# Is test preparation an act of cheating?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-test-preparation-an-act-of-cheating/650662>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 18, 2013, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-test-preparation-an-act-of-cheating/650662 "2013-02-18T03:25:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-test-preparation-an-act-of-cheating/650662/41 "2013-02-19T06:35:55Z")

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> [@Ambivalid](#):
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> Like scribbling notes on your hand?

It’s only a problem if you look at them during the test. 😃

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [February 19, 2013, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-test-preparation-an-act-of-cheating/650662/42 "2013-02-19T14:39:22Z")

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Ok, is this cheating?

When I went to school, my parents were not rich. I got tutoring for my SATs from a friend, and I took the in-school SAT tutoring.

How about this?

A friend of mine, whose parents were filthy rich, hired professional tutors to come in and train her every single day.

If people don’t think that everything, including test-taking, is divided by money in this country, then they are naive.

I don’t think either of those two scenarios are cheating, but to somehow imply that everyone has equal access is laughable and quite amusing.

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