Cramming is a venerated tradition in college and university studies. Final exams and other big, important tests undoubtedly deserve attention. And recency is a valid phenomenon. Studying just before an exam can certainly help. But educators properly condemn cramming as an exhausting, depressing, and generally ineffective study method. Recent studies aren't enough. Students need early studies, deep studies, and spaced studies to consistently perform well on exams. Students will swear otherwise but cramming just isn't that good for the student's mental and physical health or for the student's exam performance. Yet cramming has one other downside, which is that it encourages cheating. And cheating risks academic misconduct charges that can result in disastrous suspension or dismissal from your school. If you face cheating charges, get skilled and experienced defense attorney-advisor help. Retain national academic administrative defense attorney-advisor Joseph D. Lento and the Lento Law Firm's college misconduct defense team. Don't cram if you can avoid it. And don't cheat. But if you face false, unfair, or other cheating charges, get the right help to preserve your education.

Why Cramming Spurs Cheating

Cramming spurs cheating because it spurs desperation. Cramming is a desperate tactic in itself, and desperation spurs greater desperation. Cramming simply doesn't allow time for a student to address what the student needs to address to prepare for an exam. The student who crams can't read all the materials, practice all the questions, and do all the problems necessary to perform well on the exam. And as soon as the student begins cramming, the student realizes that reasonable preparation is impossible. And so, the cramming student looks for shortcuts. Shortcuts generally mean cheating. Cheating may involve hunting up old exams, texting friends who have already taken the exam for tips, or preparing hidden notes and outlines to use without authorization on the exam. Cramming whispers to the student, “Just this once.” But once can be one too many when it comes to detection and cheating charges. And living a detection-avoidance life is a bad way to live.

How to Avoid Cheating's Allure

The best way to avoid the allure to cheat that cramming produces is to avoid cramming. Instead of waiting until the last night to study, schedule your studies. Space them out across the prior week or two before the exam, or at least across the last few days. Adopt disciplined behaviors like delaying parties and other recreations and putting aside other distractions until after exams. Block out time to prepare for exams, well in advance, and then stick to your schedule. Don't cram, and you won't face cramming's temptation to cheat.

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