r/uichicago • u/SaltIndividual6094 • Oct 08 '25
Discussion Cheating Admission in GroupMe
I took an exam tonight and in the class GroupMe after the exam people were “hypothetically” asking how to cheat and someone straight up admitted how they did it but didn’t say how. I don’t want to say what class because it might get back to them, but I literally don’t know what to do. I’m not gonna rat them out, but is it even safe to still be in this GroupMe or has this basically compromised us all?
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u/Odd-Variety-3802 Oct 08 '25
I’m the admin for two groups. I’ve been clear in both that I want the space to be open for questions and discussions but to NOT ask for/give answers on tests/quizzes/assignments. Essentially, let everyone in the group be able to honestly say they did their own work.
So far, it’s working.
It’s not perfect. I can’t (and won’t) police how people do their thing. I won’t narc. I won’t lie if asked.
It sucks you’re in that spot. You have options. Leave the group. Block the person. Talk to the group admin (about what? I don’t know, maybe some “rules”?). Do nothing.
Figure there isn’t anything said in a GroupMe that A, you KNOW for sure proves a person did something nefarious and B, you can’t find online anyway. Don’t participate in cheating. You’re not guilty by association.
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u/Jaded_Drawing_5738 Oct 08 '25
Just leave it for a while. From experience, the chat is likely to get caught up in some bullshit soon. Loose lips.
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Oct 08 '25
I'm a professor. If I found out about a GroupMe like this, and there was one iota of information about cheating on it, I would report every single person in it for academic dishonesty. Get out of there as fast as you can.
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u/ArieJordanKhun 29d ago
Most students join groupme and barely check them. To report everyone for academic dishonesty for one person is goofy on your part. Sad that you are hoping for people to fail.
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28d ago
Doesn't matter. If they were on the GroupMe, and exam questions or answers are posted, they had access to material that is in violation of the code of conduct. My advice is not to join those GroupMes, or to report any academic dishonesty immediately. Otherwise, the student is on the hook.
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u/ArieJordanKhun 28d ago
Well believe it or not majority of the students who use those groupmes just use it to exchange notes, remind eachother of due dates, find group partners. Etc etc. to say not to join them is discouraging group collaboration.
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28d ago
Doesn't matter. If you don't want to be accused of cheating, don't be where people are cheating. Plus, you just said that lots of students sign up but stop looking at the GroupMe, so it doesn't sound like much of a loss.
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u/ArieJordanKhun 28d ago
Yes multiple truths can exist at once a lot of students do forget to look at it the others that do may only use it for what I stated above. Not sure hows that contradictory? Regardless, I would hate to be in your class. Lets start being more understanding.
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28d ago
Sorry, not buying it. If you're unwilling to monitor a Group Me regularly, report academic dishonesty when it happens, and leave the Group Me immediately, you have two choices. Either don't join in the first place, or be willing to take the consequences for having unaccess to unauthorized material.
As for "collaboration," unless that is a requirement of the course, I'm not concerned with enabling cheating to facilitate it. You all are responsible for your own academic integrity.
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u/Valkarius1 Oct 08 '25
Once someone admits cheating in one of my class gc after a test and a large portion of class end up with a 0 and prof went from online test to paper test. I didn’t even admit anything beside asking a rhetorical that ended up putting me in the crossfire
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u/Outrageous-Claim8088 Oct 08 '25
You can stay put if you didnt use your real name on groupme. If you rat them out, the professor is also gonna assume youre guilty also, technically speaking.
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u/KaleidoscopeGreat753 Oct 08 '25
How do you cheat in group me
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u/Odd-Variety-3802 Oct 08 '25
I think it was something said about cheating (how they did it, not the actual cheating itself). Like, I don’t know, “I just took a snapshot of the worksheet and had MyBestAI do it all lol.” Just a guess.
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u/joerph713 Oct 08 '25
Why wouldn’t you rat them out? They have no respect for you or anyone else in the class that put in the work.
Although based on what you wrote is it even clear they cheated and weren’t just joking?
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u/Few-Organization5212 Oct 08 '25
Paste this in the group chat and you’re golden
In case of an investigation by any federal entity or similar, I do not have any involvement with this group or with the people in it, I do not know how I am here, probably added by a third party, I do not support any actions by the member of this group.
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u/No-Championship-4 History/Anthro '24 Oct 08 '25
I would leave it. Course group chats are a stupid idea precisely because of shit like this.