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The Perfect Score; Student cheating is reaching new levels,forcing an overhaul of standardized tests.(Cover story)
Byline: Emily Flynn Vencat (With Jason Overdorf in Delhi and Jonathan Adams in Taipei)
Chris doesn't consider himself a cheater. Yet for the past four years, the 21-year-old senior at one of California's most prestigious universities (which he doesn't want identified) has used an arsenal of tricks to pass his classes. He's plagiarized, taken illegal prescription drugs to improve his focus, obtained exam questions in advance and text-messaged his friends via cell phone to find quick answers to tough questions. Still, he doesn't see any of that as out of the ordinary. "Sure, I've used test banks, study drugs, text buddies, cyberessays and picture messaging," he ...
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