the first person in the world to do it. Many people do all the time. You didn't commit some crime.

Anyway, you are not obligated to tell the people who did it. If you want to keep it anonymous, why don't you just say you were talking to someone outside one of your classes, and this person confessed to doing it. They don't need to know it was you, but they should know it wasn't that guy in your class. I don't think it's worth it for you to expose yourself. It's anonymous. You don't owe them anything. But if you feel so bad about the guy in class, I would suggest saying the above.

Whatever, I would have turned them in, too. If you work hard, you deserve better than to have slackers making the same grades as you without any of the effort.

That is horrible what is happening to that guy, and I can't believe they are being mean to him without confronting him about it. It is unfortunate that this poor guy has become the scapegoat, but I'm not sure if there is a good solution for this... Chrstne had a good suggestion, though. You could always say it was someone else - and not name a name. BUT, they may either blame you or harass you about who did it.

I just say they need to get over themselves. They cheated and got caught. It's entirely their fault in the first place..

Well, you exposed them, now you should have some character and expose yourself. It really wasn't any of your business whether they cheated or not, as it had NOTHING to do with you. Now someone gets to pay for the fruits of your labor.

Actually, R&R, it may have had more than NOthing to do with the poster. I am in grad school too, and all of our classes are graded on a curve- there has to be a mean of 85/100. Therefore, if a group of people all cheated and did really well, it not only takes away from the people who did hard work to get their grades honestly, but can even drive their grades down! That is totally not fair. I dont know if I would have the guts to expose a cheating ring- I think we should be commending this poster on courage, not demeaning her! Also, she did nothing wrong by following school policy in exposing cheaters- our policy says that a person who knows of others cheating and doesnt say anything is just as culpable, and therefore can be punished alongside the cheaters themselves.

I would try to say that I KNOW it was someone else, but ultimately if you dont give them a name they will believe what they want. I agree with telling the guy that you overheard why he was being ostracized and try to let him handle it. Not an easy situation!

Wow RockandRepublic, I totally disagree. This isn't 3rd grade. The poster didn't "tattle" for getting hit on the playground. Cheating is serious business, especially when you are in grad school. Not only does it affect the grades of others who are playing fair (like Mkls said), but people who have such low morals as to cheat shouldn't be in professional school in the first place.

I say good for you for turning them in. As far as the guy whose getting picked on, try to stand up for him a bit as suggested. Maybe just tell the cheaters that they have no proof so they should shut up, or just say you know it was someone else. If you're really brave, just say it was you. Your other classmates will probably admire you for your guts.

if you had the guts to turn them in, i think you should have the guts to tell everyone it was you and explain why you did it. someone else is getting blamed for your actions and that isn't fair. they probably would have been caught regardless of whether or not you turned them in.

if anything say that you expressed your concerns about the possibility of people cheating or that you heard that there was cheating going on and the professor looked into it on his own. let the professor or a dean know what is going on and what they would suggest that you do to handle this situation.

What a strange situation. Seems sad that an entire class of people is now treating this guy like an outcast. What is this? Highschool?

You did the right thing, and how others choose to react is not your fault. They clearly suck.

Tell them to back off, or maybe report them for harassment too (if that's at all possible). You have no obligation to reveal yourself. It's like honesty is punished these days or something.

I agree with MissJules. If you're so sure turning them in was the right thing to do, then you should have no problem telling people that you did it. And now that a guy is being blame for your actions, I think it's your obligation to confess.

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These class mates are something else huh? They need an attitude adjustment. First they try cheating and get caught but instead of taking responsibility and being thankful for another chance they gang up on another student like a bunch of thugs. You should go all the way up to top and report it. I bet if the chancellor knew what was going on they would all get what they deserved from the first time around and be expelled. At least the teacher could pull them into his office and give them an inquisition. Especially if you have some evidence of the student being socially blackballed. If it were me I would wait until after class one day and write in big letters on a chalk board that it wasn't him. Or make your own quiz about what most colleges do to cheaters around the country. Make about a hundred copies of it and leave it in a big pile. Let them chew on that one for a while.

you were both in the wrong. They cheated and your letting someone else take blame. Keep continuing on doing the right thing and tell them it wasnt him.

Congrats on having the guts to turn your cheating classmates in. Anyone in a grad school program knows that type of behavior is highly unacceptable. In fact, during my interview for my grad program one of the questions I was aked by the committee was " What would you do if you caught a classmate cheating?" Like the other members have posted they are lucky to still be in the program and not expelled. Have you tried talking to your professor about? Maybe he/she could clear the air without putting the blame on anyone.