Karma of Dishonesty in Education

Marcus never studied. He paid nerds to do his homework and cheated on every exam.

While his classmate Sophie spent nights studying, Marcus partied and bragged about his

"smart system." Senior year, they both applied to the same prestigious university.

Marcus paid someone $5,000 to take his entrance exam. He got accepted. Sophie got waitlisted.

But universities have fraud detection systems. Three months into freshman year,

Marcus was called to the dean's office. His entrance exam handwriting didn't match any of his

coursework. They investigated. Marcus was expelled. His acceptance revoked. All other universities

rejected him. Sophie got called off the waitlist. She graduated with honors four years