Yeah , it surprised me too . I only ever cheated once , in middle school on a single question , and I felt so guilty I had to confess . To me , it wasn ' t worth the risk , but it also wasn ' t worth the heavy conscience . Eventually , by college , I realized that I was the one losing out if I cheated . I was doing a tough program because I wanted to learn , I was willing to pay for college because I wanted to grow from it . Honestly , I felt bad for those who cheated even if I really hated what they were doing . I think some would reach a point of desperation , where they felt like they had no other choice , found how easy it was , and decided the risk was worth it . I would think that most cheaters probably felt some real shame over what they were doing . It was a pretty difficult school to get into grades alone weren ' t enough , so it probably made them feel like failures .