SAT cheating
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) ‘ A prosecutor in New York is investigating whether students in other districts on Long Island took part in a cheating scam on college entrance exams that resulted in the arrest of seven current or former students at a prestigious high school. [1]
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) ‘ A college student from New York was paid between $1,500 and $2,500 to stand in for at least a half dozen students attending a prestigious Long Island high school and take the SAT exam for them, a prosecutor said Tuesday in announcing criminal charges in the case. [2]
Seven current and former John L. Miller Great Neck North High School students have been charged with taking part in a ‘cheating ring’ that allegedly paid a college student thousands of dollars to impersonate students and take the SAT for them. [3]
MINEOLA, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) – Seven former and current students of a prestigious Long Island high school were arrested Tuesday in an alleged SAT cheating ring. [4]
The case of a Great Neck, N.Y., man accused of being paid to take the SAT for high school students is once again prompting questions nationwide about how much cheating goes on in the world of high-stakes testing. [5]
According to ABC News, at least six students at Great Neck North High School allegedly paid 19-year-old Sam Eshaghoff, a Emory University Student who graduated from Great Neck in 2010, anywhere from $1,500 to $2,500 to take the college-entry test for them. [6]
As Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice put it, “Colleges look for the best and brightest students, yet these six defendants tried to cheat the system and may have kept honest and qualified students from getting into their dream school. [7]
SAT cheating arrests: Renewed concerns that the pressure placed on students to score well on a single test, may be encouraging them to cheat. [8]
An SAT cheating ring is to your future what college is to your wallet. [7]
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice announced that six Great Neck North High School students had paid 19-year-old Samuel Eshaghoff thousands of dollars to take the SAT for them. [4]
The six, some of whom are now in college, apparently got their money’s worth: Prosecutors say Eshaghoff scored between 2140 and 2220 on the tests, which are used by college administrators in determining who gets into school. [1]
Sam Eshaghoff, 19, of Great Neck was facing arraignment after being arrested on charges of scheming to defraud, criminal impersonation and falsifying business records, Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice said in a statement. [2]
You might end up at a school where you feel completely dumb! [...] Sam Eshaghoff, a 19-year-old student at Emory University, has been busted as the alleged kingpin in an SAT cheating ring after apparently taking the test for at least six students from Great Neck North High School in Mineola, Long Island, making between $1,500 and $2,500 a pop. [7]
Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice Tuesday said between 2010 and 2011, six Great Neck North High School students paid Sam Eshaghoff, 19, a 2010 Great Neck North graduate, to take the SAT in their place. [3]
Sources:
[1] Students arrested in SAT cheating case in N.Y. ‘ USATODAY.com
[2] N.Y. authorities charge 7 in SAT cheating scandal ‘ USATODAY.com
[3] Long Island Business News ” 7 charged in Long Island SAT …
[4] 7 Arrested For Alleged SAT Cheating Ring At Great Neck North …
[5] SAT cheating scandal reveals high stakes for college …
[6] SAT Cheating Scandal Uncovered, Seven Students Arrested
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[8] SAT cheating scandal: Are stakes getting too high for college …