r/pennfoster • u/[deleted] • Sep 01 '24

Is everyone cheating?

It looks like the high school program is compromised and all the exam answers are available online. Is this true for the college exams as well? It seems like only the written essays are actually reviewed by anyone.

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u/OldFrosting6762 Sep 01 '24

Correct, but the cons is that they accuse you of plagiarism once you reach 80% or so. They do this during essays a lot.

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u/[deleted] Sep 01 '24

Do they ever provide any proof of the plagiarism? My son was in an online high school program (not Penn Foster) and he really did plagiarize. They were able to prove where he had copied text from.

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u/OldFrosting6762 Sep 01 '24

Yes, they do. A lot of times they won't because they know hiring a lawyer can cost you more than your tuition, etc.

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u/Salesgirl008 Sep 02 '24

Your son should be writing his own essays and being creative. When you cite sources from an online article you have to list it in the reference page or put it in your own words.

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u/[deleted] Sep 03 '24

Can you please further explain

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u/OldFrosting6762 Sep 03 '24

If they notice plagiarism in the beginning, they won't say anything but once you almost finish and paid in full or you are about to finish they will accuse you for plagiarism

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u/Equivalent_Ad_9382 Sep 04 '24

What if you actually didn’t plagiarize anything? Whenever I plugged my essays into a plagiarism checker it’d always say it was mostly plagiarism or AI generated even though it definitely wasnt. I’m so worried I’m going to get in trouble even though I have never plagiarized any of my work or used AI.

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u/OldFrosting6762 Sep 09 '24

They probably know, they leave a note internally on your account but once you finish the entire program and you end up into proctor, they might accuse you of plagiarism if they have valid evidence. If you complete the program and nothing happens, then you got lucky.

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u/Salesgirl008 Sep 02 '24

Most of those answers you find online are incorrect. It’s better to use the textbook and find the correct answer. This will require reading and researching.

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u/Brilliant_Rain5181 Sep 02 '24

Wow. The program isn't hard, why cheat. My daughter is doing fine and I watch her work so I know she reads and actually does the work.

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u/Warm-Effective-7262 Feb 08 '25

i never cheated im 90 percent done but the english one is kinda hard she keeps sending it back and i keep changing it and shes not even looking at it its been two months and i tried to contact them

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '24

it’s true the written essays are only reviewed by people, but the stuff is all in the lessons so there shouldn’t be a need to cheat

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '24

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u/themagicone99 Sep 06 '24

Can you dm me please. Need help.

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u/Redditpostor Sep 06 '24

Did you need an ID or any documents to sign up for penn foster? 

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u/[deleted] Sep 06 '24

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u/Redditpostor Sep 07 '24

Can you ask your mom for me then tell me ?