Stanford University mechanical engineer David L. Jaffe and Professor Drew Nelson found that while about 20 percent of college students admitted to cheating in high school in 1940s, today between 75 and 85 percent of college students surveyed each year reported cheating in high school. (Jaffe, David L and Nelson, Professor Drew) Why do people cheat? The main reason people cheat on tests is that they haven't studied. Some people think they have to cheat to pass; it's the only way out. The pressure of a student knowing a test can decide or change your future. Knowing the consequences of failure, people will do anything just to cheat to get a high grade. Some students are lazy and believe that cheating is easier than studying hard. Cell phones, gaming consoles, and laptop technology can be a major distraction for all students of our generation. Some students do not have enough discipline to listen to their conscience because everyone knows what is right and what is wrong. Friends and parties can be a big distraction, which is why students don't study. Friends will try to make you go to parties and do illegal things, which is why parents are very worried about who their children hang out with. Then there are students who honestly don't have time to study. Not everyone can afford college or live on campus, so some students must find jobs to support them. Unfortunately, a thing happens in life where people have children and don't have time to study. Stress can have a negative effect on students' mental or physical health, until they are unable to study. Another cause of students cheating on tests is the testing process. A student who notices other students cheating makes the...... middle of the paper ......in postsecondary degrees” (Carnevale, Smith, and Strohl). Most jobs in the future will require you to take a test to qualify, and jobs need people who know what they are doing. If you cheat on a test you are not gaining knowledge, you are just writing it. Works Cited Carnevale, Anthony P, Nicole Smith, and Jeff Strohl. “Help Wanted: Job Projections and Education Requirements Through 2018.” June 15, 2010. Georgetown.edu. Network. 07 March 2014.Jaffe, David L and Professor Nelson, Drew. “Academic Cheating Fact Sheet.” Standford.edu. Stanford University, July 30, 2013. Web. March 9, 2014. Strauss, Valerie. “How Students Are Set Up to Fail.” Washington Post. The Washington Post, August 16, 2013. Web. March 27, 2014Minatori, Zach. “A third of teens use their cell phones to cheat in school.” News from the United States. News & World Report Lp, 23 June 2009. Web. 27 March. 2014.