*school bell rings* *locker shuts* Oh, hey, Becky. Um..we got a lot of maths homework today, so do you want to maybe work on it together when we get home? I'd love to, babe, but I've got a committee meeting, so I'll do it with you with you later. Okay, babe. I'll see you tonight. *locker shuts* Oh man, I forgot my calculator. James: So you take the 'x' and shift it to the other side. Becky: *laughs* Oh, that makes sense. Maaz: J-James?!? Becky!?! -clucked lol- NNNOOOOOOOO!!! (ahhh loud) So before I begin I should probably say: ~DISCLAIMER~ Cheating is bad, and you should not do it. *Maaz laughs* So, with that out of the way, I can get on with some sneaky little tips that I, no wait sorry, "other people" did. Ha. *wink wink* Because *pfft* would I cheat? (Yes you probably would Maaz.) Hohflauxch-hoh, *deep breath* (even though it says it on the screen) Yes. Okay, so. I'm not sure if this was just the case for my school.. But when we were sitting exams, the teacher would come around and usher us and ask us all to put our phones in our bags. They were kind of strict about it, and they even would check the lining of our pockets, to see if they had any kind of phones inside, right? I-It was kind of strict and it didn't even make sense back then, because keep in mind, this was back when it was grade 9 or 10, so.. let's be honest. The exams didn't really count for much. And so, what I used to do, was that I used to slip my phone in my shoe. I'd then answer as many questions as I could, and keep track of those that I couldn't answer or weren't sure of. (lol I did the same thing in 7th grade) When I was all ready and had those questions in mind, I would ask to use the restroom. And once I was in, I opened my notes, used Google, and just spent 𝔸𝔾𝔼𝕊 searching up the answers. I would then stroll back into my seat, all casual... and just 𝔻𝕖𝕊𝕥ℝ𝕠𝕐 my exam! Just-just destroy it, okay?! And needless to say, I got a 100% like the freaking genius that I am. ᕙ(⇀‸↼‶)ᕗ Or so they thought. Because the other kids, seeing that I was a brown kids with braces and glasses, immediately labeled me as the nerd. (same, bro. same.) But what they didn't realize was the hidden potential of my glasses. Because the best thing about having glasses, guys, is that nobody would suspect cheating with glasses cleaners. Okay? You know what I'm talking about? Those little cloth things that people use to wipe glasses with. No one would think to check that for any kind of writing. So what I used to do, especially with math because I had trouble remembering the mathematical formulas, was I used to write down the formulas I couldn't memorize at the time. Like, does anyone remember the quadratic formula? When they first taught it to us it sounded like we were casting a demonic spell to summon Satan's calculator, right? It was like "plus minus.. 2a square root of.. o-over c?" Or som-- I don't know, I forget. Right, no one uses the quadratic formula later in life. So, I hated memorizing the formulas back then, and I just wrote them all down on the cleaner and look, brought them with me on the exam. And I took my cloth and pretended to clean my glasses. What I actually did though, was transfer over the formulas on spare pieces of paper or on the exam paper itself. I did that because I didn't want to take out my glasses cleaners repeatedly. And, you know, it was a bit too risky if the teachers or something saw me. So I used to write down the actual exam itself. So when the teachers walked around and they saw my piece of paper with the quadratic formula written down, they were probably like, "Oh damn. This kid is smart! He has all the formulas written down. What an impressive memory." *Maaz's cute senpai giggles* Yes, I was that slick. And if that didn't convince you, I even had a spare glasses cleaner in the same pocket! So that if someone saw me pull out the one with writing, I could handle one without writing, to prove that I was an angel, completely incapable of cheating. (Papa bless) *Maaz laughs* Oh man, what the hell? I was, I was crazy back then. James: Maaz!! It's my turn. I want to tell a story now! Maaz: James, that's not how collabs work. They usually give a few lines, and you just kind of-- James: Do YOU know who I am?!? I'm TheOdds1s𝐹𝓇𝑒𝒶𝓀𝒾𝓃𝑔Out, okay? I'm taking over! *clears throat* So. In Spanish class. I would do the exact same thing you did, and answer as many questions as I could. The questions I didn't know the answer to, I would intentionally leave blank. And I would also "forget" to put my name on the test. So I would turn in a test with missing answers, and then afterwards I would look up the Spanish words that I didn't know. And then I would tell my teacher, "I forgot to put my name on the test," and then she would just let me go through the pile of tests! I would find mine, write my name on it, and then while I was there, also fill up some other questions I had. Maaz: James, that's actually pretty smart. James: I know, aren't I great? (Tim, what are you doing here? I though Maaz ruined you in that rap battle. ) Well, that being said, I do want to seriously warn you guys about cheating. Like, I did these tactics all the way back in middle school and a little bit in Year 9 and 10. But back then, they didn't really count for much. My philosophy was that if it doesn't really matter for my future, then why not, yeah? BUT. It's a completely different ballgame when it comes to the final few years of high school. And ESPECIALLY university or college. Because if you think getting caught in high school is bad? I mean the worst they could do is.. -derp voice- Heavens forbid, give you a detention. But, university, they outright remove you from the course. Or kick you out completely from the university. And I got a harsh reminder of this, because one time in a biology exam, I'm not sure if you guys have seen this, but I used to have this gimmicky sort of scroll pen, like do you know what I'm talking about? I'm talking about like it's those kind of pens where it looks normal, but then you press on these metal tab things and it pulls out a piece of paper with information on it. So, for me, because they were handing out these pens at my university's orientation day. And.. look. I didn't really care about the gimmick. I just wanted free pens. So I took a handful. (wow, Maaz.) and this one biology exam, right? I guess there were more invigilators than normal. (Oh so, invigilators are examiners that walk around to see if any of us were-uh-cheating.) So one of the invigilators stopped by my desk and was observing me, for some reason. And I knew I wasn't cheating, so I kept working on the exam. You know, trying to focus and getting analysis correct. But then, she bent down grabbed one of my spare pens, and scrolled it open. (⊙︿⊙) And that was enough for me to call some internal panic, because I was yelling at myself thinking, "I had not considered as possibility and now I may be in trouble" (Hey, Rush.) *Maaz laughs once again* Because I know for a fact that the pen had a Periodic table, physics formulas, and just general science facts. And which, in my mind, was pretty similar to biology. So she could have absolutely thought I was trying to cheat. James: HA!! That's what you get Maaz. Karma!!! Maaz: Sssshut up, James. Because I tried to look like I was dEEp in concentration with the exam. As she inspected a scroll, she then raised her head, taps on the table, looks at me, and says, "Uhh. I don't think you're allowed this." (I thought it was gonna be more intense) I think I was a bit too eager when I responded. -"Oh, okay. That is fine. Th-This is fine. Thank you. I will put this away." And I shoved a pen in my bag underneath my table. Honestly, that incident kind of scared me to the point where I never ever considered cheating again. James: *doing an impression of Maaz* Ahh! G'day, m8. Put some shrimp on the Barbie. Well, that's it for my video. Hope you liked it guys. It's me, Maaz. Not his friend James. Make sure to check out his other social media in the description and keep an EYE out for his live streams. Get it, eye, cause he doesn't, (shoot) "I" mean, I don't have eyes. Hilarious. *James laughs* Although what's funny to tell these kinds of stories, I really do hope that none of you go out on a cheating spree. Teachers, if you're watching this, and you find one of your students cheating, I'm sorry. (lol) All right, bye guys! <3 ωεαя үσυя sεαтвεℓт
